Australia’s most significant artists have donated works which will be auctioned at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Monday 27 October 2008.

The auction will assist with the purchase of French Impressionist, Paul Cézanne's Bords de la Marne.

WORKS HAVE BEEN GENEROUSLY DONATED BY:

DANELLE BERGSTROM
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL
JOHN FIRTH-SMITH
JAMES GLEESON
NICHOLAS HARDING
LINDY LEE
JOHN OLSEN
MIKE PARR
GARRY SHEAD 
JEFFREY SMART
TIM STORRIER
IMANTS TILLERS
AIDA TOMESCU
MARGARET WOODWARD
JOHN YOUNG

The auction will be conducted by Mr Justin Miller, Chairman, Sotheby's Australia
on Monday 27 October 2008, 6pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales
No buyer's premium.

Works by Mike Parr and John Young have been donated by Gene and Brian Sherman.
Works by James Gleeson have been donated by the artist and by the Agapitos Wilson collection, courtesy of Ray Wilson.

For further information:
Susanne Briggs (02) 9225 1791 or 0412 268 320
 

IMAGE CREDITS: Aida Tomescu, born Romania;  Australia, 1955, Tivoli 2007, oil on canvas, 137cm x 84cm, Collection of the artist; Imants Tillers, born Australia 1950, Nature speaks: BC  2008, acrylic, gouache on 16 canvas boards, 101.6cm x 142.2cm.