Australian Artists A-D

  • The Artist and the River (deluxe edition)

    # 47011

    [BOYD, Arthur]. McGRATH, Sandra.

    The Artist and the River (deluxe edition)

    Sydney: Bay Books, 1982. Folio, gilt-decorated silk-bound boards in matching silk slipcase, 314 pp. fully illustrated. The de luxe edition, limited to 200 numbered copies signed by Arthur Boyd. A fine, clean copy.

  • [BOOK-LOVER]. Vincent Brown. Life and Work (deluxe edition)

    # 47010

    [BROWN, Vincent]. BLOOMFIELD, Lin (ed.).

    [BOOK-LOVER]. Vincent Brown. Life and Work (deluxe edition)

    Sydney: Odana Editions, 1980. Folio, cloth in dustjacket, 80pp. fully illustrated, slight foxing to title page. Limited to 1000 copies, of which the first 160 are deluxe editions, containing an original etching ‘The book lover’. This is one of the deluxe copies, with the etching, signed by the artist.

  • Arthur Boyd. (Deluxe edition with original signed lithograph)

    # 47008

    PHILIPP, Franz; BOYD, Arthur

    Arthur Boyd. (Deluxe edition with original signed lithograph)

    With 44 colour plates and 134 monochrome plates. London : Thames and Hudson, 1967. Quarto, cloth in illustrated dustjacket, in gilt-lettered clamshell box, light foxing to the interior lining paper of the box and a trace to the endpapers, otherwise pristine, 288 pp., extensively illustrated. The deluxe edition, limited to 107 numbered copies (100 available …

  • Olive Cotton Photographer

    # 47005

    [COTTON]. ENNIS, Helen

    Olive Cotton Photographer

    Photographs and captions by Olive Cotton, with an introduction by Helen Ennis and a personal memoir by Sally McInerney. Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2005 (reprint). Folio, illustrated wrappers, 72pp. illustrated by Cotton’s superb black and white photography.  

  • Cazneaux : the quiet observer

    # 47003

    ENNIS, Helen; ADAMS, Phillip

    Cazneaux : the quiet observer

    Canberra : National Library of Australia, 1994. Quarto, illustrated boards, 80pp. Monograph that explores the life and work of Harold Cazneaux, one of Australia’s most prominent photographers of the 20th century. Introduced by Helen Ennis with a personal commentary by Phillip Adams.

  • Paddy Bedford

    # 46985

    [BEDFORD, Paddy]

    Paddy Bedford

    Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art, 2007. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 144, illustrated. A very good copy.

  • The art of Ernest Buckmaster (signed copy)

    # 46982

    BUCKMASTER, Ernest

    The art of Ernest Buckmaster (signed copy)

    Melbourne : Lothian, 1951. Small quarto, cloth, pp. 54, tipped-in colour plates, essay by Buckmaster, foreword by A. H. Spencer; lightly marked and edge wear, a very good copy. Signed and inscribed by the artist on the half-title ‘Ernest Bustkmaster, Athenaeum Gallery, August 26, 1958’.

  • Criss Canning : Instagram moments (from the library of Criss Canning)

    # 46826

    CANNING, Criss

    Criss Canning : Instagram moments (from the library of Criss Canning)

    Unpublished : the artist, 2020. Oblong quarto, illustrated boards, approximately 160 pages, illustrated with photographs taken from the artist’s Instagram account, documenting her painting, home, garden and travels. Printed in an edition of 10 copies for family. A self-published book of reminiscences and inspiration created by Criss Canning during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia in …

  • Ethel Carrick (Mrs. E. Phillips Fox)

    # 46877

    [CARRICK, Ethel]. ZUBANS, Ruth

    Ethel Carrick (Mrs. E. Phillips Fox)

    A retrospective exhibition. Geelong, Victoria : Geelong Art Gallery, 1979. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, unpaginated, illustrated with 57 plates in black & white, catalogue for the travelling retrospective exhibition of the works of Ethel Carrick [Carrick Fox].  

  • Grace Crowley : being modern

    # 46895

    TAYLOR, Elena

    Grace Crowley : being modern

    Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 2006. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, pp. 64, illustrated, previous owner’s name to half-title, a fine copy.   .

  • Criss Canning

    # 46868

    CANNING, Criss

    Criss Canning

    October 19th – October 29th 1989. Melbourne Art Exchange. Quarto, illustrated card wrappers, unpaginated, 28 colour plates a fine copy.

  • Permanent revolution : Mike Brown and the Australian avant-garde 1953-1997

    # 46892

    HAESE, Richard

    Permanent revolution : Mike Brown and the Australian avant-garde 1953-1997

    Melbourne : Miegunyah Press, 2011. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, light sunning to spine, pp. 297, illustrated. As the only Australian artist to have been successfully prosecuted for obscenity, Mike Brown is considered one of Australia’s most controversial figures. This captivating book offers a comprehensive account of this outspoken artist’s life and work. Brown’s imitation realism …

  • Arthur Boyd : the emerging artist

    # 46836

    [BOYD, Arthur]

    Arthur Boyd : the emerging artist

    Melbourne : Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 2001. Quarto, wrappers, illustrated front, pp. 48, illustrations throughout, most colour. Essays by Ridney James, Dr Ckem Christesen, Susan McCulloch-Uehlin and Barry Pearce. List of works by the artist.

  • Ralph Balson : a retrospective

    # 46833

    ADAMS, Bruce

    Ralph Balson : a retrospective

    Melbourne : Heide, 1989. Small quarto, illustrated wrappers, price sticker on lower wrapper, pp. 98, an excellent copy. From the library of renowned art historian Ann Galbally, signed by her on the half-title.  

  • Geoffrey Bartlett (signed copy)

    # 46803

    HURLSTON, David; WACH, Ken

    Geoffrey Bartlett (signed copy)

    Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2007. Quarto, illustrated cards, pp. 80, illustrated. With a signed presentation inscription from the artist on the publication page. This exhibition catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name. It traces the work of this Australian sculptor over the last 20 years following attendance at a major American university …

  • Kevin Connor : harbour paintings, 1964-1987

    # 46786

    CONNOR, Kevin (1932 - )

    Kevin Connor : harbour paintings, 1964-1987

    Manly : Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1988. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 32, illustrated.