GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984
Buttercups 1944
Estimate $20,000 – $30,000
GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984
Buttercups 1944
oil on pulpboard
signed and dated 'G. Cossington Smith. 44' lower left
31.5 x 26.5 cm
- Lot Sold $65,000 (Hammer Price)
- $79,773 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Grace Cossington Smith, Sydney
The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Lewis Berger & Sons, Sydney, acquired from the above in March 1947 for 8 gns
Miriam Freeman Morrice, Sydney
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 26 November 1990, lot 237, 'Still Life with Buttercups', illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney
Exhibited
Exhibition of Paintings by Grace Cossington Smith, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 13-25 June 1945, no. 28, 7 gns
Christmas 1946, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 11 December 1946 - 18 January 1947, no. 26, 8 gns
Sydney Painters, (The Macquarie Galleries), Kozminsky Gallery, Melbourne, 4-13 March 1947, no. 23, 8 gns
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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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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Liza HallamAdministratort Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |