Australian Art April 2025
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# 46545
FENNER, Brooke Shanti et al.
the mind of itself and the world
Northcote, Vic. : Light Projects, 2011. Octavo (210 x 150 mm), stapled pictorial wrappers, pp. 108, illustrated; an excellent copy. Booklet produced in the wake of the mind of itself and the world, a collaborative project at Light Projects (Northcote, Melbourne), 15 August-4 September 2011, facilitated by Brooke Shanti Fenner, Oliver Cloke and Tahlia Jolly, with artists Laura …
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# 46570
MacAULEY, Bettina
Songs of Colour. The art of Vida Lahey (with supplement)
Brisbane : Queensland Art Gallery, 1989. Two volumes, quarto, illustrated wrappers (spine sunned), pp. 112; 48, illustrated.
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# 46538
CARROLL, Alison and TREGENZA, John
Eugene von Guerard’s South Australia : drawings, paintings, and lithographs from journeys in South Australia in 1855 and 1857
Adelaide : Art Gallery Board of South Australia in association with the History Trust of South Australia, 1986. Quarto, lettered wrappers, pp. vi, 98, illustrated. Price label to lower panel. Scarce.
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# 46558
RENTOUL, Annie R.; RENTOUL [OUTHWAITE], Ida S. (illustrator); PETERSON, Georgette (music)
[SHEET MUSIC] Australian songs for young and old
Words by Annie R. Rentoul. Music by Georgette Peterson. Illustrations by Ida S. Rentoul. Melbourne: Allan & Co., [1924]. Imperial edition 335. Oblong quarto (230 x 310 mm), pictorial wrappers (light brown and red version, with early ownership inscription to upper wrapper; paper split to head of spine, lower wrapper with a few marks), staple …
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# 46541
[RUSSELL, John Peter]
John Peter Russell : watercolours.
Melbourne : Joseph Brown Gallery, 1977. Octavo, illustrated cards, pp. [28], illustrated. From the library of renowned art historian Ann Galbally, author of the catalogue, with her annotations.
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# 46536
[RUSSELL, John Peter]
John Peter Russell : watercolours. Tolarno Galleries, 21 July – 7 August 1976
Melbourne : Tolarno Galleries, 1976. Octavo, folding card, illustrated cover; lists 27 works, with introduction by Ann Galbally. From the library of renowned art historian Ann Galbally, author of the catalogue, with her annotations.
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# 46522
SMITH, Bernard (1916 - 2011)
The Formalesque : a guide to modern art and its history
Melbourne : Macmillan Art Publishing, 2007. Octavo, cloth bound boards in dustjacket, pp. 135, illustrated. As new condition, very fine. “In this well-illustrated book Professor Bernard Smith, who is often referred to as the father of art history in Australia, condenses the arguments presented in an earlier publication Modernisms History, 1998) into a very accessible …
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# 46504
[NOLAN]. AGNEW, Julian and USHERWOOD, Nicholas
Nolan’s Nolans : a reputation reassessed
An exhibition of paintings from the estate of Sidney Nolan. London : Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd, 1997. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, unpaginated, foreword by Julian Agnew, introduction by Nicholas Usherwood; illustrated catalogue of 87 works, biography of the artist’s life and work; a very good copy. Errata slip and price list loosely enclosed.
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# 46498
McCORMICK, Alice; RHODES, Sarah
The artist’s lunch : at home with Australia’s most celebrated artists
Text : Alice McCormick; photography : Sarah Rhodes. Foreword by Margaret Olley. Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2008. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (lightly marked), pp. 231, illustrated. A fine copy. “Join photographer Sarah Rhodes and writer Alice McCormick as they meet up for lunch with 18 of Australias most lauded artists. From beans on toast with …
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# 46494
SUTHERLAND, Kathie
BRETT WHITELEY Catalogue Raisonné : 1955 – 1992 (prospectus for the publication)
Melbourne : Schwartz City, 2020. Quarto, self-wrappers, pp. [16], illustrated. Publisher’s prospectus for the final printed catalogue raisonne. ‘Compiled by art historian Kathie Sutherland over seven years, this seven-volume set of cloth-bound books is presented in a deluxe, elegantly finished slipcase and presents more than 4600 artworks, including hundreds of never-before-published works. Weighing 21 kilograms …
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# 46459
PERCEVAL, John
John Perceval : a retrospective exhibition of paintings
Melbourne : Heide Park and Art Gallery, [1984]. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 28, illustrations throughout (some colour). Exhibition catalogue of 73 works with essay by Traudi Allen. From the library of renowned art historian Ann Galbally, signed by her on the half title.
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# 46458
ATYEO, Sam; PHIPPS, Jennifer
Atyeo
Melbourne : Heide Park and Art Gallery, 1982. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp.51, illustrated. From the library of renowned art historian Ann Galbally, signed by her on the half title.
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# 46454
RUSSELL, John Peter
John Peter Russell 18858 – 1930. Exhibition of watercolours
19th May – 9th June 1969. Melbourne : Joseph Brown Gallery, 1969. Quarto, folding card, lightly marked, essay by Joseph Brown, catalogue of 37 works.
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# 46448
THOMS, Albie et al.
Bohemians in the bush : the artists’ camps of Mosman
Text by Albie Thoms ; edited by Barry Pearce and Linda Slutzkin. [Sydney] : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1991. Oblong quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 80, illustrated. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Bohemians in the bush, the artists camps of Mosman, 6 June-25 August 1991. Loosely enclosed, an additional illustrated brochure The painter’s walk …
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# 46446
ZUBANS, Ruth; CLARK, Jane
E. Phillips Fox 1865-1915
Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1994. Quarto, illustrated wrappers; vi, 74 pp; illustrated in colour; a very good copy.
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# 46444
[ROBERTS, Tom]; EAGLE, Mary
The oil paintings of Tom Roberts in the National Gallery of Australia
Canberra : National Gallery of Australia, 1997. Quarto, pictorial wrappers, 128 pp. A comprehensive monograph, featuring key works of Roberts’ with full colour images and academic essays on each featured piece.