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The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects
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that The Graham Geddes Collection of ImporFront Cover Illustration 190 AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN PAINTED, IVORY INLAID EBONY AND EBONISED CABINET*, CIRCA 1860 $46,000 - 55,000
would be. The tant Antiques & Objects is probably the most Opposite Page 20 A PAIR OF LOUIS XV FLOOR STANDING GILTWOOD FIGURAL CANDELABRA, LATE 18TH CENTURY $6,000 - 8,000
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Forthcoming Auctions The Weekly Auction
Every Thursday in 2012 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Monthly Toy Auction
Thursday 6th September 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Fine Jewellery Auction
Sunday 9th September 2012 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Pre-Owned Luxury Auction
Sunday 9th September 2012 – 3pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Maker's Mark Auction
Thursday 13th September 2012 – 11.30am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session I - Saturday 15th September 2012 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session II - Sunday 16th September 2012 – 10am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session III - Monday 17th September 2012 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Sunday Fine Art Auction
Sunday 23rd September 2012 – 2pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Modern Design Auction
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The Monthly Toy Auction
Thursday 11th October 2012 – 12pm
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session III - Monday 17th September 2012 – 6.30pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
The Collectables Horse Racing Auction
1790 AN IMPORTANT NORTHERN WEI PERIOD STONE STANDING FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, 5TH CENTURY A.D. $80,000 - 100,000
Sunday 4th November 2012 – 12pm
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Classic Furniture, Objects & Design Auction Sunday 18th November 2012 – 12pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
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Ancient India GEDDES ANTIQUITIES SELECTED FOR ANCIENT INDIA
1550 AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE FEMALE TORSO, 12TH/13TH CENTURY $15,000 - 20,000
1610 A RAJASTHAN GUPTA GLAZED EARTHENWARE FERTILITY ICON, 300-500 A.D $15,000 - 20,000
1615 AN INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE CARVED GODDESS, 12TH/13TH CENTURY A.D $10,000 - 15,000
Leonard Joel are thrilled to announce that three lots (illustrated) from the Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques & Objects auction have been selected for inclusion in the forthcoming important public exhibition Ancient India at The Ian Potter Museum, University of Melbourne from mid October 2012 to mid April 2013
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques & Objects Auction Saturday 15 September at 10am Sunday 16 September at 10am Monday 17 September at 6.30pm
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Preview at 877 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, Australia Saturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pm Sunday 9 September 2012 10am – 5pm Monday 10 September 2012 10am – 5pm
Tuesday 11 September 2012 10am – 5pm Wednesday 12 September 2012 10am – 8pm Thursday 13 September 2012 10am – 8pm Friday 14 September 2012 10am - 5pm
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CONSIGNING MODERN DESIGN
Sydney Representative for Graham Geddes Auction
AUCTION SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER
HANS BELLMAN A SOFA/DAYBED Switzerland, c. 1952 Sold $4,560 IBP
Leonard Joel is delighted to have engaged the services of Martyn Cook of MARTYN COOK ANTIQUES for Sydney
FINAL CALLS FOR ENTRIES
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and design. Sydney residents interested in viewing and bidding at this auction are invited to contact Martyn at martyn@martyncook.com or on mobile 0409 040 831.
