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ELAINE HAXTON
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 AUD
bidding is closed
Description
- ELAINE HAXTON
- OLD SYDNEY: THE SHIP AND MERMAID
- Signed lower right
- Oil on board
- 59 by 49cm
- Painted circa 1942
Provenance
The Collection of Lady Lloyd Jones
Fine Australian Paintings, Books and Ceramics, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 1987, lot 401
Private company collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
Exhibited
Sydney Harbour, 175th Anniversary of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30 October - 19 November, 1963, cat. 42, lent by Lady Lloyd Jones
Condition
This work has a plain timber frame. There is a section of drying cracks, top left hand corner, which appears stable, and a series of drying cracks in the brown and red impasto on the front of the building. UV inpection confirms no evidence of retouching.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Ship and Mermaid Hotel is located in Gloucester Street on the Western side of Circular Quay. Another version of the same subject is illustrated in Society of Artists Book, 1942, Ure Smith, p. 43, entitled Old Sydney