Justin O’Brien
(1917 - 1996)
The blessing, c.1949
oil on canvas
101.0 x 71.0 cm
123.5 x 93.0 cm (frame)
signed upper left: O'BRIEN
Estimate:
$30,000 - $40,000
Sold:
$24,545 (inc. BP)
lot details
Justin O’Brien (1917 - 1996)
The blessing, c.1949
oil on canvas
101.0 x 71.0 cm
123.5 x 93.0 cm (frame)
123.5 x 93.0 cm (frame)
signed upper left: O'BRIEN
Provenance
Private collection
Christie’s, Sydney, 24 September 1969, lot 118
Private collection
Christie’s, Melbourne, 14 March 1974, lot 350
Private collection
Christie’s, Melbourne, 11 March 1977, lot 109
Private collection
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 26 July 1987, lot 463
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited
Possibly: Justin O’Brien, Hanover Gallery, London, 19 July – 1 August 1949
Related Works
The Greek Burial, c.1947, oil on canvas on hardboard, 88.8 x 65.0 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney