Australian Art May 2026
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# 50263
VASSILIEFF, Danila
Danila Vassilieff (1898 – 1958)
Sydney : Macquarie Galleries, 1973. Octavo, folded sheet (lightly foxed), cover illustration, pp. 4, catalogue of 33 works with prices, biography, a very good copy.
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# 49675
MACKENZIE, Andrew
Frederick McCubbin 1855-1917: ‘The Proff’ and his art.
Melbourne: Mannagum Press, 1990. Folio, boards with colour illustrated dustjacket, slip case, 354pp, spine sunned, corners a little bumped. This is a monograph containing significant biographical and historical information on McCubbin, his family and the models in his artworks. There are numerous colour illustrations of his work. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author. …
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# 50257
EDWARDS, Deborah
Godfrey Miller 1893 – 1964
With contributions by John Henshaw and Ann Wookey. Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, pp. 128, illustrated. A fine copy. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15th March – 5th May, 1996 and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15th …
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# 50253
[NAMATJIRA]. HARDY, Jane, MEGAW, J.V.S., and MEGAW, M. Ruth
The Heritage of Namatjira : the watercolourists of Central Australia.
Melbourne : Heinemann, 1992. Large octavo, illustrated wrappers, pp. xxii; 350, illustrated in colour, an excellent copy. The primary reference work on the Hermannsburg school. A quality copy of a title which is out of print and quite scarce.
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# 50252
RICHMOND, Oliffe
Oliffe Richmond 1919 – 1977. Sculptures and works on paper
Sydney : Watters Gallery, 2000. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [20], illustrated. Price list enclosed.
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# 50249
WHITELEY, Brett (1939-1992)
Brett Whiteley : the graphics 1961-1992
Melbourne : Deutscher Fine Art, 1995. Small folio, illustrated cards, 120 pp, fully illustrated in colour and black and white, light handling marks to wrappers, a fine copy. A catalogue raisonne of Whiteley’s graphic output. 1000 copies were printed, of which (according to information provided by Chris Deutscher) approximately 400 were accidentally destroyed while in …
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# 50246
MacDONALD, Vici
Rosalie Gascoigne
Sydney : Regaro, 1998. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers (slightly creased), pp. 116, extensively illustrated. “After spending 31 years as a housewife and mother, Rosalie Gascoigne first exhibited her art in 1974, at the age of 57. Just four years later she was the subject of a major survey exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, …
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# 50245
MORGAN, Kendrah
Joy Hester : remember me
Melbourne : Heide Museum of Modern Art, 2020. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 168, illustrated. A fine copy. Book accompanying a solo exhibition at Heide, which was postponed due to COVID. ‘This exibition marks the centenary of the birth of Joy Hester (1920-1960), acknowledged today as one of Australia is most original and compelling artists, whose …
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# 50244
LINDSAY, Norman (1879-1969)
Norman Lindsay and his nudes
Melbourne : Monash Gallery of Art, 2000. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, lightly marked, [12]pp. Catalogue for travelling exhibition with numerous photograph reproductions throughout and essay by Jane Clark, Director of Paintings, Sotheby’s Australia. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies.
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# 50243
EDWARDS, Deborah
Rupert Bunny : artist in Paris
Deborah Edwards with Denise Mimmocchi, David Thomas and Anne Gaerard. Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2009. Quarto, illustrated limp boards, pp. 224, illustrated. A fine copy. ‘In the late nineteenth century an era long recognised as that in which Australian artists made strenuous attempts to master European styles and forge European reputations, …
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# 50242
BOOTH, Peter; SMITH, Jason
Peter Booth. Human nature
Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2003. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (spine sunned), pp. 152, illustrated. ‘The first major survey of work from 1970 – 2003 by one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists’.
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# 50241
JACKS, Robert et al.
The Field revisited
Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria 2018. Two volumes in plastic slipcase, quarto, each with diecut wrappers, the first volume being a 144 page monograph on the seminal exhibition of Australian modernism held in 1968, the second volume being a 96 page facsimile of the rare original 1968 catalogue. Very good condition, some light handling …
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# 50234
McGREGOR, Ken; JACKS, Robert
Robert Jacks. Past unfolded (presentation copy for Yvonne Audette with original drawing)
Sydney: Craftsman House 2001. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, spine sunned, 168 pp. profusely illustrated. Signed by the artist, dated in the year of publication, with a warm presentation inscription from Robert Jacks to Australian artist Yvonne Audette, with a small pen drawing. The first major monograph on Jacks. Provenance: Australian artist Yvonne Audette (born 1930). …
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# 50232
JACKS, Robert (1943 - 2014)
Robert Jacks. Past unfolded.
Melbourne : Metro 5 Gallery, 2001. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (lightly rubbed, slightly creased), pp. [8], illustrated. Text by David Thomas. Exhibition in conjunction with the artist’s book launch. Price list enclosed.
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# 50227
GAYNOR, Andrew
Helen Maudsley
Melbourne : Niagara Galleries, 20014. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 32, illustrated. Price list enclosed.
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# 50209
BOYD, Hermia (1931 - 2000)
Three figures
Etching, 39 x 49 cm (plate line); 56 x 76 cm (sheet), signed in the image and dated ’71, untitled, editioned 13/30 lower right, signed by Hermia Boyd in pencil lower left, minor handling creases, unframed. A fine large format Hermia Boyd etching illustrating two crouched figures and one standing figure at the base of …