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• Auction House:
  Bonhams Australia
• Sale Name:
  The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection | A Curated Salon
• Sale Date:
  23 Apr 2023 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  1
• Lot Description:
  Alison Rehfisch
  (1900-1975)
  Roses, c.1935
  oil on canvas
  50.0 x 40.0cm (19 11/16 x 15 3/4in).
  signed lower right: 'Rehfisch'
• Provenance:
  The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney
• Exhibited:
  Gardens, Flower Studies and Still Life Paintings by Australian Artists, 1890s - 1980s: From a Private Collection, Courtesy of Woolloomooloo Gallery, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, New South Wales, 30 March – 30 April 1989; The Art of Alison Rehfisch, National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 20 April - 26 May 2002.
• References:
  Nick Waterlow, in A Century of Collecting 1901-2001, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2001, p. 22; Rachel Power, Alison Rehfisch: A life of art, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2002, pp. 37, 142, cat. 23 (illus.)
• Notes:
  'We believe we do not own these paintings and rather see ourselves as custodians during our lifetime. We have a shared responsibility for not only the artists who painted them, but also the paintings so that curators, educators, art historians and gallery directors can display them to the public. A collector is a much-maligned person who is usually dismissed as someone who has lots of money and no taste and can purchase whatever she or he wants. That may apply in some cases, but the majority of collectors, in any particular field of collecting, really have a desire and a passion to better understand and extend their knowledge. They are usually very well-informed people. You serve an apprenticeship essentially by looking and you can never look long enough.' Elinor Wrobel, A Century of Collecting 1902 - 2001, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 March - 28 April 2001
• Estimate:
  A$7,000 - 10,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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