Lot 218
  • 218

ROY DE MAISTRE

Estimate
28,000 - 38,000 AUD
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Description

  • Roy de Maistre
  • STILL LIFE, GREY - GREEN
  • Bear artist's name, title and date 1952 on reverse
  • Oil on canvas
  • 59.2 by 79cm

Provenance

The Artist
Sir John Rothenstein, London
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane (gallery label on reverse)
Michael Carr Art Dealer, Sydney (gallery label on reverse)
Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above in 2000

Exhibited

Roy de Maistre: A Retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings 1917-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, May - June 1960, cat. 89

Condition

There are two small areas of paint loss along the left hand side top edge near frame rebate and a further tiny area of paint loss top right near frame rebate. This work has not been lined but does not have its original stretcher.
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