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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  16 Nov 2022 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  32
• Lot Description:
  Arthur Streeton
  (1867-1943)
  Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)
  oil on canvas; frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne (label verso)
  51.5 x 76.5 cm
  signed and dated 'ARTHUR STREETON -' lower left
• Provenance:
  Arthur Streeton, Melbourne; The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne; Mr H.G. Hawken, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1934; Private Collection, Canberra; Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1984; Australian and European Pictures, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 20 April 1993, lot 92, illustrated; Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above; Lister Gallery, Perth; Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above in 2004
• Notes:
  EXHIBITED: Exhibition of Paintings by Arthur Streeton, Fine Art Society Galleries, Melbourne, 31 March - 14 April 1932, no. 15, 150 gns; An Exhibition of Arthur Streeton's Paintings, The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 4-16 June 1934, no. 27, 'Coastal Romance', 150 gns; Arthur Streeton and the Australian Coast, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 11 December 2004 - 6 March 2005, no. 55; Land of the Golden Fleece - Arthur Streeton in the Western District, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 26 February - 13 June 2016, no. 21. REFERENCES: Norman Lilley, 'Mr. Streeton's Mastery. Bush, Sea, and Flowers. Work of Charm Exhibited.', The Argus, Melbourne, 31 March 1932, p. 8; Arthur Streeton, The Arthur Streeton Catalogue, Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1935, cat. no. 1040, 'Romance - Blue and Gold, 1930-31'; Art and Australia, The Fine Arts Press, Sydney, Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1984, p. 15 (illustrated); Art and Australia, The Fine Arts Press, Sydney, Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer 1985, p. 154 (illustrated); Geoffrey Smith and Oliver Streeton, Arthur Streeton and the Australian Coast, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 2004, pp. 32, 39; Geoffrey Edwards, Geoffrey Smith and Lisa Sullivan, Land of the Golden Fleece - Arthur Streeton in the Western District, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 2016, pp. 21, 55
• Estimate:
  A$300,000 - 500,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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