Contemporary Photography

  • A signed photograph of John Olsen in his studio

    # 50745

    [OLSEN, John]

    A signed photograph of John Olsen in his studio

    Contemporary photographic print, 355 x 280 mm (image), framed in black timber, framed dimensions 63 x 49 cms, signed by the artist John Olsen lower right in black Texta. A fine photographic portrait of John Olsen in his studio, taken by an unknown photographer, signed by Olsen. Provenance: Ken McGregor, author of several books on …

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  • Charles Blackman in his studio, Sydney, January 1982

    # 50706

    Charles Blackman in his studio, Sydney, January 1982

    Gelatin silver print photograph (from the original negative), 250 x 180 mm (sheet); verso handwritten label: ‘The inscrutable face of the artist in his Sydney studio, January 1982. Photograph courtesy Charles Blackman. Essay 2’; unmounted; fine condition. Literature: Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and angels. A retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by …

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  • Charles Blackman with Laurence Hope, Moreton Galleries, Brisbane, 1949

    # 50705

    Charles Blackman with Laurence Hope, Moreton Galleries, Brisbane, 1949

    Gelatin silver print photograph (copy print), 215 x 170 mm (sheet); verso handwritten label: ‘[crossed out: Charles Blackman] The artist with Laurence Hope (left) [crossed out: at Laurence’s exhibition at the Moreton Galleries], Brisbane, 1949. Photograph courtesy Laurence Hope’; unmounted; fine condition. Literature: Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and angels. A retrospective exhibition …

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  • Charles Blackman in London with umbrella, holding ‘English picnic’, 1981

    # 50708

    HOPE, Laurence

    Charles Blackman in London with umbrella, holding ‘English picnic’, 1981

    Gelatin silver print photograph (from the original negative), 134 x 200 mm (sheet); verso handwritten label: ‘Additional extra. English picnic – the artist in London 1981. Photograph courtesy Laurence Hope’; unmounted; fine condition. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman The library of the late Felicity St. John Moore (1933-2025), art historian, curator and …

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  • Charles Blackman sawing a painting, c.1975

    # 50704

    STARK, Barrie

    Charles Blackman sawing a painting, c.1975

    Gelatin silver print photograph (copy print), 165 x 215 mm (sheet); verso in pencil ‘Essay ill. 10’; unmounted; fine condition. Literature: ‘Artist makes a sawn-off political protest’, The Australian, Sydney, 22 November 1975, p.1 (illustrated) Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and angels. A retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by Charles Blackman, National …

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  • Barbara Blackman with Auguste, Christobel and Barnaby, London, 1964

    # 50710

    [PERCEVAL, Mary]

    Barbara Blackman with Auguste, Christobel and Barnaby, London, 1964

    Gelatin silver print photograph (from the original negative by Mary (Boyd) Perceval), 248 x 197 mm (sheet); verso in pencil: ’28A’; unmounted; small surface scratch to the right of Barbara’s ear), otherwise fine condition. Literature: Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and angels. A retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by Charles Blackman, National …

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  • Charles Blackman and family, Highgate Woods, England, 1964

    # 50709

    HOPE, Laurence

    Charles Blackman and family, Highgate Woods, England, 1964

    Gelatin silver print photograph (from the original negative), 143 x 207 mm (sheet); verso handwritten label: ‘The Blackmans in Highgate Woods 1964. 24 Photograph [crossed out: Barbara Blackman Veldhoven], Laurence Hope’; unmounted; fine condition. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman The library of the late Felicity St. John Moore (1933-2025), art historian, curator …

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  • Tommy Woodcock and Reckless 1977 (printed 2010)

    # 50214

    POSTLE, Bruce (1940 - )

    Tommy Woodcock and Reckless 1977 (printed 2010)

    Type C photograph on paper (sheet: 31.8 cm x 39.6 cm, image: 27.8 cm x 35.0 cm), small handling crease lower right, else fine. An iconic image of the great horse trainer, another example of which is in the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. ‘Aaron ‘Tommy’ Woodcock (1905–1985), horse strapper and trainer, was the son of …

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  • Black, White and Colour. (Standard edition, signed by the photographer and the author)

    # 49855

    DOBBYN, Tim

    Black, White and Colour. (Standard edition, signed by the photographer and the author)

    Melbourne : Ginninderra Press, 2025. ISBN 9781761097089. Quarto, hardcover, 207 pages; offset printed on ivory silk paper for superior image reproduction and touch. Designed and typeset by Isambard Thomas. This biography of one of Australia’s treasured artists offers an intimate portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Mervyn Bishop, Australia’s ground-breaking Indigenous photographer. Born in Brewarrina …

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  • Black, White and Colour. (Deluxe edition, Format 2)

    # 49854

    DOBBYN, Tim

    Black, White and Colour. (Deluxe edition, Format 2)

    Melbourne : Ginninderra Press, 2025. Editions 71-100. ISBN 9781761097089. Quarto, hardcover, 207 pages; offset printed on ivory silk paper for superior image reproduction and touch. Designed and typeset by Isambard Thomas. This is copy number 73. Each specially bound limited edition in box contains two original signed photographs: Is there an Aboriginal photography? Self-portrait, 1989, AND Prime …

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  • Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series "Oz" (1998)

    # 47091

    DEACON, Destiny (1957-2024)

    Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series “Oz” (1998)

    Bubblejet print from Polaroid photograph, 23.5 x 19.5 cm (sheet 42.0 x 29.5 cm); printed by the artist, not signed; light crease to the right of centre, else fine; unframed. This image from Indigenous artist Destiny Deacon’s digitally-printed Oz series was originally issued in an edition of 15, in a large format. This smaller scale …

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  • Virginia Fraser, feminist, artist, writer : six self-portraits in photo booth strip format.

    # 46884

    FRASER, Virginia (1947-2021)

    Virginia Fraser, feminist, artist, writer : six self-portraits in photo booth strip format.

    [Melbourne? c.1985]. Six gelatin prints, each 65 x 53 mm, in two strips of three; unmounted; fine condition. Provenance: Estate of Virginia Fraser (1947-2021), Australian feminist, artist, writer, editor and curator.

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  • [ROLLING STONES CONTACT SHEET] Charlie Watts and Mick Taylor interviewed by Felix Dennis for London Oz magazine, 1971.

    # 47093

    [Photographer unidentified]

    [ROLLING STONES CONTACT SHEET] Charlie Watts and Mick Taylor interviewed by Felix Dennis for London Oz magazine, 1971.

    Gelatin silver print, 250 x 200 mm (sheet); inscribed on the verso in blue ballpoint by Oz magazine editor Felix Dennis: ‘F.D. interviews Charlie Watts & Mick Taylor, other members of Rolling Stones, for Oz. 1971?‘; in very good condition. The interview at which these photographs were taken (presumably by an Oz staff photographer – …

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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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  • Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series "Oz" (1998)

    # 47090

    DEACON, Destiny (1957-2024)

    Under the spell of the tall poppies : from the series “Oz” (1998)

    Bubblejet print from Polaroid photograph, 32.0 x 26.0 cm (sheet 42.0 x 29.5 cm); printed by the artist, not signed; light crease to the right of centre, else fine; unframed. This image from Indigenous artist Destiny Deacon’s digitally-printed Oz series was originally issued in an edition of 15, in a large format. This smaller scale …

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  • 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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