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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  13 May 2014 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  5
• Lot Description:
  John Passmore
  (1904-1984)
  Canal Barges, London 1939
  oil on canvas
  40.5 x 51 cm
  signed and dated 'J.P./ 39' lower right: signed, dated and inscribed 'Canal Barges, London 1939 J Passmore' verso
• Provenance:
  Mr James O. Fairfax, Sydney; Paintings and Furniture from the James O. Fairfax Collection, Christies, Sydney, 25 October 1994, lot 75, illustrated; Mr John Kingsmill, Sydney; The Estate of Mr John Kingsmill, Sydney
• Exhibited:
  John Passmore Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 December - 10 February 1985, no.2, illustrated
• References:
  James Gleeson, 'The Art Collectors 3: James O. Fairfax', Art and Australia, Ure Smith, Sydney, Vol. 3, No. 3, December 1965, pp. 177 (illustrated), 184; Barry Pearce, John Passmore Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1985, p. 29 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$4,000 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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