Australian and International Fine Art (Section 1)

ID - 452124 - Robert (Bob) Baker (1937-2018, English/Australian) Untitled (Number 17)' 2016, oil on masonite board, artist name, title, date of work inscribed on frame to verso, conservator's note to verso, unframed

As Found: light marks to surface at edges

Provenance: the artist's estate, originally scheduled for an exhibition in Melbourne, later affected by the pandemic

Originally trained in the UK, Bodalla-based Baker was inspired by scientific theories, particularly in physics. His later paintings are abstract in style, arriving from thinking about the tensions between observation and imagination, light and colour, materiality and representation. Baker was the youngest artist admitted to the British Arts Society, and moved to Australia in 1972, where he was a finalist in the Wynne Art Prize in multiple years.


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ID - 452125 - Robert (Bob) Baker (1937-2018, English/Australian) 'Untitled 2', oil on masonite board, artist name, title date of work inscribed on frame to verso, unframed, conservator's note to verso

Provenance: the artist's estate, originally scheduled for an exhibition in Melbourne, later affected by the pandemic

As Found: light marks to surface at edges, scatter of small light brown spots to surface in some areas, possibly mould

Originally trained in the UK, Bodalla-based Baker was inspired by scientific theories, particularly in physics. His later paintings are abstract in style, arriving from thinking about the tensions between observation and imagination, light and colour, materiality and representation, conservator's note to verso. Baker was the youngest artist admitted to the British Arts Society, and moved to Australia in 1972, where he was a finalist in the Wynne Art Prize in multiple years.

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ID - 452126 - Robert (Bob) Baker (1937-2018, English/Australian) 'Paradox Box', oil on masonite board, artist name, title of work inscribed on frame to verso

As Found: light marks to surface at edges

Provenance: the artist's estate, originally scheduled for an exhibition in Melbourne, later affected by the pandemic

Originally trained in the UK, Bodalla-based Baker was inspired by scientific theories, particularly in physics. His later paintings are abstract in style, arriving from thinking about the tensions between observation and imagination, light and colour, materiality and representation. Baker was the youngest artist admitted to the British Arts Society, and moved to Australia in 1972, where he was a finalist in the Wynne Art Prize in multiple years.


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ID - 452127 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) ''Girl before a mirror, limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 312/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452128 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) 'Jaqueline Roque with flowers', limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 250/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452129 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) 'Maya with Boat', limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 334/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452130 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) 'reclining bather', limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 333/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452131 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) 'Portrait of Sylvette David in green chair', limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 189/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452132 - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Spanish) 'Femme Couchee' (reclining woman), limited edition reproduction gicl��e print after original painting, editioned 54/500 in pencil under print margin, Collection Domaine Picasso in pencil LR, embossed stamp LL, unframed

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ID - 452133 - Artist Unknown, depiction of a hare, limited edition colour lithograph after an original drawing, editioned 92/100 and signed in pencil (indistinct) under print margins, Japanese text lower right 'Ozawa Kiyoto Ryu-kai', paper embossed RH edge 'Bresdin Japon', small tear to edge, lower right corner, cellophane wrapped, unframed

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ID - 452134 - J��rg Schmeisser (1942-2012, German/Australian) 'Door at Ticksey' 1985, etching, editioned 67/80, signed and dated under plate margins, plate margins 16 x 13 cm, accompanied by a copy of the book 'Ladakh: Land of the Passes', illustrated with reproductions of Schmeisser's etchings, including this work, as Plate 1, signed and dated by Schmeisser under print margins, text by John Keay, published by Wieland Verlag 1986, dust cover

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ID - 452135 - Geoffrey Tyson (1911-1986, Australian) 'Textured Rocks, East Coast', watercolour on paper, SLR 'Geoff Tyson'

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ID - 452136 - Frances Duffy (1927-1996, Australian) 'Winter in the Park', oil on masonite, SLL 'Frances Duffy', title inscribed to verso

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ID - 452137 - Louise Cornwell (active mid-20th century, Australian), portrait of a young girl, oil on canvasboard, SLR 'L Cornwell'

Cornwell trained with William Dargie, and became known for high speed portraits, particularly of children, completed in as little as twenty minutes

