Australian Artists L-P

  • James Drinkwater : encrusting the marvellous heart (signed copy)

    # 50630

    McGREGOR, Ken

    James Drinkwater : encrusting the marvellous heart (signed copy)

    Melbourne : Badger Editions, 2016. Folio, illustrated laminated boards, pp. 173, illustrated. Designed by Jenny Zimmer. Printed in a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by the artist and author. Scarce.

  • The Fairy World of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

    # 50629

    MUIR, Marcie and HOLDEN, Robert

    The Fairy World of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1985. First edition.  Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket (light sunning to spine), 171 pp. extensively illustrated. The definitive reference on Outhwaite, one of Australia’s and Britain’s most loved children’s authors and illustrators. A very good copy of the first edition.

  • David Larwill (signed by the author)

    # 50627

    McGREGOR, Ken.

    David Larwill (signed by the author)

    With Elizabeth Thomson. Sydney : Craftsman House, 1997. Quarto, hardcover in dustjacket, 204 pp. illustrated throughout. The major monograph on Larwill. This copy signed and inscribed by the author, Ken McGregor. A fine copy, as new.

  • Patricia Piccinini & Joy Hester : through love

    # 50620

    LYNN, Victoria (curator); PICCININI, Patricia; HESTER, Joy

    Patricia Piccinini & Joy Hester : through love

    Melbourne : TarraWarra Museum of Art, November 2018. Quarto, pictorial laminated boards, illustrated endpapers, pp. 126, illustrated. New copy. Catalogue for an Exhibition held at TarraWarra Museum of Art from 24 November 2018 – 11 March 2019. ‘Love and intimacy are the focus of this major exhibition that pairs the work of globally renowned artist Patricia …

  • Carrion Vulture (Vultur Bismarckii)

    # 46852

    McCRAE, George Gordon (1833-1927)

    Carrion Vulture (Vultur Bismarckii)

    [Melbourne, c.1871]. Ink and wash on paper, 235 x 285 mm (sheet), signed in the image lower left ‘G G McCrae’, titled by the artist lower centre ‘Carrion Vulture (Vultur Bismarckii)’; laid down on board. A large-scale allegorical sketch depicting Bismarck picking over the corpses of France and Liberty, by the Melbourne literary figure George …

  • Norman Lindsay : drawn to women. The complete published etchings

    # 50568

    HAPLEY, Melissa

    Norman Lindsay : drawn to women. The complete published etchings

    Perth, W.A. : Art Gallery of Western Australia, [2006]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (rubbed, light handling marks) , pp. 46, illustrated. Catalogue of exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Western Australia from 15 October 2006 to 14 January 2007.

  • Brittany

    # 50545

    MENPES, Mortimer and Dorothy

    Brittany

    London : Adam & Charles Black, 1905. Quarto, gilt-lettered decorated cloth over bevelled boards (lightly marked, spine slightly dulled), top edge gilt, others uncut, endpapers lightly foxed, pp. x; 254, illustrated with 75 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, occasional scattered foxing, a very good copy. The edition de luxe, limited to 350 numbered copies …

  • Godfrey Miller 1893 - 1964

    # 50529

    EDWARDS, Deborah

    Godfrey Miller 1893 – 1964

    With contributions by John Henshaw and Ann Wookey. Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, pp. 128, illustrated. A fine copy. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15th March – 5th May, 1996 and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15th …

  • True light and shade : an aboriginal perspective of Joseph Lycett's art

    # 50498

    MAYNARD, John

    True light and shade : an aboriginal perspective of Joseph Lycett’s art

    Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2014. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 168, illustrated. Out of print, a fine copy. ‘True light and shade’ is filled with beautiful images by convict artist Joseph Lycett that powerfully capture in intimate detail Aboriginal life, a rare record of Aboriginal people within the vicinity of Newcastle and how they …

  • Robert Prenzel 1866 - 1941 : his life and work

    # 50486

    LANE, Terence (1946 - 2025)

    Robert Prenzel 1866 – 1941 : his life and work

    Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 1994. Quarto, softcovers, pp. 64, illustrated, light edge wear, a very good copy. An essential reference on this important art-nouveau Australian wood carver. Long out of print, this is a scarce copy.  

  • Sidney Nolan : desert & drought (hardcover edition, signed by Jinx Nolan)

    # 50477

    SMITH, Geoffrey

    Sidney Nolan : desert & drought (hardcover edition, signed by Jinx Nolan)

    Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, 160pp. Exhibition catalogue with numerous full page coloured plates throughout. The scarce hardcover edition, signed by the artist’s daughter Jinx Nolan on the title page in the year of publication.

  • Bruno Leti. Series: A Life of Images (signed presentation copy for Jenny Zimmer)

    # 50469

    MIDDLEMOST, Thomas (editor)

    Bruno Leti. Series: A Life of Images (signed presentation copy for Jenny Zimmer)

    Melbourne : The Miegunyah Press, 2022. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 256, illustrated. Signed by the artist on the half-title with a warm presentation inscription to art publisher, historian and author Jenny Zimmer.  A fine copy. A genuine original, in art and life Leti tends to work in series that hold a continuity and common inspiration …

  • Sidney Nolan – Australia (deluxe edition)

    # 50461

    NOLAN, Sidney and LYNN, Elwyn

    Sidney Nolan – Australia (deluxe edition)

    Sydney and London: Bay Books, 1979. Quarto, gilt-lettered calf with Nolan Kelly pictorial design in cloth slipcase (lightly marked) , 226pp. illustrated throughout, a fine copy The deluxe edition, limited to 200 numbered copies signed by Sidney Nolan.

  • Joseph Lycett. Governor Macquarie’s convict artist.

    # 50447

    TURNER, John

    Joseph Lycett. Governor Macquarie’s convict artist.

    Newcastle : Hunter History Publications, 1997. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 148, illustrated, light edge wear, else a very good copy. A detailed study of Lycett by New South Wales historian Dr. John Turner.

  • John Perceval : painting down the bay

    # 50429

    JAMES, Rodney

    John Perceval : painting down the bay

    Mornington : Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, 2004. Quarto, lettered wrappers, sticker residue upper panel, pp. 20, illustrated.

  • William Beckwith McInnes : an artist’s life

    # 50419

    TASCA, Margot

    William Beckwith McInnes : an artist’s life

    Melbourne : Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd, 2022. Quarto, laminated boards, pp. 232, illustrated. New copy. The artist William Beckwith McInnes was a paragon of early 20th century Australian art, and the seven-time winner of the renowned Archibald Prize. An Artist’s Life is the first time his full story is being told. Winner of …