NOW CONSIGNING FOR MONTHLY NOVEMBER COLLECTABLES
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THE mummy's Ghost, universal, 1944 Title u.s. lobby card $400 - 600
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Art TRUST HIGHLIGHTS
GRAHAM FRANSELLA (BORN 1950) Waver three plate coloured etching, 72 x 261cm Sold Australian Record $6,600 IBP
Record prices for contemporary Australian art Buoys market
JOANNA LOGUE (BORN 1964) Ellipse 2, oil on paper, 141 x 97cm Sold Australian Record $5,520 IBP
JORG SCHMEISSER (1942-2012) Second Journey to China four plate etching 25/100, 98 x 124cm Sold Australian Record $3,600 IBP
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IAN GRANT (BORN 1947 Open Plain 1987-1989, acrylic on canvas, 107 x 168cm Sold Australian Record $6,600 IBP
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ART TRUST HIGHLIGHTS
On Sunday August 26th one of the largest single-owner dispersals of contemporary art was undertaken at Leonard Joel’s South Yarra rooms and was supported by a record number of attendees. Emanating from the Australian Art Investment Trust, now under a deed of administration, more than 300 works representing some of Australia’s most prolific artists and sculptors were offered at public auction. Given the current subdued market the auction was eagerly anticipated as a barometer for the health and direction of the market for both collectors and sellers alike. For many of these artists the differential between their gallery prices and their market prices was extreme so artists and owners of these artists’
PETER D. COLE (BORN 1946 Ochre Landscape 1994 mixed media, 118 x 159cm Sold Australian Record $4,080 IBP
work were hoping for strong results. The auction did not disappoint with no less than 12 record auction prices – the highest price for the auction was for lot 336, Geoff Dyer’s striking work Untitled (Bushfire Series) II , which realised $14,640 IBP. Other Australian auction records were set for: Ben Shearer, Graham Fransella (for graphics and works on paper), Idris Murphy, Ian Grant, Emma Camden (glass), Joanna Logue, Peter Blizzard, Peter D Cole (painting), Jorg Schmeisser, Neil Taylor and Ben Hall. One of the more extraordinary results was for lot 163 by an artist not yet identified that after lengthy bidding realised $4,392 IBP against an estimate of $200 - $400. The sale realised $500,200 IBP, 97% by lot and a staggering 205 % by value. John Albrecht, Head of Corporate & Private
BEN SHEARER (BORN 1941) Crossing Cooper's Creek 1998, mixed media, 98 x 148cm Sold Australian Record $9,000 IBP
PETER BLIZZARD (1940-2010 Figure and Totem stone and corten steel, 98 x 41 x 18cm Sold Australian Record $4,800 IBP
Collections, commented: “Before the auction we received significant public pressure about our necessarily conservative pricing but in reality we were guided by existing auction results – these results tied our hands to ensure we were sensibly pricing. Many artists would have preferred the auction not to go ahead for fear of auction results but I hope that now they will see the benefit of building an auction profile. We achieved very healthy results for artists that will now only reassure collectors that their works are becoming more stable investments in a clearly challenging market. Today we notched up no less than twelve Australian auction records over the $2,000 mark and many more under that – I’m happy for the artists and I’m happy for collectors and pleased by the record number of new faces we
NEIL TAYLOR (BORN 1953) Barrenjoey Sundown 1997, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 180cm Sold Australian Record $3,600 IBP
IDRIS MURPHY (BORN 1949) Cliff Face, oil on canvas, 121.5 x 130cm Sold Australian Record $6,600 IBP
saw at the auction today.” The Leonard Joel art department is now inviting single-owner art collections for its forthcoming season of catalogue auctions. For confidential and complimentary market valuations please contact: John Albrecht, Head of Art john.albrecht@leonardjoel.com.au Nicole Salvo, Art Specialist nicole.salvo@leonardjoel.com.au GRAHAM FRANSELLA (BORN 1950), Track Series, mixed media on paper (diptych, 100 x 300cm Sold Australian Record $6,600 IBP
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FINE ART AUCTION
60 CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990) Owl Stump & Lovers 1986 oil on canvas, 89 x 109cm $10,000 - 15,000
57 KEITH LOOBY (BORN 1940) Ex Wife Study circa 1979 oil on canvas, 121 x 90cm $3,000 - 4,000
COLLECTION OF A GENTLEMAN, QLD Leonard Joel have secured an interesting collection of Australian paintings from a private collector in Queensland – lots 57 - 67. We were particularly delighted to secure a fine work by Clifton Pugh (illustrated) and works by the 1984 Archibald Prize-winning Keith Looby and the 1999 Archibald Prize-winning Euan MacLeod; two artists rarely seen on the secondary market.
