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(Director: McKenzies)
April 2005
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7. ‑Subject to any reserve price, the highest bidder shall be the purchaser, however, should there be a dispute the auctioneer reserves the right to re-auction the lot.
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The full first name or names and the surname of the artist:
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our opinion a work by the artist
• ‑Works denoted “ * ” are usually reserved for overseas works. Clause “ 5 ” of these conditions is voided for works so denoted. This is because the auctioneer is not qualified to express any opinion regarding such works, due to their foreign nature.
• ‑Works in the “Manner of”, “School of”, or “After” another artists work, or bearing a non genuine signature will be described as such within the catalogue entry.
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RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
(Not West Australian, but very relevant in regard to van Raalte’s, Webb’s,
et.al. artworks.
Also, written simply and concisely.)
Catalogue
(Click on images for a larger view)
1.
Harald Vike (1906-1987)
Government House and St. Georges Terrace (c.1937)
Watercolour, Signed lower right
27 cm x 36.5 cm
Estimate: $5,000 – 7,000
2.
after J. Alphonse Pellion (active
1817-1820)
Nouvelle-Hollande, Baie des Chiens Marins camp de l'Uranie, sur la Presqu
ile Peron
(Shark Bay, Western Australia)
Hand Coloured Engraving
Plate II from the atlas to Louis de Freycinet’s
“Voyage Autour du Monde” Published
Paris 1824
19 cm x 27 cm
Estimate: $600 – 900
Illustrated: “The Colonial Eye” by Barbara Chapman, 1979, p.21
Interestingly, the original watercolour was recently purchased in London
(at great expense), and brought back to Perth.
It shows de Freycinets wife near her husband (she apparently stowed away)
who is at the table – perhaps inspecting maps/charts, on the right hand side
of the image. However, in the
official journal illustration, she has been omitted.
3.
George Courtney Benson (1886-1960)
Albany Harbour
Watercolour, Signed lower right
17.5 cm x 33.5 cm
Estimate: $1,500 - 2,000
4.
Flora Bobone
Emu Brewery, Perth (c.1945)
Watercolour, Signed lower right
33 cm x 23 cm
Estimate: $300 - 400
5.
Captain George WR Bourne (Active
1895 – 1910)
Albany Harbour (c.1900)
Watercolour
19.5 cm x 32 cm
Estimate: $4,000 – 5,000
Marine and topographical artist. Was
Harbour Master of the Bunbury Port towards the end of his life, c.1910.
Like Garling in Sydney, he painted portraits of the visiting ships.
His works typically depict Esperance, Albany or Bunbury harbours and/or
the ships that visited these harbours.
Reference: McCulloch, “Encyclopedia of Australian Art” and Chapman, “The Colonial Eye”
6.
John Barker (1867-1943)
Nocturne
Watercolour, Signed lower left
30 cm x 21 cm
Estimate: $1,000 - 2,000
7.
Percy Ivor Hunt (1903-1971)
Figure Study of Jean Hunt (c.1930)
Pencil, Signed lower right
21.5 cm x 18 cm
Estimate: $200 - 300
8.
Iris Francis (1913-2004)
Swan River Fishermen, circa 1945
(City Skyline from Mounts Bay Road Jetty)
Watercolour, Signed lower right
26 cm x 32.5 cm
Estimate: $1,800 – 2,500
9.
Captain George WR Bourne (Active
1895 – 1910)
Rob Roy
Watercolour & Bodycolour
14.5 cm x 24 cm
Estimate: $1,200 – 1,800
10.
Florence Venables Hall (1897-1975)
Trilli
(Portrait of Flora Bobone)
Pencil, Signed & Dated ‘1938’ lower right
36.5 cm x 28 cm
Estimate: $700 – 1,000
Exhibited: Perth Society of Artists, 1938
11.
Ray Crooke (1922- )
Stockman’s Camp, W.A.
Oil on Board, Signed lower left
29.5 cm x 44.5 cm
Estimate: $3,000 – 4,000
Note: Original,”von Bertouch Galleries” label verso, with title
12.
Elizabeth Durack (1915-2000)
Trio of Children (c.1944)
Oil Pastel on Board, Signed upper right
56 cm x 44 cm
Estimate: $3,000 – 4,000
13.
Joseph Frost (1953- )
The Decoy at Mends Street Jetty, Evening
Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right
24.5 cm x 30 cm
Estimate: $2,500 – 3,000
14.
William Boissevain (1927- )
Still Life
Oil on Board, Signed & Dated ‘98’ lower right
85 cm x 73 cm
Estimate: $8,000 – 12,000
15.
Robert Richmond Campbell (1902-1972)
Kalgoorlie c. 1947 - 1949
Watercolour, Certificate of Authenticity verso
27 cm x 37 cm
Estimate: $500 – 1,000
16.
Desmond John Brennan (1945- )
Rottnest Island Hotel
Watercolour, Signed & Dated ‘86’ lower left
41 cm x 53.5 cm
Estimate: $2,000 – 3,000
Illustrated: “Impressions of Rottnest Island”
17.
Irene Carter (1900-1955)
Chapel, Saint Georges College, Crawley
Watercolour, Signed lower left
38 cm x 28 cm
Estimate: $2,000 – 3,000
18.
Marshall Clifton (1903-1975)
Beach Scene (possibly
Cottesloe)
Watercolour, Signed & Dated ‘35’lower left
17.5 cm x 25.5 cm
Estimate: $3,000 – 4,500
19.
Robert Richmond Campbell (1902-1972)
Ora Banda Mine Site
Watercolour, Signed & Dated ‘48’ lower left
26 cm x 36 cm
Estimate: $1,000 – 1,500
20.
James WR Linton (1869-1947)
The Hunter
Watercolour, Signed ‘JWRL’ & Dated ‘07’ lower left
16.5 cm x 24.5 cm
Estimate: $2,500 – 3,000
21.
Rene Collot d’Herbois (1883-1960)
Bedfordale
Watercolour, Signed lower right
Inscribed with Title lower left
21 cm x 27.5 cm
Estimate: $1,000 – 1,500
22.
Allon Cook (1907-1971)