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Lot #294 - Artist Unknown, M.Dufty Sydney Studios

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
  • Sale Date:
    22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
  • Lot #:
    294
  • Lot Description:
    Artist Unknown, M.Dufty Sydney Studios
    Lobo
    oil on board
    38 x 54cm
    studio name attached to section on back
  • Provenance:
    Christie's London, Maritime Art, 18 May 2011, Lot 101 (Catalogue Available)
  • Notes:
    Alfred William Buchanan Dufty (1858-1924) Alfred Dufty Was Born At Kingston Upon Thames, England, In 1858. His Father Was An Early Photographer In Bristol. In 1865, The Two Eldest Dufty Sons, Frank And Edward Migrated To Australia. Their Father And Alfred Arrived In Melbourne Aboard Ss Great Britain In September 1868. In 1871 Frank Opened A Studio In Fiji, Where He Was Joined By Alfred In 1872. The Brothers Were Active In The Social Life Of The Expatriate Community In Fiji And Produced An Important Body Of Photographic Work Recording The Local People And Times. The Brothers Were Very Active In Moving Around Between Australia And Various Pacific Islands. In 1886 Alfred Came Back To Australia, He Took On Several Jobs Including Labouring But He Found His Niche Helping The Newcastle Marine Artist And Photographer, Temple West. This Led Him To Contacts With Other Marine Painters Whose Work He Was Later To Market. Although Many Of Dufty's Photographs Of Shipping Around Sydney's Port Jackson Were Taken Before 1900, He Set Up His Business Full-Time In 1906 When He Opened His Own Studio Of Marine Photography At 28 Erskine Street, Sydney. It Was A Well-Chosen Site And Many Of The Sailors From The Ships In Darling Harbour Used The Electric Tram Service From Erskine Street, While Others From Pyrmont Were Brought To Erskine Street By One Of The Many Small Ferries That Served The Area. At This Time There Was A Considerable Business Opportunity To Provide Photographic Prints To The Seamen And Officers Of Visiting Ships. A Similar Opportunity Came In Providing Often Stylised Images Of Ships As Marine Art. These Were Often Ordered By Shipowners And Ship's Masters. The Paintings Were Copied Onto Glass Plate Negatives From Which Prints And Later, Postcards, Many Of Which Were Hand-Tinted, Were Produced. Dufty Had Arrangements With A Number Of Maritime Artists Including Borstal, Edgar, Gregory, Barratt, Allcot, Spencer, Castle, Aris And Others. Such Prints Usually Had The Trademark Small Lifebuoy Insignia With Dufty's Name And With The Signature Of The Artist.
  • Estimate:
    A$1,200 - 1,800
  • Realised Price:
    *****

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  • Category:
    Art

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