Lloyd Rees
(1895 - 1988)
TRIBUTE TO SYDNEY, 1978
eight soft ground etchings
25.0 x 30.5 cm each, approx. (7); 10.0 x 17.5 cm (1) (image)
each signed, dated and numbered below image (i) Iron Cove, Sydney Harbour, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978 edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 25 (ii) The Summit, Balls Head, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978 edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 26 (iii) The Lane Cove River, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978 edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 27 (iv) The Balmain Buoy, from'Tribute to Sydney', 1978 edition: 8/90, Kolenberg cat. 28 (v) The Island, Iron Cove, 1978 edition: 4/65, Kolenberg cat. 31 (vi) Wind on the Harbour, 1978 edition: 19/40, Kolenberg cat. 33 (vii) Ferry Goes to Town, 1978 edition: A/P, aside from edition of 90, Kolenberg cat. 34 (viii) Quiet Bay, 1978 edition: 23/90, Kolenberg cat. 35
Estimate:
$5,000 - $8,000 (8)
Sold:
$11,400 (inc. BP)
lot details
Christensen Collection, Perth
Private collection, Adelaide
Exhibited
On loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (labels attached verso)
Literature
Kolenberg, H., Lloyd Rees Etchings and Lithographs: A Catalogue raissoné, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 1986, cat. 25–28, 31, 33–35