Eric Thake
(1904 - 1982)
FOUR IMAGES
four silver gelatin photographs
i) STORM WASHED ALBATROSS, PORTLAND, EASTER, 1953
48.8 x 26.5 cm (image)
49.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with title and date on mount verso: Storm-washed Albatross / Portland, Easter 1953
ii) SMITH STREET FITZROY, 1970
48.8 x 26.5 cm (image)
49.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with title and date on mount verso: Smith St, Fitzroy 1970
iii) LATIN AMERICAN JIVE SOCIAL DANCING IN SMITH STREET, 1970
bears inscription with artist name, title and date on mount verso: Latin-American Jive / Social Dancing in Smith Street. / Eric Thake Photo 1970 / George Mekes Print
iv) ROADSIDE CRUCIFIX, DUMOSA, 1957
33.0 x 40.5 cm (image)
34.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with artist name, title and date verso: Roadside Crucifix, Dumosa / Eric Thake Photo / 1957 Dumosa. Vic / George Mekes print
Estimate:
$800 - $1,200
Sold:
$1,166 (inc. BP)
© Courtesy of the artist’s estate
lot details
i) STORM WASHED ALBATROSS, PORTLAND, EASTER, 1953
48.8 x 26.5 cm (image)
49.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with title and date on mount verso: Storm-washed Albatross / Portland, Easter 1953
ii) SMITH STREET FITZROY, 1970
48.8 x 26.5 cm (image)
49.5 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with title and date on mount verso: Smith St, Fitzroy 1970
iii) LATIN AMERICAN JIVE SOCIAL DANCING IN SMITH STREET, 1970
bears inscription with artist name, title and date on mount verso: Latin-American Jive / Social Dancing in Smith Street. / Eric Thake Photo 1970 / George Mekes Print
iv) ROADSIDE CRUCIFIX, DUMOSA, 1957
33.0 x 40.5 cm (image)
34.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)
bears inscription with artist name, title and date verso: Roadside Crucifix, Dumosa / Eric Thake Photo / 1957 Dumosa. Vic / George Mekes print
The Estate of Joyce Evans, Melbourne
Exhibited
iv) Birds: Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Photographs by Australian Artists 1789 – 1980, McClelland Gallery, Melbourne, 26 April – 7 June 1981 then touring to Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool, Victoria, 12 June – 12 July 1981
Literature
iii) Summons, E., An Individual View: Photographs by Eric Thake, Gryphon Books, Melbourne, 1982 (illus., front cover, another example)