66 KEVIN CONNOR (BORN 1932) Sydney Harbour at Night 1978 oil on canvas, 41 x 51cm $2,000 - 3,000
Auction Sunday 23 September 2012, 2pm
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58 JEFF MAKIN (BORN 1943) Millaa Millaa Falls 1986 oil on canvas, 89.5 x 119.5cm $3,000 - 4,000
Preview Wednesday 19 September 2012 9am – 8pm Thursday 20 September 2012 10am – 4pm
Friday 21 September 2012 10am – 4pm Saturday 22 September 2012 10am – 5pm
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59 JOHN PEART (BORN 1945) Reflections II 1986 oil on canvas, 76.5 x 106cm $4,000 - 5,000
67 DAVID RANKIN (BORN 1946) Golden Ochre Landscape 1990 oil on canvas, 152 x 275cm $4,000 - 6,000
65 MAC BETTS (BORN 1932) Mirage on the Nullarbor Plains 1985 (Number 12 Nullarbor Series) oil on canvas, 120 x 130cm $3,000 - 4,000
ART 64 EUAN MACLEOD (BORN 1956) (Rock) Slide 1992 oil on canvas, 84 x 122cm $12,000 - 18,000
63 GORDON SHEPHERDSON (BORN 1934) Portrait of Leigh Richardson circa 1990 oil on board, 123.5 x 152cm $2,000 - 3,000
Now Consigning for The December Sunday Fine Art Auction
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The Graham geddes collection
AN IMPORTANT STOCK IN TRADE AUCTION The Graham Geddes Collection OF important antiques & Objects
491 A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH CHINOISERIE RED LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK, SIGNED TEMPUS FUGIT $3,000 - 4,000
535 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, THE DIAL SIGNED CABUT JNE. $5,000 - 6,000
880 A MID 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XV STYLE CUT BRASS INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKET* $10,000 - 15,000
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antiques & Objects Auction Saturday 15 September at 10am Sunday 16 September at 10am Monday 17 September at 6.30pm
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Preview at 877 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, Australia Saturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pm Sunday 9 September 2012 10am – 5pm Monday 10 September 2012 10am – 5pm
Tuesday 11 September 2012 10am – 5pm Wednesday 12 September 2012 10am – 8pm Thursday 13 September 2012 10am – 8pm Friday 14 September 2012 10am - 5pm
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494 A LOUIS XV STYLE CUT BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL INLAID MANTEL CLOCK, MID 19TH CENTURY* $3,000 - 5,000
543 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK $4,000 - 6,000
565 A FINE QUALITY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU MOUNTED MARBLE CLOCK AND GARNITURE $16,000 - 20,000
560 A 19TH CENTURY LOUIS XV STYLE PAINTED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BRACKET CLOCK THE DIAL SIGNED LE DUNOIS, A PARIS, CIRCA 1790 $15,000 - 20,000
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500 A GEORGE II BLACK LACQUERED CHINOISERIE LONG CASE CLOCK THE DIAL SIGNED ISAAC PAPAVOINE, SUFFOLK STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1700 $10,000 - 15,000
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JEWELLERY
217 A DIAMOND NECKLACE BY CARTIER $4,000 - 5,000
160 A SAMORODOK CIGARETTE CASE BY CARTIER $5,000 - 7,000
75 A DIAMOND RING BY CARTIER $12,000 - 16,000
240 A PAIR OF EARRINGS BY CARTIER $1,600 - 2,200
218 A GOLD RING BY CARTIER $1,200 - 1,500
CARTIER 206 A CORAL AND ONYX BRACELET BY CARTIER $3,400 - 3,800
Fine Jewellery & Pre-Owned Luxury Auction Sunday 9 September 2012, 12pm
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Friday 7 September 2012 10am – 4pm Saturday 8 September 2012 10am – 5pm
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PRE- OWNED Luxury
445 A BIRKIN HANDBAG BY HERMES $12,000 - 16,000
The Fine Jewellery and Pre-owned Luxury auction will take place on Sunday September 9th 2012 at 12pm. Indulge in a little luxury and treat yourself to a variety of fine jewellery, watches & designer items at Leonard Joel. Two great auctions on the same day. Melbourne’s leading jewellery auction house once again offers a fine selection of quality Jewels with many signed pieces. Following the Fine Jewellery Auction are hundreds of items from leading international designers, including a Birkin Handbag by Hermes. Viewing as advertised. We are always happy to assist you with any enquiries and condition reports on any item in our auction. Enquiries John D'Agata Head of Jewellery Tel: (03) 8825 5605 john.dagata@leonardjoel.com.au
Maker's MARK
AUCTION Thursday 13 September at 11.30am
Leonard Joel is proud to offer a selection of seventy Australian designer items of jewellery from the iconic “Makers Mark”. This private collection being offered for the first time showcases a variety of Australian handmade jewels and one off items. An excellent opportunity to purchase a unique treasure from this unique collection and a must for anyone wanting to buy a piece of Australian jewellery history.
