Guy Grey-Smith
(1916 - 1981)
STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, 1946
VERSO: STREET SCENE
oil on canvas
41.0 x 31.5 cm
53.0 x 43.0 cm (frame)
signed and dated lower right: G Grey Smith / 46
Estimate:
$5,000 - $7,000
Sold:
$9,205 (inc. BP)
lot details
oil on canvas
53.0 x 43.0 cm (frame)
The Skinner Collection, Perth
Thence by descent
Private collection, Perth
Exhibited
Guy Grey-Smith Retrospective 1976 – 1977, The Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, 11 November – 12 December 1976, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 13 January – 15 February 1977, cat. 2 (label attached verso)
Literature
Klepac, L., Guy Grey-Smith Retrospective, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1976, cat. 2, p. 26 (illus.)
Gaynor, A., Guy Grey–Smith: Life Force, University of Western Australia Publishing, Perth, 2012, p. 264
This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and original condition.
The work would benefit from a new surface varnish by a qualified professional.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.
This work probably retains its original limed timber frame with a new gilt timber surround.