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• Auction House:
  Bay East Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art & Book Sale
• Sale Date:
  07 Oct 2012 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  119
• Lot Description:
  James Gleeson
  (1915-2008)
  Facades (circa 1942)
  oil on canvas on board
  56 x 78.5cm
  signed 'GlEEson' lower right
• Provenance:
  Gift of the artist to his sister, Belle Paul, Sydney To her daughter, Francine de Valence, Sydney The Agapitos/Wilson Collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  Facades' (circa 1942) belongs to the highly important group of images produced by Gleeson during the Second World War and most closely relates to 'We Inhabit the Corrosive Littoral of Habit' 1940 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne), 'Images of Spring Disguised in Lethal Attitudes of Duty' 1941 (Bendigo Art Gallery), and 'Coagulations on the Maintenance of Identity' 1942 (Private Collection). In these paintings Gleeson constructs theatrical compositions that resemble stage-sets and are populated by statuesque figures that appear to be at various stages of unraveling.
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 25,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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