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ID - 465854 - George Milpurrurru (c1934-1998, Ganalbingu people, C Arnhem Land), depiction of magpie geese in the Arafura swamp, c1980s, earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, vendor supplied valuation $1500-$2000 by Wally Caruana, Caruana Fine Art, Specializing in Indigenous Australian Art

Provenance
Milingimbi Mission with residual handwritten label to verso
Private Collection, Australia
Solander Gallery, Canberra
Private Collection, Canberra

ID - 465855 - Brad Munro (b1963, Australian) 'Gush' 2006, oil on canvas, SLL 'Munro', stretched and ready to hang, unframed, Art Equity labels, artist name, title, date to verso, valuation for insurance $5,500.00 provided by Brenda Colahan Fine Art supplied by vendor

ID - 465856 - Attributed to Douglas Stubbs (1927-2008, Australian), a portrait of an old man standing by a hay field, oil on masonite, unsigned, a second figurative painting of a man with a bird to verso, residue of Leonard Joel label to verso


As Found: scrape to surface towards lower edge of frame

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ID - 465857 - Artist Unknown, a large early 20th century depiction of a lush public park, oil on canvas, SLR 'Tant Kutscha Arendt (indistinct, possibly 'Sidney' 1906', repairs to canvas on verso, area of new paint visible on front

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ID - 465858 - Emile Bednes (b1938, Yugoslavian/Australian) Untitled (scene by a river), oil on wood, SLL 'E Bednes'

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ID - 465859 - Artist Unknown, an Australian landscape in summer 1978, SLR 'JP'78', artist name 'J C Perrett', address, title of work inscribed on label to verso

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ID - 465860 - Attributed to Douglas Stubbs (1927-2008, Australian), a surreal Australian landscape, oil with sgraffito on board, signed lower centre 'Stubbs 65'

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ID - 465861 - Peter Moller (b1948, Danish/Australian 'Rum Jungle' (Northern Territory), oil on canvas, SLR 'Peter Moller'

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ID - 465862 - Margaret Preston (1875-1963, Australia), ���Design from a Golmary shield, North Queensland���, a rare woodblock illustration plate from���The Indigenous Art of Australia���, published in Art and Australia, March 1925

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ID - 465863 - Margaret Preston (1875-1963, Australia), ���Design from a shield, Central Australia���, a rare woodblock illustration plate from���The Indigenous Art of Australia���, published in Art and Australia, March 1925

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ID - 465864 - Artist Unknown, 'Little Buller', polychrome etching and aquatint, editioned 2/40, titled and signed 'J H Groom' under print margin

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ID - 465865 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Waltzing Matilda Series - Drowned', hand-coloured etching, signed in plate 'Pro Hart 71', vendor supplied Certificate of Authenticity signed 'Robert Littlewood', The Lytlewode Press, publisher of Pro Hart's etchings, plate dimensions 12.8 x 14.5 cm

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ID - 465866 - Attributed to Bobby Barrdjarray Nganjmirra (Kunwinjku people, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) W Arnhem Land), depiction of crocodiles and barramundi, c1960s-1970s, earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, Vendor supplied valuation $600-$800 by Wally Caruana, Caruana Fine Art, Specializing in Indigenous Australian Art

Provenance
Solander Gallery, Canberra
Private Collection, Canberra

ID - 465867 - Attributed to Milididji, probably Sadler Milidji or Milijidji (b1920, Kunwinjku people, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) W Arnhem Land) depiction of an emu c1960s, earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, Vendor supplied valuation $400-$600 by Wally Caruana, Caruana Fine Art, Specializing in Indigenous Australian Art

Provenance: Church Missionary Society, Oenpelli Aboriginal Mission (1925-1975), with label and inscription 'V216' to verso
Private Collection, Australia
Solander Gallery, Canberra
Private Collection, Canberra

ID - 465868 - Artist Unknown, tentatively attributed to a painter from Galiwinku (Elcho Island, NE Arnhem Land), depiction of crocodile, fish and clouds, c1960s-1970s, earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, Vendor supplied valuation $250-$500 by Wally Caruana, Caruana Fine Art, Specializing in Indigenous Australian Art

