AUSTRALIAN ART May 2026
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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 …
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# 50207
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Country breakfast circa 1974
Screenprint, 47 x 37 cm (image); 58 x 45 cm (sheet), not titled or editioned (the edition was 100 copies) Blackman studio stamp lower right, a fine example, unframed. A fine Blackman screenprint of the bounty of a breakfast table. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman (1928 – 2024) The estate of the …
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# 50203
OLSEN, Penny
Feather and Brush : three centuries of Australian bird art
Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, 2001. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (light handling marks), pp. 228, a very good copy. This volume traces the 300-year history of bird art in Australia, from the crudely illustrated records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available at the start of the 21st century. There …
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# 50188
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
My Mother’s Garden – Colette
Screenprint, 53 x 35 cm (image); 56.5 x 39 cm (sheet), not titled or editioned (the published edition was 75 copies), signed by Blackman in pencil lower right, two very small tears to left margin, unframed. A fine Blackman screenprint inspired from his ‘Colette’ series, a series of works from the late 1970s inspired by Claudine …
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# 50187
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Paddington Cricket
Screenprint, 42 x 35 cm (image); 58 x 45 cm (sheet), titled lower centre and editioned lower left 67/100, signed by Blackman in pencil lower right, a fine example, unframed. A fine Blackman screenprint of two children and their dog playing cricket in Paddington streets, Sydney. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman (1928 …
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# 50185
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Sleeping beauty
Etching, 24 x 24 cm (plate line); 60 x 40 cm (sheet), edition A/P (artist’s proof, the published edition was 25 copies), signed by Blackman lower right, blind stamp for Port Jackson Press lower right, unframed. A fine, lyrical Blackman etching printed in colour. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman (1928 – 2024) …
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# 50184
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
The cat’s plant
Etching and aquatint, 20 x 15 cm (plate line); 60 x 41 cm (sheet), not titled or editioned (artist’s proof, the published edition was an edition of 30 copies), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower right, a few light spots of foxing, unframed. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman (1928 – 2024) The …
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# 50182
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Titania as Bride
Etching, 19.5 x 15 cm (plate line); 40 x 30 cm (sheet), not titled or editioned (artist’s proof, the published edition was 60 copies), signed by Blackman lower right, unframed. A fine, lyrical Blackman etching printed in colour. Titania is the powerful, strong-willed Queen of the Fairies and wife of King Oberon in Shakespeare’s A …
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# 50181
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Home work
Screenprint, 48 x 30 cm (image); 58 x 45.5 cm (sheet), titled lower centre and editioned lower left 11/100, signed by Blackman in pencil lower right, a fine example, unframed. A fine Blackman screenprint of a girl sitting at home facing her home work, her cat keeping her company. Provenance: The estate of the late …
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# 50180
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Tumbling
Etching, 14.5 x 14.5 cm (plate line, circular); 22 x 30 cm (sheet), not titled or editioned (the published edition was 30 copies), signed with Blackman studio stamp lower centre, unframed. A fine Blackman etching printed in colour. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman (1928 – 2024) The estate of the late Felicity …
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# 50179
BLACKMAN, Charles (1928 - 2018)
Orpheus
Etching and aquatint, 14.5 x 19.5 cm (plate line); 50 x 40 cm (sheet), untitled, editioned A/P lower left, signed with Blackman studio stamp lower right, a small spot of foxing in the margin, unframed. A fine Blackman etching of the Greek demigod Orpheus with his lyre. Provenance: The estate of the late Barbara Blackman …