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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
  04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  919
• Lot Description:
  
  A folio of works associated with the Cotton/Le Souef/Falkiner families:
• Notes:
  Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Souef (1828-1902), pioneer and director of the Zoological Gardens, Melbourne, arrived at Melbourne in 1840 in the ‘Eagle’. In 1841 he travelled with his tutor by bullock-dray to the protectorate station on the Goulburn where he spent three years, gained a lasting knowledge of the Aboriginals and learned bushcraft from them. In 1853 Le Souef had married Caroline, the fourth daughter of John Cotton, and they had four daughters and five sons, three of whom were associated with Australian zoological gardens. The present material appears to be produced by Caroline, May, Una, and other members of this family, circa 1850s to 1940s. Noted a pencil sketch titled “Last drawing in Alma St., St. Kilda” followed by “First drawing at Hamilton”; a cottage drawing signed by Kate Le Souef; a watercolour of a church signed by Kate Le Souef (verso); two drawings signed by P. Stribling; two watercolours by Una Falkiner; a watercolour titled “Willie & Una at Doogalook - at the river”; etc; many unfinished. (approx. 75 artworks).
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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