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ID - 452138 - Frances Duffy (1927-1996, Australian) 'Grove of White', oil on canvas on board, SLL 'Frances Duffy', title inscribed to verso

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ID - 452139 - Alan Grosvenor (1925-2012, Australian) 'Snow Gums, Jindabyne' 1976, oil on board, SLL 'Alan Grosvenor '76', title inscribed to verso

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ID - 452140 - R Keyser (active early 20th century), Scottish landscape with highland cattle, 1926, oil on canvas, SLL 'R Keyser 1926' , in a later, but sympathetic, frame

As Found: cracking to paint in some areas

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ID - 452141 - R Keyser (active early 20th century), European landscape with cattle, 1926, oil on canvas, SLL 'R Keyser 1926' , in a later, but sympathetic, frame

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ID - 452142 - Leon Hansen, also known as R Parsons (1918-2011, Australian), Untitled (Australian landscape with hills in the distance) c1940s, oil on board, SLL 'R Parsons'

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ID - 452143 - Paul Roux (c1840-1918, French) 'pres Camaret - Finist��re' (near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finist��re) early 20th century, oil on board, SLR 'Paul Roux' and titled under signature

As Found, small old label attached to surface near signature, picture loose in frame, cleaning recommended, small scrape to surface top left corner, light marks including signs of mould, small chips to frame

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ID - 452144 - Robert (Bob) Baker (1937-2018, English/Australian) 'Ivy (3D)' 1985-1986, oil on layered perspex, artist name, title and date inscribed on frame to verso

Provenance: the artist's estate

Originally trained in the UK, Bodalla-based Baker was inspired by scientific theories, particularly in physics. His later paintings are abstract in style, arriving from thinking about the tensions between observation and imagination, light and colour, materiality and representation. This work is a rare example of Baker's use of layered sheets of perspex, resulting in a work which blends painting and sculpture to create an engaging experience for the viewer. Baker was the youngest artist admitted to the British Arts Society, and moved to Australia in 1972, where he was a finalist in the Wynne Art Prize in multiple years.

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ID - 452145 - Artist Unknown, a humorous depiction of a boy walking a dog through a surreal urban landscape, c1990s-2000s, synthetic polymer on paper, no visible signature

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ID - 452146 - Brett Whitely (1939-1992, Australian) 'The American Dream', limited edition lithographic reproduction print after the original paintings, three of eighteen panels held by the Gallery of Western Australia, printed by the Helping Hand Group, each image 59 x 28 cm, original print run unknown

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ID - 452147 - Max Rupert Angus (1914-2017, Australian) 'By the Sea', watercolour on paper, SLR 'Max Angus', title inscribed to verso

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ID - 452148 - Artist Unknown, a pair of paintings depicting a green VW Beetle abandoned in surreal urban landscapes, c1990s-2000s, oil on paper, SLL (indistinct, possibly 'MO' or 'OM')

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ID - 452149 - Robert 'King' Crawford (1929-2018, Australian) 'The Dahonoff', oil on masonite, SLR 'R King-Crawford', label and artist on partial label to verso

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ID - 452150 - Frances Duffy (1927-1996, Australian) 'Red and White Roses', oil on canvasboard, SLL 'Frances Duffy', title inscribed to verso

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ID - 452151 - Keith Martin (active 1970s/80s, Australian) 'A Corner in Carlton' (corner of Rathdown St & Grattan St), oil on masonite, SLL 'Keith Martin'

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ID - 452152 - Frances Duffy (1927-1996, Australian) 'The Restaurant', oil on canvasboard, SLL 'Frances Duffy', title inscribed to verso

A student of William Dargie, and influenced by Max Meldrum's tonal approach, Duffy's practice included portraits, landscapes and still life. She exhibited regularly from the age of 16, winning praise from critics for her sensitive treatment of subject and medium

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ID - 452153 - Frances Duffy (1927-1996, Australian) 'Green Skirt', oil on canvasboard, SLL 'Frances Duffy', title inscribed to verso

A student of William Dargie, and influenced by Max Meldrum's tonal approach, Duffy's practice included portraits, landscapes and still life. She exhibited regularly from the age of 16, winning praise from critics for her sensitive treatment of subject and medium

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