Contemporary Photography

  • Those two daring pirates

    # 47072

    HABY, Gracia and JENNISON, Louise [Gracia & Louise]

    Those two daring pirates

    [Melbourne] : the artists, 2004. Artist’s book, 180 mm tall, 22 page concertina offset lithograph with original hand colouring, bound in coloured fabric, initialled by the artists. Printed in an edition of 30 copies with one artist’s proof, this is copy 13/30. A colourful celebration of the cultural life of New Orleans, Louisiana. “[These two …

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  • Lajamunu women holding discussion with Hazel Hawke at Barunga, Northern Territory, 1988

    # 46883

    FORD, Sue (1943-2009)

    Lajamunu women holding discussion with Hazel Hawke at Barunga, Northern Territory, 1988

    Gelatin print, 40 x 60 cm; artist’s proof (from edition of 5); unmounted; fine condition. An important documentary photograph by acclaimed Australian feminist photographer, Sue Ford (1943-2009). Provenance: Gift of Sue Ford to her friend, Virginia Fraser (c.1989). Estate of Virginia Fraser (1947-2021), feminist, artist, writer, editor and curator. For an insightful analysis of Ford’s …

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  • Thin Air : a portfolio of 12 copperplate photogravure prints of Ladakh.

    # 46721

    Robert ASHTON (1950- )

    Thin Air : a portfolio of 12 copperplate photogravure prints of Ladakh.

    [Ladakh and Melbourne : the artist, 2013]. Complete suite of twelve copperplate photogravures, printed in an edition of 5; 290 x 390 mm (plate size), 395 x 485 mm (sheet size); all titled and dated 2013 by the artist lower left, and signed by the artist lower right in 2023; very fine, loosely housed in …

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  • Portfolio of 19 copperplate photogravure prints from the exhibition "Photogravure Images", United Artists Gallery, Melbourne, 1987.

    # 46278

    Robert ASHTON (1950- )

    Portfolio of 19 copperplate photogravure prints from the exhibition “Photogravure Images”, United Artists Gallery, Melbourne, 1987.

    [Melbourne : the artist, 1987]. Complete suite of nineteen copperplate photogravures, printed in an edition of 10; 195 x 295 mm (plate size), 370 x 460 mm (sheet size); all untitled, but signed and dated in the plate l.r. ‘Robert Ashton 1987’, and numbered at l.l. 1/10 (4), 2/10 (3), 3/10 (2), 4/10 (2), 5/10 …

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  • Principio erat (standard edition B)

    # 45971

    HENSON, Bill

    Principio erat (standard edition B)

    Paris : Editions Bessard, 2019. Folio, pictorial laminated boards, pp. [70], several double fold-out pages, printed on high quality matt photographic paper. As new copy. Principio erat is published in a standard and deluxe edition – described as the ‘Artist’s edition’ by the publisher. The standard edition is published in two variations, each limited to …

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  • Youth

    # 31055

    SHMITH, Athol (1914-1990)

    Youth

    [Circa 1935]. Chloro-bromide print on heavy stock, 380 x 300 mm. Artist’s label verso: Title: YOUTH / Print no. 10. Athol L. Shmith / 75a Fitzroy Street, / St. Kilda, S.2. / Melb., Vic., AUSTRALIA. Condition: small marks left of centre, else fine. Private collection, Melbourne Provenance: Athol Shmith (1914-1990); gift of the artist to …

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  • Bruno Leti. Photographs : the lotus cycle.

    # 44790

    LETI, Bruno

    Bruno Leti. Photographs : the lotus cycle.

    Melbourne : the artist, 2009. Folding clamshell box, lettered in silver with pictorial only, containing a sheet of text, 13 lambda photographic prints, and colophon sheet. ‘These 13 lambda printed photographs were taken by Bruno Leti at West Lake, Huanghzou, China, during the late autumn of 2008. An edition of six boxed sets were printed …

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  • New Mexico : photographs by William Clift.

    # 41235

    CLIFT, William (1944- )

    New Mexico : photographs by William Clift.

