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PROPERTY FROM THE SELWYN & RENATA LITTON COLLECTION, SYDNEY

LEONARD FRENCH
1928-2017

The Catch (1987-1989)

$25,000–35,000

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© Leonard French/Copyright Agency, 2023

PROPERTY FROM THE SELWYN & RENATA LITTON COLLECTION, SYDNEY

LEONARD FRENCH

1928-2017
The Catch (1987-1989)

enamel and gold leaf on hessian on hardboard
signed 'French' lower right; inscribed 'The Catch (Fisherman Series)' verso
137 x 122 cm

  • Lot Sold $26,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $31,909 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Leonard French, Victoria
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Australian and International Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 21 November 2006, lot 40, illustrated
Selwyn and Renata Litton, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Leonard French: Paintings 1987-1989, Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, 10-30 June 1989, no. 8, illustrated
Leonard French: Paintings 1987 to 1993, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 30 March - 24 April 1993, no. 4
Leonard French: Dark & Light, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 10 November - 11 December 1999, no. 4

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
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E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
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E: Gary Singer
       

Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
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E: Emily Walker

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
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E: David Mackay

Important Australian Art

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