2549 A ROUND BROOCH WITH FISH BY DAN SCURRY $300 - 500
Now Consigning for The December FINE JEWELLERY Auction
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THE WEEKLY
THESE FIVE ASSORTED CHINESE CARVED IVORY LOHAN FIGURES FIGURES WITH FOUR CHARACTER MARKS TO THE BASE ATTRACTED FRENZIED BIDDING AT OUR WEEKLY AUCTION ON 23 AUGUST 2012 AND SOLD FOR $7,200 IBP
The Weekly The Weekly Auction – Viewing Wednesdays 9am to 8pm / Auction Thurdays 10am / View online at leonardjoel.com.au
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KAZARI HIGHLIGHTS
Cremorne auction delights the Japanese Senses Hidden away in an impossibly narrow Cremorne street off Chapel Street resides a little parcel of Japanese design and art that for more than two decades has been providing lovers of the Japanese aesthetic furnishings, objects and fabrics and advice about collecting. Add to this an open plan restoration area populated by Japanese worksmiths happy to discuss the finer points of Japanese furniture and you start to get a sense of how interesting a visit to the Kazari Warehouse is. Leonard Joel were delighted to be appointed auctioneer to assist with the dispersal of more than 500 items from this part of the Kazari collection as were collectors from all over the country that were buying Japanese screens, handsome Edo period cabinetry that Kazari has become so famous for sourcing and items of beauty and utility. The highest price realised was for lot 254, a Japanese Staircase Chest, that sold for $3,840IBP and one of the more unusual items was lot 250 (illustrated), Japanese Kitchen cabinet, that sold for $2,400IBP. The sale realised well in excess of $200,000 and provided passionate collectors of all things Japanese a wonderful afternoon of "auction shopping". Enquiries Guy Cairnduff Head of the Specialist Collector Tel: (03) 8825 5611 Mobile: 0407 828 137 Email: guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au
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classic furniture, objects & design
Classic Furniture Objects Design Entries Invited Classic Furniture Objects & Design Auction Sunday 18 November Melbourne Now Consigning
AN ART NOUVEAU STERLING SILVER AND SILVER GILT COFFEE POT MOUNTED WITH BAROQUE PEARLS AND JADE MAKER’S MARK TIFFANY & CO, CIRCA 1900 $3,000 - 5,000
Australian and International Modern Design; European and Australian Furniture; Porcelain; Silver; Clocks; Australian Decorative Arts; Asian Works of Art; Single Owner Collections Entries must close Friday 14 October Specialist enquiries contact Guy Cairnduff on 03 8825 5611
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ClassIC furnIture, obJeCts & DesIGn
A SELECTION OF NOVELTY WALKING STICKS FROM A PRIVATE SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION
NoVeLTy VALUe In the current climate of fluctuating values
ing flask walking stick - ideal for long after-
and demand for what are considered to be
noon promenades!
the traditional decorative arts, emerging
In the category of silver, a sterling silver
niche markets have seen a gravitation of
mounted animalia claret jug in the form of a
collectors toward the quirky and unusual,
mythological Harpy bird, by the renowned
often with astonishing results. One notable
London silversmith, Alexander Crichton,
example of the reinterpretation of standard
is another outstanding example of the cat-
forms in the decorative arts is the novelty
egory.
accessory. These can take many different
one such item which has challenged the
forms, from something as simple as a nut-
recent trend of saleroom to smelter which
meg grater through to an elaborate anima-
has befallen much of the traditional silver
lia claret jug, but all share in common a pre-
market in recent times, as less interesting
occupation with form over function born
pieces are purchased simply for their mate-
of the Victorian era and carried on in the
rial value. In 2010, sterling silver mounted
twentieth century.
claret jug by Crichton, modelled in the form
In Leonard Joel’s November Classic Fur-
of a walrus replete with ivory tusks, was
niture, Objects and Design auction, collec-
sold by Leonard Joel for $22,800(IBP). The
tors of novelty accessories will find iconic
example to be offered in November will
examples of the category including a single
attract an estimate of $4,000-$6,000.
Crichton’s novelty creations are
owner collection of over one hundred novelty walking sticks. The collection, to be
Enquiries
sold in individual lots and groups, encom-
Guy Cairnduff
passes accessories fit for myriad pastimes
Head of the Specialist Collector
and occupations, from horseracing to golf-
(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 137
ing, musical instruments and even a drink-
guy.cairnduff@leonardjoel.com.au
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A RARE STERLING SILVER MOUNTED STONEWARE CLARET JUG IN THE FORM OF A HARPY, MAKER’S MARK ALEXANDER CRICHTON, LONDON CIRCA 1877 $4,000 - $6,000
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Collectables
Horse Racing Memorabilia
Frederick Woodhouse SENIOR (1820-1902) Gondolier and Alice Drew, 1885 oil on canvas, 64 x 94cm $10,000 - 15,000
This sale will take place during Spring Carnival Week and will include an important private collection from a well respected member of the Australian racing fraternity. The auction comprises a wide range of Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup memorabilia from a Melbourne Cup presentation whip and silks to early race photographs and race books.
