John Molvig

(1923 - 1970)

THE THREE JESTERS, 1951

oil on composition board

52.0 x 69.0 cm

signed and dated lower right: Molvig 51 dated and inscribed verso: THE THREE JESTERS/ 51

Estimate:
$8,000 - $12,000

Sold:
$9,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 166

John Molvig

THE THREE JESTERS

, 1951

lot details

John Molvig (1923 - 1970)
THE THREE JESTERS, 1951
oil on composition board
52.0 x 69.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: Molvig 51 dated and inscribed verso: THE THREE JESTERS/ 51
Provenance

Sir Tristan Antico, Sydney
Deutscher~Menzies Melbourne 4 June 2003, Lot 191
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

Argus Gallery, Melbourne 1962, cat.4
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney 1966, cat.4 (label attached verso)
The Grand Central Gallery, Brisbane, 1966, cat.4
Jon Molvig: A Retrospective Exhibition, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, and touring state galleries, 1978-79, cat.7

Literature

Churcher, B., Molvig: The Lost Antipodean, Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1984, p.33 (illus.)