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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  23 Aug 2023 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  25
• Lot Description:
  Brett Whiteley
  (1939-1992)
  Sketch for Large Flame Tree, Port Vila 1983
  ink, gouache and collage on paper
  62.5 x 51 cm
  signed, dated and inscribed 'B / W [artist's monogram] / sketch for large flame tree/ brett whiteley / Port Vila / Vanuatu 83' lower right
  PROVENANCE: Brett Whiteley, Sydney; Australian Galleries, Melbourne; Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1985; Australian Galleries, Melbourne; Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1987; Australian Galleries, Melbourne; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1991; Fine Australian & International Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 5 May 2003, lot 128, illustrated; Marlene Antico Fine Arts, Sydney, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 1 May 2004
• Exhibited:
  "Brett Whiteley", Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 12-28 July 1984, no. 22, 'Port Vila Study', illustrated
• References:
  Kathie Sutherland, "Brett Whiteley: Catalogue Raisonné", Schwartz City, Melbourne, 2020, cat. no. 192.83, Vol. 4, p. 235 (illustrated), Vol. 7, p. 616
• Estimate:
  A$55,000 - 75,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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