Sybil Craig
(1901 - 1989)
FLOWERS AND LILIES, c.1938
oil on paper on linen
50.5 x 40.5 cm
67.5 x 57.0 cm (frame)
signed upper right: Sybil Craig
Estimate:
$3,500 - $5,000
Sold:
$3,191 (inc. BP)
© Estate of Sybil Craig, 2022
lot details
67.5 x 57.0 cm (frame)
Jim Alexander Gallery, Melbourne
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1991
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 27 February 1991
Exhibited
Arrangement, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 26 May – 8 July 2018
Literature
Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, pp. 62 (illus.), 216
Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and near original condition.
There is a small 1 cm horizontal area of paint loss to the extreme top left edge at the corner and pin holes in the upper corners, where the artist has pinned the paper sheet to create the work.
Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of past restoration.
The work is housed in a timber frame with gilt face and linen slip.