Lot #6 - William Dobell
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Auction House:Leski Auctions
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Sale Name:The Estate of Martin Sachs
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Sale Date:08 Mar 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:6
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Lot Description:William Dobell
(1899 - 1970)
The Sepic at Angoram, 1949
watercolour and gouache on paper
11 x 16cm
titled lower left, signed lower right -
Provenance:Christie’s, Australian Paintings, Melbourne, 01/03/1973, Lot No. 207.
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Notes:Usually spelled “Sepik”, the river depicted in this painting is the longest in New Guinea. Dobell shows a fishing village on the banks with natives working in the fields in the foreground. In May 1949, Dobell, in an endeavour to escape publicity after his 1948 Archibald Prize win (for his painting of Margaret Olley), left Australia with his friend, writer Colin Simpson, in the company of philanthropist, Sir Edward Hallstrom. One of 27 guests flown by Hallstrom to his experimental sheep station and bird of paradise sanctuary at Nondugl in the central highlands of New Guinea, it was the first time Dobell had ever stepped inside an aircraft and despite initial nerves, the artist was captivated by everything he saw. For the following three months he drew and painted watercolours of the landscape, village life and the highlanders themselves.
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Estimate:A$8,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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