Autumn at Apolima, 1951

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
26 November 2025
46

Grace Cossington smith

(1892 - 1984)
Autumn at Apolima, 1951

oil on canvas on cardboard

46.5 x 36.5 cm

signed and dated lower left: G. Cossington Smith. 51
signed and inscribed with title on artist’s label verso: Autumn at apolima / Grace Cossington Smith

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $30,000
Provenance

The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane
Private collection
Christie's, Sydney, 26 October 1987, lot 695
Private collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 April 1999, lot 36
Private collection, Perth

Exhibited

Society of Artists Jubilee Exhibition, Education Department Gallery, Sydney, 1 – 17 September 1951, cat. 3 (as ‘Autumn at Apolema’ [sic])
Grace Cossington Smith, The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 18 – 28 March 1952, cat. 4