New Acquisitions

# 51435

PRUNSTER, Ursula

Belle-Île : Monet, Russell & Matisse in Brittany

Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (small crease to inner flap), pp. 132, illustrated. Curated by Ursula Prunster with contributions by Ann Galbally, Albie Thoms and Paula Dredge.

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# 51358

TAPPER, Nick (editor)

Ngarra : the texta drawings

Edited and introduced by Nick Tapper with contributions by Henry F. Skerritt and Kevin Shaw. Subiaco, W.A. : Mossenson Art Foundation, 2015 (2018 reprint). Quarto, illustrated wrappers in dustjacket, pp. 175, illustrated. New copy. ‘ A mesmerising collection of texta drawings by one of remote Australia’s most significant artists. Ngarra was the senior lawman for …

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# 51404

RUDD, Steele (pseud.).

[LINDSAY]. Our new selection

Sydney : The Bulletin Newspaper Company, 1903. Octavo, illustrated cloth (lightly marked), pp. [xii]; 211; 16, occasional scattered foxing, edges stained red, illustrated throughout by Norman, Lionel and Percy Lindsay.

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# 51386

GELLERT, Leon; LINDSAY, Norman

Songs of a campaign. (Presentation copy for Bertram Stevens, signed by Gellert)

Sydney : Angus & Robertson 1917. Third, enlarged edition. Octavo, decorated cloth (slightly rubbed), illustrated endpapers, pp. 124, illustrated by Norman Lindsay. Presentation inscription ‘Mr. Bertram Stevens, The Lone Hand’ on the half-title, signed by the author Leon Gellert on title page, some pencil annotations throughout. First edition to be illustrated by Lindsay. Rare signed.

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# 51351

EAGLE, Mary

The oil paintings of Arthur Streeton in the National Gallery of Australia

Canberra, ACT : National Gallery of Australia, 1994. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, light handling marks, pp. 216, illustrated. ‘This publication focuses on the Gallery s collection of 46 Streeton works ranging from Sandrige (painted on cigar-box wood in 1884) through to his late canvas In a London garden c1934. Tracing Streeton’s career, the book tells how …

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# 51349

CRAMER, Sue; BUTLER, Roger et al.

John Nixon. Four decades, five hundred prints

Geelong : Geelong Gallery, 2023. Quarto, illustrated cards in dustjacket, pp. 224, illustrated. ‘ Printmaking was a vital part of artist John Nixon’s celebrated oeuvre of abstract art. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition of the same name at Geelong Gallery and reveals Nixon’s inventive use of varied techniques, which ranged from simple woodcuts and potato …

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# 51347

FRANK, Dale.

So Far : the art of Dale Frank

Melbourne : Schwartz Publishing, 2007. Quarto, thick boards with sculptural cut-out design in lettered slipcase, 425 pp, profusely illustrated, all edges and endpapers bright yellow, a superb contemporary book designed by the artist. New copy, sealed in shrinkwrap. ‘So Far: The Art of Dale Frank 1980–2005 traces a trajectory in the work of world–renowned Australian artist …

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# 51346

D'ARCY DOYLE (1932 - 2001)

The life and art of d’Arcy W. Doyle

Sydney : Ronald Coles Investment Gallery, 1993. Oblong folio (245 x 335 mm), gilt-lettered maroon leather, pp. 184, illustrated in colour. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the artist, this is copy number 1370. A fine example in immaculate condition.

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# 51328

NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)

Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.

Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1960s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope (edges rubbed), 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir Portfolio, each with …

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# 51329

NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)

Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.

Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1980s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope, 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir Portfolio, each with a different …

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# 51327

NAMATJIRA, Albert (1902-1959)

Albert Namatjira : souvenir portfolio : six watercolours painted in Central Australia by foremost Australian Aboriginal artist.

Artarmon, N.S.W. : Legend Press, [circa 1960s]. Publisher’s illustrated envelope (edges rubbed, birthday inscription verso), 185 x 235 mm, housing six colour reproductions of paintings by Namatjira, each 175 x 225 mm (sheet size), plus a seventh sheet with biographical information and b/w photographic portrait of the artist. Scarce. There are six variations to this Souvenir …

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# 51318

ANDERSON, Jaynie

Crossing Cultures : Conflict, Migration and Convergence – The Proceedings of the 32nd International Congress of the History of Art

Edited by Jaynie Anderson, President of the International Committee of Art. Melbourne : The Miegunyah Press, 2009. Thick quarto, gilt-lettered cloth, image after Tommy McRae on upper board, pp. xviii; 1108, illustrated. A fine copy. Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration and Convergence is an in-depth examination of the effect of globalism on art and art history. …

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# 51317

[OLSEN, John]. McGREGOR, Ken

Teeming with Life. John Olsen: His complete graphics 1957 – 2005 (trial binding for the deluxe edition, possibly unique)

By Ken McGregor in consultation with John Olsen and Jeffrey Makin. Melbourne : Macmillan, 2005. Quarto, decorated grey cloth in clamshell box, portrait of Geoffrey Dutton to upper panel, edges blocked silver, 264 pp, illustrated throughout. First edition, first printing of the definitive catalogue raisonné of Olsen’s graphics. This appears to be a trial binding …

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# 50738

OLSEN, John (1928 - )

John Olsen “The Kiss”

Townsville and Melbourne : Lyre Bird Press & Zimmer Editions, 2009. Folio, quarter-calf over linen, gilt-lettered on spine, unpaginated, original signed Olsen etching bound in as frontispiece, titled ‘The Kiss’ and editioned out of 30 copies, an original Olsen pen sketch of a lyre bird facing title page with the edition number written by the …

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# 51313

[Warringah Printmakers Studio]; ANSON, Jennifer

Natural Collection

Sydney : Warringah Printmakers Studio, 2017. Elephant folio with printed wrappers, housed in buckram clamshell case with matching printed lining, in printed calico bag. A publication of twenty-nine prints of varying method, showing flora and fauna of Northern Sydney, accompanied by artists’ statements and scientific descriptions. Limited to an edition of 10 copies, with signatures …

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