Australian Artists Q-Z

  • Signed photographic portrait of the artist John Shirlow

    # 40641

    [SHIRLOW, John 1869-1936]; SMITH, Julian 1873-1948

    Signed photographic portrait of the artist John Shirlow

    Circa 1935. Gelatin silver print, 300 x 230 mm, laid down on a contemporary mount of thick board, signed at lower right Shirlow Jany. 1935, the print in fine condition, some mild wear in the lower right corner. A fine portrait of the Melbourne artist John Shirlow, taken in the last year of his life by Dr. …

  • Peter Rushforth

    # 40943

    RUSHFORTH, Peter

    Peter Rushforth

    Sydney : Macquarie Galleries, 1955. Duodecimo, exhibition catalogue, single sheet, folded, upper panel marked, pp. [6], artist’s statement, catalogue of 130 works with prices.

  • William Robinson : a new perspective (signed copy)

    # 40731

    EARLS, Nick

    William Robinson : a new perspective (signed copy)

    Brisbane : William Robertson Gallery, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. Octavo, lettered cloth, pp. 87. Signed by the artist and author. ‘Chronicles the life and career of renowned Brisbane-based painter and lithographer, William Robinson, who has won both the Archibald and Wynne prizes in a career spanning over five decades. From cringing over his first …

  • Peter Rushforth

    # 40944

    RUSHFORTH, Peter

    Peter Rushforth

    Sydney : David Jones Art Gallery, 1968. Octavo, exhibition catalogue, lettered wrappers, punched holes, pp. [4], catalogue of 180 works with prices.

  • William Robinson. Paintings and sculptures 2003 - 2005 (signed copy)

    # 40866

    SEEAR, Lynne

    William Robinson. Paintings and sculptures 2003 – 2005 (signed copy)

    Melbourne : Australian Galleries, 2005. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 66, illustrated, including foldout plates. Signed by the artist on the title page.

  • William Robinson. Paintings and lithographs 2000 - 2007 (signed copy)

    # 40865

    RAINBIRD, Stephen

    William Robinson. Paintings and lithographs 2000 – 2007 (signed copy)

    Melbourne : Australian Galleries, 2007. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 84, illustrated, including foldout plates. Signed by the artist on the title page.

  • Ah Xian. Two limited edition signed prints

    # 40814

    XIAN, Ah (1960 - )

    Ah Xian. Two limited edition signed prints

    Brisbane : Queensland Art Gallery, 2007. Card portfolio (345 x 485 mm), a little creased, containing two giclee prints of Ah Xian ceramics (of the four it was originally issued with), each print signed and titled by the artist. The prints in very good condition. Chinese-Australian artist Ah Xian is one of Australia’s leading contemporary …

  • Gareth Samsom. Selected works 1964 - 1978

    # 40750

    SANSOM, Gareth

    Gareth Samsom. Selected works 1964 – 1978

    Melbourne : R.M.I.T. Gallery, 1978. Octavo, exhibition catalogue, single sheet folded, lightly foxed, catalogue of 31 works. Text by Lindsay Edward.

  • Jeffrey Smart

    # 40720

    SMART, Jeffrey (1921 - 2013)

    Jeffrey Smart

    Brisbane : Philip Bacon Galleries, 2005. Quarto, lettered wrappers in illustrated dustjacket, pp. 24, colour illustrations throughout. Catalogue of works featured in the “Jeffrey Smart” exhibition held at Philip Bacon Galleries. Short essay by Christopher Allen.

  • Recent works by John Wolseley

    # 40568

    WOLSELEY, John

    Recent works by John Wolseley

    Melbourne : Ralities Gallery, 1982. Exhibition invitation card, octavo, folded sheet, pp. [6], illustrated, artist’s statement, biography.

  • Jeffrey Smart paintings of the ‘70s and ‘80s (signed and inscribed copy)

    # 40481

    [SMART]. MCDONALD, John

    Jeffrey Smart paintings of the ‘70s and ‘80s (signed and inscribed copy)

    Sydney : Craftsman House, 1990. Quarto, boards, pictorial dust jacket, pp. 168, illustrated throughout with colour plates of Smart’s realist paintings, academic text by John McDonald on the work and style of Jeffrey Smart. Some light shelf wear to lower edge, and very pale foxing to preliminaries, an otherwise a very good copy. Signed and …

  • Alun Leach-Jones : a print retrospective

    # 40341

    THOMAS, David

    Alun Leach-Jones : a print retrospective

    Bendigo : Bendigo Art Gallery, 1994. Quarto, wrappers, lightly marked, pp. 60, coloured illustrations, chronology, catalogue, list of individual exhibitions.  

  • David Rankin : the New York years (deluxe edition)

    # 39598

    ASHTON, Dore

    David Rankin : the New York years (deluxe edition)

    Melbourne : Macmillan, 2013. Quarto, linen bound boards in matching slipcase, ribbon drawer, pp. 288, illustrated. The deluxe edition of a small print run, specially bound and signed by the artist. Fine copy. This book provides illuminating insights into the development of the numerous themes expressed in the paintings and sculptures Australian artist David Rankin …

  • Jeffrey Smart Drawings and Studies 1942 - 2001 (signed copy for Peter Churcher)

    # 39920

    SMART, Jeffrey.

    Jeffrey Smart Drawings and Studies 1942 – 2001 (signed copy for Peter Churcher)

    Melbourne : Auastralian Galleries, 2001. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 206, contributions by Germaine Greer and Edmund Capon. Signed and inscribed on the half title by the artist ‘Best wishes to Peter Churcher, compliments, Jeffrey Smart’.

  • Elemental reckoning : the art of Tim Storrier 1981 - 2011 (signed copy)

    # 39984

    WILSON, Gavin

    Elemental reckoning : the art of Tim Storrier 1981 – 2011 (signed copy)

    Sydney : JAM Press, 2011. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 94, illustrated. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at S. H. Ervin Gallery. Signed by Storrier on the title page with a presentation inscription.

  • The small treasures of a lifetime. Some early memories of Australian art and artists. (signed copy)

    # 39928

    REES, Lloyd

    The small treasures of a lifetime. Some early memories of Australian art and artists. (signed copy)

    Sydney : Ure Smith, 1969. First edition. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 162, illustrated. Signed by Lloyd Rees on the front free endpaper, dated Sydney, 4.11.72. Also signed by art historian Rachel Biven on endpaper.