Australian Artists A-D

  • What I meant to say : stories and travels as told to Ruth Bondy (signed presentation copy wth a small drawing by Yosl Bergner)

    # 50838

    BONDY, Ruth

    What I meant to say : stories and travels as told to Ruth Bondy (signed presentation copy wth a small drawing by Yosl Bergner)

    [Tel Aviv] : Hed Arzi Book Pub, 1997. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. 223, illustrated. This copy with a signed presentation inscription to art historian, author and publisher Jenny Zimmer with a small pencil drawing by Bergner. ‘The painter Yosl Bergner was born in Vienna in 1920, arrived in Australia in 1937 and migrated to Israel …

  • Sfumato. Paintings and Drawings of David Boyd (signed copy)

    # 50894

    [BOYD, David].

    Sfumato. Paintings and Drawings of David Boyd (signed copy)

    Foreword by James Burr, A background to Sfumato by Sheldon Williams. London :  Zwemmer Gallery, 1967. Small folio, 24 pages, illustrated laminated boards, illustrated throughout. A scarce publication from Boyd’s London years, signed by the artist on the endpaper to Frank Thompson ‘To Frank with affection David Sydney 1968’. .

  • The art of Gordon Bennett

    # 51044

    McLEAN, Ian and BENNETT, Gordon

    The art of Gordon Bennett

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1996. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 140, illustrated, a fine copy.

  • Ralph Balson and James Clifford. Paintings

    # 51139

    BALSON, Ralph

    Ralph Balson and James Clifford. Paintings

    Sydney : Watters Gallery, 1994. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [24], illustrated, catalogue of works.

  • Cressida Campbell. 26 July - 20 August 2022

    # 51137

    CAMPBELL, Cressida

    Cressida Campbell. 26 July – 20 August 2022

    Brisbane : Philip Bacon Galleries, 2022. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [28], illustrated, a fine copy of a beautifully printed and illustrated exhibition catalogue on this acclaimed Australian artist. Price list and invitation enclosed. Scarce.

  • Herbert Badham 1899-1961 (signed copy)

    # 51134

    DIXON, Christine

    Herbert Badham 1899-1961 (signed copy)

    Woollongong City Gallery, 1987. Square octavo, illustrated wrappers (spine sunned), pp 29. Selected pieces illustrated in colour. Signed by Christine Dixon.

  • Arthur Boyd Recent paintings

    # 51132

    BOYD, Arthur

    Arthur Boyd Recent paintings

    London : Fischer Fine Art Limited, 1973. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, glassine, pp. 32, illustrated, light foxing, with the original invitation card, inscribed to Australian art curator and author Lou Klepac and Brenda Klepac.

  • Cressida Campbell. 1st November - 26th November 2005.

    # 51129

    CAMPBELL, Cressida

    Cressida Campbell. 1st November – 26th November 2005.

    Brisbane : Philip Bacon Galleries, 2005. Quarto, lettered wrappers in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 20, essay by Edmund Capon, late Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, catalogue of 32 works, price list, a fine copy of a beautifully printed and illustrated exhibition catalogue on this acclaimed Australian artist. Accompanied by the original invitation …

  • Audette's Audettes : works for sale from the private collection of Yvonne Audette.

    # 51115

    [AUDETTE, Yvonne]

    Audette’s Audettes : works for sale from the private collection of Yvonne Audette.

    Melbourne : Metro 5 Gallery, 2001. Quarto, illustrated folding card, 8 pages. Essay by David Thomas about the artist. Price list enclosed.

  • James Drinkwater : At mid-career

    # 51110

    HAUSER, Nicole

    James Drinkwater : At mid-career

    Canberra : Drill Hall Gallery, and Sydney : Nanda/Hobbs Prism Editions, 2023. Folio, lettered flush cut cloth boards, illustrated endpapers, unpaginated, (pp. 80), essays and illustrations. A new copy. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. ‘James Drinkwater emerged early on as a remarkable talent, never shying away from the intensity and boldness that define …

  • Charles Bush : self portraits 1936 - 1986

    # 51113

    [BUSH, Charles]

    Charles Bush : self portraits 1936 – 1986

    Melbourne : Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, [1994]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 48, illustrations throughout. Catalogue of 38 self portraits, with essay by Jock Palmer.

  • Luke Cornish (Elk) : wake up to the stink

    # 51112

    McGREGOR, Ken

    Luke Cornish (Elk) : wake up to the stink

    (Cover title : Elk. The stencil art of Luke Cornish). Melbourne : Badger Editions, 2025. Quarto (318 x 250 mm), pictorial laminated boards; red endpapers, pp. 304, extensively illustrated. Printed in a small edition. New copy of a title not in commercial distribution. Text by Ken McGregor, designed and edited by Jenny Zimmer. ‘ELK is …

  • James Cant & Dora Chapman

    # 51093

    CAMPBELL, Jean

    James Cant & Dora Chapman

    With an introduction by Ron Radford and a memoir by Malcolm Otton. Sydney : The Beagle Press, 1995. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 160, extensively illustrated. A fine copy. The lives and work of artists James Cant and Dora Chapman were closely intertwined, this book assesses their contributions to Australian art.

  • Drawings of Sir William Dobell 1930 - 1970

    # 51091

    DOBELL, William

    Drawings of Sir William Dobell 1930 – 1970

    Newcastle : Newcastle City Art Gallery, 1971. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 8, illustrated.

  • Arthur Boyd : Brides, Myths and Landscapes

    # 51085

    [BOYD, Arthur]

    Arthur Boyd : Brides, Myths and Landscapes

    Sydney : Savill Galleries, 1995. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, [pp 28]. Shows 33 works in full colour, with introduction by T.G Rosenthal. Price list enclosed.

  • William Dobell : paintings from 1926 to 1964

    # 51081

    DOBELL, William

    William Dobell : paintings from 1926 to 1964

    Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1964. Second revised edition. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, [40pp]. Catalogue for a major retrospective of Dobell’s works, listing 223 pieces with selected items illustrated in colour and black and white. Introduction by Hal Missingham. From the library of art curator and author David Thomas, former Keeper of Pictorial …