Lot #160 - Norman Lindsay rare framed 'The Dear Things' lithograph
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Auction House:Lugosi Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:Collectors' Cabinet Auction - East meets West
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Sale Date:29 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
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Lot #:160
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Lot Description:Norman Lindsay rare framed 'The Dear Things' lithograph
published 1934. Foxing *
measures 36.5cm x 31cm -
Notes:The secrets of the technique employed to produce this edition in 1934 were lost on the death of their originator, Mr William Hackett of Sydney. No less than eighteen hand-drawn lithographic plates — the result of hundreds of painstaking hours of work — were used to capture the glowing shades and subtleties of colour of the original watercolour. Little is known, even by art historians, of the edition's early history, except that a handful of copies were sold privately in those hard, post-depression times, and a few others were offered for sale by a Sydney department store gallery. What is certain is that the bulk of the edition — some 1,900 prints — were eventually sold as one lot, then lost and their whereabouts shrouded in mystery until 1969 when they were discovered by workmen clearing rubbish from a suburban Sydney garage. The entire edition was then offered to Ibis Imprints who, after careful inspection, reduced the number to 1,650, thus ensuring that only prints in perfect condition were offered to the public.
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Estimate:A$150 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Affordable Art
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