Paintings & Drawings

  • The world

    # 20853

    THOMPSON, Henry Augustus

    The world

    [England] : Henry A[ugustus] Thompson, December 7th 1855. Manuscript and watercolour map on card with the blindstamp of de la Rue Co, London, 450 x 570 mm (sheet), light surface soiling, old pin holes to corners, fine. A charming and unique manuscript map of the world on Mercator’s projection, with detailed decorative border and original hand …

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  • Study in blue #2

    # 50049

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    Study in blue #2

    Paper strips on paper, painted a vivid cobalt blue, 38 x 27.5 cms (image), presented in a floating mount in a natural timber frame measuring 48.5 x 37.5 cms. Unsigned as issued. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.  

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  • Study in blue #1

    # 50048

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    Study in blue #1

    Paper strips on paper, painted a vivid cobalt blue, 38 x 27.5 cms (image), presented in a floating mount in a natural timber frame measuring 48.5 x 37.5 cms. Unsigned as issued. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.  

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  • Study in blue #5

    # 50052

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    Study in blue #5

    Paper strips on paper, painted a vivid cobalt blue, 38 x 27.5 cms (image), presented in a floating mount in a natural timber frame measuring 48.5 x 37.5 cms. Unsigned as issued. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.  

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  • Study in blue #4

    # 50051

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    Study in blue #4

    Paper strips on paper, painted a vivid cobalt blue, 38 x 27.5 cms (image), presented in a floating mount in a natural timber frame measuring 48.5 x 37.5 cms. Unsigned as issued. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.  

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  • Study in blue #3

    # 50050

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    Study in blue #3

    Paper strips on paper, painted a vivid cobalt blue, 38 x 27.5 cms (image), presented in a floating mount in a natural timber frame measuring 48.5 x 37.5 cms. Unsigned as issued. Provenance : the estate of the late Robert Jacks, acquired circa 2020.  

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  • [MELBOURNE] Besses Banquet, Vienna Café, 20 July 1911.

    # 14719

    [VIENNA CAFE]

    [MELBOURNE] Besses Banquet, Vienna Café, 20 July 1911.

    Pen-and-ink illustration and calligraphy with onlaid silver gelatin photograph, on thin card, 420 x 200 mm (sheet); a few light marks to the upper margins, otherwise fine condition. A significant piece of ephemera from one of Melbourne’s most famous dining establishments of the 1890s and early 1900s, the Vienna Café, which occupied the grand premises …

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  • An original hand-painted woman's shirt, 1984

    # 49371

    NORRIE, Susan (1953 - )

    An original hand-painted woman’s shirt, 1984

    Woman’s t-shirt, 60 x 40 cm (approx), entirely hand-painted by the artist. One of a series of painted shirts executed by the artist in the early 1980s. Provenance: Stephen Mori Gallery, acquired 1984 private collection Sydney Rare Book Auctions, 12/14/2025, lot 27

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  • Teeming with Life. John Olsen: His complete graphics 1957 – 2005 (Publisher’s edition with drawing)

    # 9915

    [OLSEN, John]. McGREGOR, Ken

    Teeming with Life. John Olsen: His complete graphics 1957 – 2005 (Publisher’s edition with drawing)

    By Ken McGregor in consultation with John Olsen and Jeffrey Makin. Melbourne : Macmillan, 2005. Quarto, silver decorated cloth in matching slipcase, 264 pp, illustrated throughout. First edition, first printing of the definitive catalogue raisonné of Olsen’s graphics. This is the Publisher’s Edition, limited to 20 copies (numbered in two series of 10 copies: this …

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  • An original collage by Robert Jacks from his Bloomsday book

    # 49373

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    An original collage by Robert Jacks from his Bloomsday book

    Collage, paper cutouts on paper, 50 x 40 cms (sight), housed in a black timber frame measuring 74.5 x 63 cms. Unsigned as issued. In 2004 Macmillan Art Publishing published Robert Jacks : his Bloomsday book, being ‘a dayfull of collages’ by the artist with accompanying poetry in celebration of the centenary of ‘Bloomsday’, 16 …

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  • An original collage by Robert Jacks from his Bloomsday book

    # 49372

    JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)

    An original collage by Robert Jacks from his Bloomsday book

    Collage, paper cutouts on paper, 50 x 40 cms (sight), housed in a black timber frame measuring 74.5 x 63 cms. Unsigned as issued. In 2004 Macmillan Art Publishing published Robert Jacks : his Bloomsday book, being ‘a dayfull of collages’ by the artist with accompanying poetry in celebration of the centenary of ‘Bloomsday’, 16 …

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  • Elvis (lilac version)

    # 49260

    BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)

    Elvis (lilac version)

    Etching, 19.5 x 25 cm (plate line); 22.5 x 40 cm (sheet), titled and editioned lower left E/P (Épreuve d’Artiste, or Artists Proof), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower centre, unframed. A fine Blackman etching which was printed in at least four variant colours, this example is in lilac. Provenance: The estate of the late …

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  • Elvis (pink version)

    # 49261

    BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)

    Elvis (pink version)

    Etching, 19.5 x 25 cm (plate line); 22.5 x 40 cm (sheet), titled and editioned lower left E/P (Épreuve d’Artiste, or Artists Proof), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower centre, unframed. A fine Blackman etching which was printed in at least four variant colours, this example is in strawberry pink. Provenance: The estate of the …

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  • Elvis (pink and violet version)

    # 49275

    BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)

    Elvis (pink and violet version)

    Etching, 19.5 x 25 cm (plate line); 22.5 x 40 cm (sheet), titled and editioned lower left E/P (Épreuve d’Artiste, or Artists Proof), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower centre, unframed. A fine Blackman etching which was printed in at least four variant colours, this example is in pink and violet. Provenance: The estate of …

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  • Dancing Madness [Geneveive Dancing]

    # 49256

    BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)

    Dancing Madness [Geneveive Dancing]

    Etching and aquatint, 19.5 x 25 cm (plate line); 23 x 40 cm (sheet), title in pencil lower left ‘Dancing Madness’, editioned lower left E/P (Épreuve d’Artiste, or Artists Proof, the published edition was 60 copies and released under the title Geneveive Dancing), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower right, a couple of small spots …

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  • An album of 12 paintings on pith paper

    # 49075

    YOUQUA (active 1840-1870)

    An album of 12 paintings on pith paper

    Album bound in patterned silk, 335 x 250 mm, some light wear, studio stamp of Youeequa Painter Old Street No. 34 to preliminary blank, containing 12 original gouache paintings on pith paper, each lined with a silk border, a few chips and creases, but the colour vibrant containing a series of scenes including court officials, punishment …

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