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• Auction House:
  Davidson Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector: Session 1 - Australian & International Art, Tribal Arts, War Posters
• Sale Date:
  13 Mar 2022 ~ 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  307
• Lot Description:
  Norman Lindsay
  (1879-1969)
  "Called Up", 1944
  Ink & Wash
  53 x 33.5cm
  Miss Liberty, you are in a non-essential occupation. You are directed to report again after R-Day for service in Bourke or a pickle-factory.'
• Provenance:
  Ex Christopher Day Gallery (label verso).
• Notes:
  The subject of this cartoon depicting then prime-minister John Curtin was the defeat of the '14 powers' or '14 points referendum,' & proposal to extend wartime controls over (amongst other things) the nationalisation of employment for an additional five years. The referendum's defeat constituted the first conservative success in such a contest in many years.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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