Provenance
Solander Gallery, Canberra
Private Collection, Canberra

ID - 465869 - Irena Sibley (1943-2009, Lithuanian/Australian) Untitled (celestial woman centaur) linocut, signed under print margin 'Irena Sibley'

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ID - 465870 - Andrew Sibley (1933-2015, English/Australian) 'Its only a paper moon' 1968, hand coloured etching with sugar lift, editioned 'AP 11/12', titled and signed 'Sibley '68' under plate margin

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ID - 465871 - Artist Unknown, flowering spring landscape, serigraph on paper, editioned 24/30, Japanese text and signature under print margins, framed on a ground of Japanese fabric with floral jacquard design in taupe shades


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ID - 465872 - Rosemary Mortimer (contemporary, NZ) 'Aniwaniwa II' (Rainbow II) 1985, hand-coloured etching, editioned 2/20 (second state), titled and signed 'Rosemary Mortimer 85' under plate margin

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ID - 465873 - Neville Mervane Bunning (1902-1990, Australian) Untitled (a bird in flight), oil on masonite, SLR 'Neville M Bunning'

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ID - 465874 - Claude Monet (1840-1926, French) 'Nympheas' (Waterlilies), large reproduction print after an original painting

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ID - 465875 - Kenneth Jack (1924-2016, Australian) 'Paddle Steamer "Gem"', colour lithograph from multiple stones, titled, editioned 5/30 and signed 'Kenneth Jack' in pencil under print margin, print margins 37.6 x 67 cm

As Found: a few minor marks under glass, print appears in great condition

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ID - 465876 - Kenneth Jack (1924-2016, Australian) 'Omeo, Victoria', vintage limited edition hand coloured lithograph, titled editioned 13/30 and signed 'Kenneth Jack' in pencil under print margin, print margins 32 x 50 cm

As Found: discolouration to paper

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ID - 465877 - Jack Absalom (1927-1919, Australian) 'Storm Clouds Over the Cooper Near Innamincka', signed limited edition print after an original painting, editioned 86/4000, signed 'Jack Absalom' and 'Elder Fine Arts Gallery' impression under print margin, reproduction of illustrated note signed 'Jack Absalom' attached to verso

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ID - 465878 - Gill Del Mace (b1947, UK/Australia), 'The Contortionist', large limited edition archival pigment print on paper after an original painting, editioned 12/250, titled and signed 'Del Mace' under print margins, dimensions of print approximately 90 x 120 cm

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ID - 465879 - Malcom Warr (b1939, NZ/Australia) 'Summer's Pool' 1977, seriegraph/screenprint, titled, dated, editioned 2/36 and signed 'Malcom Warr' under print margin

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ID - 465880 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Masked Miner Laughing', hand-coloured etching, vendor supplied Certificate of Authenticity signed 'Robert Littlewood', The Lytlewode Press, publisher of Pro Hart's etchings, plate dimensions 15 x 19.5 cm

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ID - 465881 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Six Ants' Ex Libris bookplate 1999, etching in umber coloured ink, made as a bookplate design for publisher Robert Littlewood, unsigned printer's proof from an uneditioned series, signed 'Robert Littlewood' under plate margin, vendor supplied Certificate of Authenticity signed 'Robert Littlewood', The Lytlewode Press, publisher of Pro Hart's etchings, plate dimensions 14.5 x 9.5 cm

One of only two bookplate designs created by Pro Hart

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ID - 465882 - Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart (1928-2006, Australian) 'Ant Trail', hand-coloured etching, vendor supplied Certificate of Authenticity signed 'Robert Littlewood', The Lytlewode Press, publisher of Pro Hart's etchings, plate dimensions 20.5 x 13.3 cm

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ID - 465883 - Attributed to Barbara Romalis (contemporary, Australian) 'Commuter Bodies' 2002, collagraph on paper, titled, dated and signed 'Romalis' under print margin, print loose in frame

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ID - 465884 - Robert King Crawford (1927-2018, Australian) 'The Argument' 2002, oil on canvasboard, SLR 'R King Crawford', signed, titled and dated in ink to verso

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ID - 465885 - Leonard French (1928-2017, Australian), 'Genesis: The Seven Days of Creation', folio of seven prints after original works, published by Heidelberg Publishing Co., Sydney, c.1981

Some small creases; otherwise good
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