Lot 164
  • 164

RAY CROOKE

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 AUD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ray Crooke
  • THE MINE
  • Signed lower left; bears title on label on reverse
  • Oil on canvas on composition board
  • 29 by 44 cm
  • Painted circa 1962

Provenance

Savill Galleries, Sydney
Private collection, United Kingdom; purchased from the above

Exhibited

Ray Crooke 1962 - 1963, The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane
A Glimpse of the Johnstone Gallery 1950 - 1972, Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery and Museum, 17 October - 29 November 1992

 

Condition

This work appears to have its original frame - silver painted timber frame with linen mount. Minor scuff marks to sky and surface dirt consistent with the work's age.
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