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JOHN BRACK
1920-1999

Laughing Child 1958

$400,000–600,000

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© Helen Brack

JOHN BRACK

1920-1999
Laughing Child 1958

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'John Brack 58' upper right
45.8 x 40.8 cm frame: original, John Brack, Melbourne

  • Lot Sold $750,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $915,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Miss C.I. Black, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 3 June 1958
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above

Exhibited

Australian Galleries Second Anniversary Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 3-12 June 1958, no. 13, 50 gns

Literature

Ursula Hoff, Robert Lindsay and Patrick McCaughey, John Brack: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1987, p. 120
Sasha Grishin, The Art of John Brack, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990, Vol. 2, o80, 'Laughing Child (Charlotte)', pp. 12, 107 (illustrated)

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Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

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Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

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Important Australian & International Art

AU0844  |  24 Jun 2020  |  Sydney
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