Australian Artists L-P
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# 43022
KNIGHT, Beverley et al.
Eubena Nampitjin 2004
Fitzroy, Vic. : Alcaston Gallery, 2004. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 40, illustrated. Contributors: Beverly Knight, Nicolas Rothwell, Stephen Williamson.Eubena Nampitjin is a member of the Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation.
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# 42677
LINDSAY, Norman (1879-1969)
Saturdee
Sydney : The Endeavour Press, 1933. First edition. Octavo, illustrated cards with Norman Lindsay illustration, 259 pp (light foxing to fore edge), a fine copy of the wrappered issue of the first edition.
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# 42362
STEWART, Meg (1948 - ); OLLEY, Margaret (1923 - 2011)
Margaret Olley: far from a still life (signed presentation copy for Criss Canning)
NSW : Random House Australia, 2005. Octavo, cloth covered boards, illustrated dust jacket (light handling marks and a short tear), slightly canted, illustrated end papers, signed and inscribed by Margaret Olley the title page, pp. 568, first edition of this biography on Olley written by Meg Stewart, illustrated with several colour and black & white …
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# 42359
OLLEY, Margaret
Margaret Olley : life’s journey (Criss Canning’s copy)
Brisbane : University of Queensland Art Museum, 2009. Oblong quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 128, illustrated. Contributors Prue Ahrens, Christine France, Michel Helmrich, Nick Mitzevich, Peter Spearrit. Signed by Criss Canning in ink on the title page. Provenance: Criss Canning, acquired in 2023
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# 42361
MORA, Mirka
Wicked but virtuous: my life (from the library of Criss Canning)
Ringwood, Melbourne : Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 2000. Octavo, cloth covered boards, illustrated dust jacket (spine slightly faded, some light marking), pp. 330, a richly illustrated and eccentric biography by the well-loved Australian artist Mirka Mora allowing a unique insight into the Melbourne art scene. An overall very good copy. Signed by Criss Canning in …
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# 42837
KING, Natalie (editor)
Tracey Moffatt : my horizon
Sydney : Australia Council for the Arts ; Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2017. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 150, illustrated. New copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Tracey Moffatt: my Horizon, curated by Natalie King, for the Australian Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 13 …
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# 42762
MACPHERSON, Robert
Robert Macpherson. Survey exhibition.
Curated by Peter Cripps and Malcolm Enright. Brisbane : Institute of Modern Art, 1985. Quarto, self-wrappers, pp. 20, illustrated, folding catalogue loosely enclosed. Scarce early exhibition catalogue.
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# 29928
DREDGE, Paula
Sidney Nolan : The Artist’s Materials
Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2020. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. viii; 136, illustrated with 73 colour and 23 black and white illustrations, 3 charts. New copy. Sidney Nolan (1917–1992) is renowned for an oeuvre ranging from views of Melbourne’s seaside suburb St. Kilda to an iconic series on outlaw hero Ned Kelly. Working in …
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# 42659
[MAYO, Daphne]
Daphne Mayo : let there be sculpture
Brisbane : Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, 2011. Quarto, pictorial wrappers ( lightly marked), pp 96. Published for the first retrospective of Mayo’s works, this edition features numerous essays on Mayo’s life and works, in addition to over 80 colour illustrations.
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# 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 …
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# 42596
PARR, Mike
Mike Parr
Sydney : Sherman Galleries, 2001. Quarto, exhibition catalogue, pp. [6], illustrated.
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# 42595
PARR, Mike
Mike Parr. We are all monochromes now
Sydney : Sherman Galleries, 2003. Quarto, exhibition catalogue, pp. [6], illustrated.
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# 42497
McDIARMID, David
Gifts from David McDiarmid
Melbourne : Perimeter Editions, 2014. Quarto, lettered boards, pp. 88, illustrated. New copy. Printed in an edition of 700 copies. David McDiarmid (1952–1995) was an artist, designer, DJ and activist who made an indelible impact on the intersecting histories of art, craft, fashion, graphic design, gay liberation and AIDS awareness in Australia and New York. …
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# 42424
[OLSEN, John]. MCGRECOR, Ken
Teeming with Life. John Olsen: His complete graphics 1957 – 2005 (deluxe edition)
By Ken McGregor in consultation with John Olsen and Jeffrey Makin. Melbourne : Macmillan, 2005. Quarto, two volumes, black decorated umber cloth in matching slipcase, pp 256, 8 [247 – 264], illustrated throughout. First edition, second printing of the definitive catalogue raisonné of Olsen’s graphics. This is the deluxe edition, limited to 70 copies, specially …
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# 42420
NOLAN, Sidney (1917 - 1992)
Sidney Nolan : An exhibition of Birds
The Windsor Community Arts Centre, 1984. Quarto, illustrated cards, pp. 8, light water stain to lower portion, illustrated, text by Elwyn Lynn. A good reference copy.
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# 42417
SOLOMON-GODEAU, Abigail
Rosemary Laing
Sydney : Piper Press, 2012. Oblong folio, illustrated laminated boards, pp. 176, extensively illustrated. New copy, mint condition, sealed in shrinkwrap. ‘Rosemary Laing presents a spectacular vision of Australia as both haunted by history and alive to the present. Her images appear suspended between fantasy and reality, and render the impossible possible.’ – the publisher