Lot 56
  • 56

LLOYD REES

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 AUD
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Description

  • Lloyd Rees
  • GRECIAN IMAGE
  • Signed lower left; signed and dated lower right
  • Oil on canvas on composition board
  • 54 by 68cm

Provenance

Dr Norman Behan, Brisbane
Gift of Dr Norman Behan through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation, 1985
Company collection, Sydney

Exhibited

Lloyd Rees, Bonython Art Gallery, Adelaide, 20-31 August 1962, cat. 3
Paintings and Drawings by Lloyd Rees, Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 3-18 September 1963, cat. 18
A Tribute to Lloyd Rees, Warana Festival 1975, Queensland Art Gallery, cat. 16 

Condition

This work is oil on canvas laid down on composition board. Deformation to areas of canvas, particularly at top right hand and bottom left hand corners associated with lining onto secondary support. Back is sealed. No visible defects, and no retouchings confirmed by UV inspection.
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