Australian Artists A-D

  • Ken Done : Art, Design, Life (deluxe edition)

    # 42871

    BELL, Amber Creswell; DONE, Ken

    Ken Done : Art, Design, Life (deluxe edition)

    Melbourne : Thames & Hudson, 2021. Quarto, pictorial boards in yellow plexiglass slipcase, pp. 318, illustrated. The deluxe edition, limited to 300 signed copies with a signed Ken Done print in a pocket in rear endpaper. ‘Is it not time we placed Done into the context of Streeton and Roberts, Olsen and Nolan – all …

  • Drawings by Bob Dickerson

    # 42788

    DICKERSON, Robert

    Drawings by Bob Dickerson

    Sydney : Bonython’s Hungry Horse Gallery, 1966. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, folding card, list of 30 works with prices.

  • Dream Road (deluxe edition with original Ray Crooke artwork)

    # 42784

    HERBERT, Xavier (1901 - 1984); CROOKE, Ray (1922 - 2015)

    Dream Road (deluxe edition with original Ray Crooke artwork)

    Illustrated by Ray Crooke. Foreword by H. P. Hesseltine. Sydney : William Collins, 1977. Quarto, gilt-lettered quarter-lambskin over gilt-decorated cloth (spine sunned and discoloured, as often found), slipcase with colour illustrations (light foxing), illustrated endpapers, pp. 119, illustrated by Crooke. The deluxe edition, limited to 180 copies (150 for sale), specially bound, numbered by hand, …

  • John Brack. Works on paper : 1955 - 1981

    # 42775

    BRACK, John (1920 - 1999)

    John Brack. Works on paper : 1955 – 1981

    Sydney : Deutscher and Hackett, 2010. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. 16, illustrated.

  • The book of earthly delights. Living in the bush with Neil Douglas and Abbie Heathcote (signed copy with small drawings)

    # 42774

    HEATHCOTE, Abbie

    The book of earthly delights. Living in the bush with Neil Douglas and Abbie Heathcote (signed copy with small drawings)

    Birregurra [VIC] : Compendium Pty Ltd, 1976. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (creased), pp. xii, 132, illustrated in colour and black and white. This copy signed by both Neil and Abbie, with a whimsical pen drawing of a worm wearing a top hat, smiling a pipe blowing clouds of love hearts, a cup of tea perched on …

  • 'Alice in Wonderland' painted in 1956 - 57 by Charles Blackman 24 May - 10 July 1983

    # 42585

    SMITH, Geoffrey and ST JOHN MOORE, Felicity

    ‘Alice in Wonderland’ painted in 1956 – 57 by Charles Blackman 24 May – 10 July 1983

    Melbourne : Heide Gallery, 1983. Exhibition catalogue in the form of a poster, single sheet, folded, catalogue and essays.

  • Judy Cassab. Landscapes 1978 - 1998.

    # 42581

    CASSAB, Judy

    Judy Cassab. Landscapes 1978 – 1998.

    Sydney : Australian Galleries, 1998. Exhibition catalogue, folded card, pp. 6, illustrated, essay by Barry Pearce, biography and list of works.

  • Paintings by Judy Cassab

    # 42580

    CASSAB, Judy

    Paintings by Judy Cassab

    London : Crane Kalman Gallery, 1961. Exhibition catalogue, folded card, biography and list of works, light foxing and pen annotations.

  • Michael Cook

    # 42529

    COOK, Michael (1968 - )

    Michael Cook

    Brisbane : Andrew Baker Art Dealer, circa 2015. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [20], illustrated. ‘Michael Cook is a photographer who worked commercially both in Australia and overseas for twenty-five years. In 2009, Cook was drawn into art photography by an increasingly urgent desire to learn about his Aboriginal ancestry and identity. As a child, Cook …

  • Sidney Nolan : Leda and the swan and other recent work

    # 42494

    [NOLAN, Sidney]

    Sidney Nolan : Leda and the swan and other recent work

    London : Matthieson Gallery, [1960]. Large octavo, pictorial wrappers, lightly marked and creased. [10p], illustrated in colour and black and white. Includes introduction by Stephen Spender.

  • Art, love, and life : Ethel Carrick and E. Phillips Fox

    # 42468

    [CARRICK, Ethel; FOX, E. Phillips]

    Art, love, and life : Ethel Carrick and E. Phillips Fox

    Brisbane : Queensland Art Gallery, 2011. Quarto, pictorial wrappers, pp 174. Art exhibition monograph detailing the rich artistic relationship between Ethel Carrick and E. Phillips Fox, with over 140 colour illustrations. A very good copy.

  • Roy de Maistre. The Australian Years 1894 - 1930 (from the library of Criss Canning)

    # 42371

    JOHNSON, Heather

    Roy de Maistre. The Australian Years 1894 – 1930 (from the library of Criss Canning)

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1988. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (laminate lifting), pp. 138, illustrated in colour throughout. The main scholarly text on this period of De Maistre’s career, including a list of exhibitions, bibliography and biography. Signed by Criss Canning in ink on the half-title Provenance: Criss Canning, acquired in 2023      

  • Brian Dunlop (signed presentation copy for Criss Canning)

    # 42365

    [DUNLOP] STRACHAN, Lynne

    Brian Dunlop (signed presentation copy for Criss Canning)

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1999 (revised edition). Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 188, profusely illustrated. Signed by the author Lynne Strachan and with a signed presentation inscription from Brian Dunlop to Australian artists Criss Canning and her partner David. Provenance: Criss Canning, acquired in 2023    

  • Paddy Bedford : walking the line

    # 42293

    BEDFORD, Paddy

    Paddy Bedford : walking the line

    Kununurra, WA : P. Bedford, 2003. Oblong octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. 87, illustrated. Catalogue for an exhibition held at GrantPierrie Gallery, Sydney, 2003. Includes many comments from his contemporaries. ‘Paddy Bedford is the elder statesman of Aboriginal art. This small collection of his work shows the complexity of his works in their sheer simplicity and …

  • Art in Australia. A Quarterly Magazine. Third Series, Number Fourteen. Xmas Number

    # 17622

    Sydney Ure Smith

    Art in Australia. A Quarterly Magazine. Third Series, Number Fourteen. Xmas Number

    Edited by Sydney Ure Smith & Leon Gellert. Sydney : Art in Australia, 1925. Octavo, pictorial card wrappers (bookseller sticker on recto wrapper), unpaginated, illustrated with tipped-in colour plates, plus b/w plates, some discolouration to spine and verso wrapper. A special Christmas Edition with an essay by William Moore on the revival in New Zeland; …

  • Spray. The work of Howard Arkley

    # 42255

    [ARKLEY]. CRAWFORD, Ashley and EDGAR, Ray.

    Spray. The work of Howard Arkley

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1997. First edition. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, lower corner bumped, pp. 152, illustrated. Scarce.