WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970
Lady Lloyd Jones (1951)
Estimate $80,000 – $100,000
PROPERTY FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY
WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970
Lady Lloyd Jones (1951)
oil on composition board
signed 'WILLIAM DOBELL' lower left
77 x 64 cm
- Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)
Provenance
William Dobell, Sydney
Sir Charles and Lady Lloyd Jones, Sydney, commissioned from the above in 1951
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Charles Lloyd Jones, Sydney, acquired from the above by exchange on 5 July 1983
Sotheby's Australia
Corporate Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1996
Sotheby's Australia
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1999
Important Australian & International Art, Smith & Singer, Sydney, 2 September 2020, lot 9, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
The Archibald Prize, 1951, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 January - 24 February 1952, no. 50
Contemporary Australian Painting, Auckland City Art Gallery, February - March 1957, no. 11
The Art of William Dobell, National Gallery Society of Queensland, Brisbane, 11 August - September 1959, no. 35
William Dobell: Paintings from 1926-1964, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 July - 30 August 1964, no. 134 (label verso)
William Dobell Exhibition, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, November 1964, no. 3 (label verso)
Literature
1951 Archibald Prize Illustrated, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1952, plate 4
Arnold Shore, 'Ease, Excellence Mark Archibald Winner', The Argus, Melbourne, 26 January 1952, p. 5
'Archibald Prize for Hele', The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 26 January 1952, p. 5
Alan McCulloch, 'Harmony on Art Award', The Herald, Melbourne, 26 January 1952, p. 3
James Gleeson, 'Not Impressed by Hele Portrait', The Mail, Adelaide, 26 January 1952, p. 5
Joe Jonsson, 'Crowds Sought the Winner - Stayed to Admire Dobell', The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 29 January 1952, p. 2
'Archibald Prize, 1951', Le Courier Australien, Sydney, 8 February 1952, p. 5
'The Archibald Prize', The Warwick Daily News, Queensland, 20 February 1952, p. 5
James Gleeson, William Dobell, Thames and Hudson, London, 1964, cat. no. 207, pp. 199, 104, '1952'
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
