ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943
Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)
Estimate $300,000 – $500,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, PERTH
ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943
Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'ARTHUR STREETON -' lower left
51.5 x 76.5 cm
frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne (label verso)
- Lot Sold $440,000 (Hammer Price)
- $540,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Arthur Streeton, Melbourne
The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne
Mr H.G. Hawken, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1934
Private Collection, Canberra
Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1984
Australian and European Pictures, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 20 April 1993, lot 92, illustrated
Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above
Lister Gallery, Perth
Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above in 2004
Exhibited
Exhibition of Paintings by Arthur Streeton, Fine Art Society Galleries, Melbourne, 31 March - 14 April 1932, no. 15, 150 gns
An Exhibition of Arthur Streeton's Paintings, The Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 4-16 June 1934, no. 27, 'Coastal Romance', 150 gns
Arthur Streeton and the Australian Coast, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 11 December 2004 - 6 March 2005, no. 55
Land of the Golden Fleece - Arthur Streeton in the Western District, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 26 February - 13 June 2016, no. 21
Literature
Norman Lilley, 'Mr. Streeton's Mastery. Bush, Sea, and Flowers. Work of Charm Exhibited.', The Argus, Melbourne, 31 March 1932, p. 8
Arthur Streeton, The Arthur Streeton Catalogue, Arthur Streeton, Melbourne, 1935, cat. no. 1040, 'Romance - Blue and Gold, 1930-31'
Art and Australia, The Fine Arts Press, Sydney, Vol. 22, No. 1, Spring 1984, p. 15 (illustrated)
Art and Australia, The Fine Arts Press, Sydney, Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer 1985, p. 154 (illustrated)
Geoffrey Smith and Oliver Streeton, Arthur Streeton and the Australian Coast, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 2004, pp. 32, 39
Geoffrey Edwards, Geoffrey Smith and Lisa Sullivan, Land of the Golden Fleece - Arthur Streeton in the Western District, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, 2016, pp. 21, 55
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