BESSIE DAVIDSON
1879-1965
Still Life with Irises (circa 1920)
$140,000–180,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES
BESSIE DAVIDSON
1879-1965
Still Life with Irises (circa 1920)
oil on composition board
signed 'Bessie Davidson' lower left
72 x 49 cm
- Lot Sold $260,000 (Hammer Price)
- $319,091 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Bessie Davidson, Paris
Private Collection
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above in 2013
Exhibited
Spring Exhibition 1981, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 10-24 September 1981, no. 11, illustrated
Modern Australian Painting, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 14 April - 5 May 2012, no. 2, illustrated
Bessie Davidson: An Australian Impressionist in Paris, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 20 March - 26 July 2020
Literature
Tansy Curtain, Bessie Davidson: An Australian Impressionist in Paris, Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, 2020, p. 63
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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 |
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 |
David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |