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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  20 Nov 2012 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  9
• Lot Description:
  Justin O'Brien
  1917-1996
  The Baptism Of Christ (1949)
  oil on canvas
  25.5 x 33.5cm
  signed 'O'BRIEN' upper left
• Provenance:
  Gift from the artist; Mrs Nancy Phelan, Sydney; Private Collection, Canada
• Exhibited:
  Justin O'Brien, Hanover Gallery, London, 19 July -1 August 1949, no. 15, 25 gns; Justin O'Brien: A Birthday Tribute, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 31 July - 13 September 1987, no. 3; ;
• References:
  Anthony Bradley, The Art of Justin O'Brien, The Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1982, pp. 42, 43 (illustrated), 105; Christine France, Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, plate 6, pp. 52, 53 (illustrated); Natalie Wilson, 'Justin O'Brien & The Art of Transfiguration', in Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson, Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, p. 55 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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