NOW Consigning for November collectables Auction
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A SINGLE OWNER ART COLLECTION
HIGHLIGHTS FROM A SINGLE OWNER ART COLLECTION
21 LAWRENCE DAWS (BORN 1927) Owl Creek, Glass House Mountains, Queensland circa 1977 oil on composition board, 101.5 x 122cm $8,000 - 12,000
34 BRYAN WESTWOOD (1930-2000) Rocky Outcrop 1976 oil on board. 121.5 x 151.5cm $7,000 - 9,000
110 BRETT WHITELEY (1939-1992) Summer’s Bay circa 1962 oil, tempera and collage on board signed ‘Whiteley’ lower right signed and inscribed ‘Summer’s Bay/ Brett Whiteley’ verso 90 x 76cm PROVENANCE Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney Allen D. Christensen Collection, California On loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth from September 1979 (label attached verso) Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 29/08/2007, lot no. 4, sold $204,000 (IBP) Private collection, Melbourne
EXHIBITED Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney, 1963, cat.10 (as ‘Summer Bay’) Paintings from the Collection of Allen D. Christensen, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 7-22 December 1976, cat. no. 50 LITERATURE Modern Australian Painting 1920s-1980s, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 9-20 September 1997, cat. no. 35 (illus.) Illustrated front cover $120,000-160,000
70 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Withered Trees circa 1952 oil and enamel on board, 74.5 x 61.5cm $40,000 - 50,000
FINE ART AUCTION SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER AT 2pm
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Smallpox theatre
Over the years, Leonard Joel has attracted many different people for many a varied reason. From the stealthy antiquer in search of their next major masterpiece, to the humbled first home owner casting aside their collection of Ikea allen keys in pursuit of a more unique way to furnish their new abode. Every now and then, Leonard Joel also happens to attract some rather non assuming stars. Though there is no arguing that many of Leonard Joel's auctioneers do give performances worthy of a standing ovation, the stars in question are of a more inanimate nature. To be specific, one incredibly talented suitcase has recently traded in its life in melbourne's showrooms for a new world basking in the limelight. As part of this years Melbourne Fringe Festival, adult puppet and physical theatre company, Smallpox Theatre, will present their highly innovative use of vintage suitcases and other overlooked items from various lots. From dusty old trunks converted into laundry sinks to old bed sheets transformed into raunchy puppet bedroom scenes, David 'Splatt' Rosenblatt and Gemma Lark have found worlds of inspiration in seemingly odd places. First performed on the 10th floor of a carpark during the 2012 Adelaide Fringe Festival, 'A Grim era' (an anagram of the word 'Marriage'), tells the darkly romantic and deeply dysfunctional love story of two vagabond clowns stuck in a world of romantic monotony. Like molasses trickling down the tail of an old dead cat, this visually stunning silent piece is a sickly sweet depiction of a rather sticky situation. Spawned from the misspent youths of a puppeteer and a storyteller, Smallpox Theatre is the collaboration of Splatt & Lark, two multi-disciplinary, Melbourne based theatre makers. Working in a contemporary style of hybrid puppet theatre, Smallpox marry puppetry, vaudeville, mime, clowning, sideshow (and suitcases), to create a mode of visual storytelling that is intimate, poetic and grotesquely playful. The sweet nostalgic styling of this duo and the dark, twisted surrealism that engulfs the Smallpox world makes for a manner of performance that will delight, disturb and if you’re especially lucky, disfigure*. * 'A Grim Era' contains dangerous stunts involving musical handsaws, glass walking and spam. For more details go to www.smallpoxtheatre.com, www.melbournefringe.com. au , or if you're already sold, book tickets on: (03) 9660 9666.