    Announcing a portfolio of eight original photographic prints by William Clift. With an introduction by Eliot Porter. Santa Fe, NM : William Clift, 1975. Prospectus. Printed paper wrappers, 105 x 115 mm, containing [8] loose sheets with high quality reproductions of the images in the forthcoming portfolio, and [2] sheets with publication and ordering information; …

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  • [SALFORD 80] Images : the newspaper of the first international photographic exhibition

    # 40512

    LORAN, K. (editor) [RILEY, Harold] [LEE, RUSSELL] [KERTESZ, Andre] et al.

    [SALFORD 80] Images : the newspaper of the first international photographic exhibition

    Also titled: Images 80. Leek, Staffordshire : Macclesfield Community News, 1980. Tabloid newsprint, 450 x 290 mm, 20 pp, photographic illustrations throughout; toned at edges and along the light horizontal fold, otherwise in excellent condition. A very scarce complete copy of the official newspaper of the Salford 80 International Photographic Exhibition, staged at various venues …

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  • Rennie Ellis: a major and unique archive of private and public portraits of the celebrated Australian photographer, taken by his fellow Australian contemporary artists.

    # 32944

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940-2003); ASHTON, Robert (1950 - ); YANG, William (1943 - ); JERREMS, Carol (1949-1980); DODD, Ian (1937 - ); OGDEN, John (1952 - ); MILNE, Peter (1960 - ); MACRAE, Ian, et al

    Rennie Ellis: a major and unique archive of private and public portraits of the celebrated Australian photographer, taken by his fellow Australian contemporary artists.

    A collection of approximately 100 original vintage prints (b/w and colour) spanning the period from the late 1950s to the early 2000s, in various formats up to 250 x 200 mm, plus several later copy prints, all unmounted in individual archival sleeves, and housed in an archival album; the sleeves have briefly captioned labels affixed …

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  • Image 384. Portfolio '81

    # 36810

    EVANS, Joyce (1929 - 2019)

    Image 384. Portfolio ’81

    [Melbourne] : Church Street Photographic Centre, 1981. Black clamshell box, 475 x 380 mm, containing text sheet and eight original photographs mounted on cards, each signed by the photographer, one numbered in an edition of 14, suggesting that 14 portfolios were made. The photographers are Philip Cordingley, Robin Ernest Blume, Paul G. Frijlink, Chris Hughes, …

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  • Spring Racing Carnival Edition Prints (complete set)

    # 32103

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940 - 2003)

    Spring Racing Carnival Edition Prints (complete set)

    [Melbourne : Spring Racing Carnival, circa 1994]. Complete set of four limited edition edition posters, each featuring a photographic image by Rennie Ellis taken at the Spring Racing Carnival, blind embossed with fine detail of the racefield along the lower margin. Each poster hand signed by Rennie Ellis below the image. Limited to 250 copies, …

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  • "Portugal Out" protest, Melbourne. 1973.

    # 29979

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940-2003)

    “Portugal Out” protest, Melbourne. 1973.

    Gelatin silver fibre-based print, 10 x 8″; vintage (circa 1973) print archivally mounted. Exhibited: No standing, Only dancing, NGV, 2008-2009.

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  • Cleaners, West Melbourne. 1974.

    # 29973

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940-2003)

    Cleaners, West Melbourne. 1974.

    Gelatin silver fibre-based print, 10 x 8″; vintage (circa 1974) print archivally mounted. Exhibited: No standing, Only dancing, NGV, 2008-2009.

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  • Fans, Rolling Stones concert, Kooyong. 1973.

    # 29975

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940-2003)

    Fans, Rolling Stones concert, Kooyong. 1973.

    Gelatin silver fibre-based print, 10 x 8″; vintage (circa 1973) print, glued to board, archivally mounted. Exhibited: No standing, Only dancing, NGV, 2008-2009.

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  • Police and fans, Rolling Stones concert, Kooyong. 1973.

    # 29980

    ELLIS, Rennie (1940-2003)

    Police and fans, Rolling Stones concert, Kooyong. 1973.

    Gelatin silver fibre-based print, 10 x 8″; vintage (circa 1973) print, glued to board, archivally mounted. Exhibited: No standing, Only dancing, NGV, 2008-2009.

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