ROY DE MAISTRE
1894-1968
The Iron Bedstead (1928)
Estimate $65,000 – $85,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
ROY DE MAISTRE
1894-1968
The Iron Bedstead (1928)
oil on canvas
signed 'R de Mestre' lower right
60 x 45 cm
- Lot Sold $90,000 (Hammer Price)
- $110,455 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Roy de Maistre, Sydney
The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in July 1928
Australian & International Paintings, Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 29 October 2002, lot 50, 'An Interior', illustrated
Frank Coe, Sydney, acquired from the above
The Estate of the Late Frank Coe, Sydney
Art, Theodore Bruce, Sydney, 15 July 2018, lot 47, 'An Interior', illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
R. de Mestre, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 11-21 July 1928, no. 15 (Kindly Lent)
Literature
'Mr. R. De Mestre's Art', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 11 July 1928, p. 10
Beatrice Tildesley, 'Oil Paintings and Drawings: Roy de Mestre's Exhibition', The Sydney Mail, Sydney, 25 July 1928, p. 2
Art in Australia, Sydney, 3rd Series, No. 26, December 1928, plate 13
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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 |