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Smallpox in a Suitcase David by Brig BEE
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Self portrait 1966 oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board 106.5 x 69.5 cm The Bankwest Art Collection Photo: Simon Cowling, Temple Dog © the Guy Grey-Smith Estate
Karri Forest 1974 oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board 89.0 x 121.0 cm Collection: Trinity Grammas School Art Collection, Sydney © the Guy Grey-Smith Estate
Kangaroos 1959 serigraph, edition of 40 48.5 x 32.5 cm Photo: Robert Frith, Acorn Photography
Guy Grey-Smith: Life Force
For the discerning collector, the artworks of sible to follow his trajectory as he interro- bushlands surrounding his homes in the hills Gallery+Sculpture Park in Victoria, a show
Guy Grey-Smith have a particular resonance gates his own talents through a variety of sty- outside Perth, and later in Pemberton in the particularly appreciated by Helen Greyand attraction. Equally powerful as a painter, listic challenges. In the mid-50s, he returned state’s south-west, providing rich sources of Smith, then aged 89. In 2009, she and her son printmaker and ceramist, this Western Aus- to England to study fresco-making, whilst inspiration. His critically acclaimed art was Mark offered Gaynor the first ever access tralian artist is championed in his home state Helen explored textile design. Inevitably, highly popular and examples may now be to Guy’s wartime drawings, his diaries and but is seriously underappreciated in the east. both practices then informed his paintings as found in every major institutional and Uni- archives and the monograph is the result. Fortunately, this may be about to change his imagery and technique became increas- versity art collection in Australia. He exhib- Sadly, Helen Grey-Smith died a mere three with the recent release of Guy Grey-Smith: ingly pared back to the elemental structures ited in every state with gallerists of the cali- months after the project commenced. Life Force, the first monograph on his career and ‘life force’ of his subjects. despite having died some thirty years ago.
bre of Rudy Komon and Ann Lewis, as well She would, however, be delighted with the
Re-introduced to the reductive approach of as participating in landmark international result and that the last decade has seen a
Born in 1916 in the wheatbelt town of Wagin, the Russian Nicolas de Staël, Grey-Smith’s exhibitions such as Recent Australian Paint- steady increase in value for her husband’s Grey-Smith’s youth was unremarkable until paintings from the 1960s-on feature great ing held at London’s Whitechapel Gallery in work on the secondary market. In fact, it he joined the RAAF. Seconded to the RAF in swathes of impasto colour applied with six- 1961. Honored with a touring Retrospective is rare that a work offered at auction ever late 1937, he was shot down during the war inch scrapers which capture every trace of in 1976, Grey-Smith was an early member of gets passed in, such is the demand for his under horrific conditions and subsequently the artist’s progress. Under-colours peep out the Visual Arts Board (now Australia Coun- distinctive paintings and prints. For collecendured four years in POW camps. Whilst in vivid contrast to the monolithic slabs of cil), President of the WA Contemporary Art tors, the publication of Guy Grey-Smith: Life there, he taught himself to draw and paint, paint which pile over the top, bulked up by Society, founder of Modernist Collective The Force will serve as an excellent aid to their skills he furthered on release through study his own handmade wax medium. An invet- Perth Group, was a vociferous advocate of research, crammed as it is with biographical at the Chelsea School of Arts under such erate traveler, Grey-Smith would take the younger artists and, shortly before his death, details, images, exhibitions lists and bibliogluminaries as Henry Moore and Ceri Rich- family on annual camping expeditions into received Queen’s Honours. It was an intense raphy. An index is also available for downards. Returning to Western Australia with his the Murchison, South-West and, most nota- and diversely creative career.
load from the UWAP website.
wife Helen in 1947, he set himself the task of bly, the Pilbara regions of Western Australia. Andrew Gaynor, author of the new monotranslating his local landscape through the Like Nolan’s central Australia paintings from graph, is a Melbourne-based curator and Andrew Gaynor prism of the ‘school of Paris’, as exempli- the late 1940s, Grey-Smith’s paintings were researcher who spent many years in Perth Guy Grey-Smith: Life Force fied by Cezanne, Matisse and the Fauves. His a revelation to local audiences, often form- where he held positions at the Art Gallery Fully illustrated, 296 pages paintings and drawings from the 1950s are ing their first encounters with these remote of Western Australia and the Perth Institute UWA Publishing glorious works, full of incident and analysis. regions. Trees & karri forests in particu- of Contemporary Arts. In 2006, he curated $59.95 (inc free delivery if ordered on the They are also works in progress and it is pos- lar were deeply loved by the artist with the Guy Grey-Smith: a survey at the McClelland UWAP website)
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Look out for THE OCTOBER ISSUE.
The Graham Geddes Collection of Important Antique Furniture & Objects Auction Session III - Monday 17th September 2012 – 6.30pm 1555 AN IMPORTANT CHINESE CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY* $12,000 - $15,000
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