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Title
Anemones and oranges
circa 1929
Artist
Augustus John OM
Wales
04 Jan 1878 - 31 Oct 1961
Details
Date
circa 1929
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions
54.2 x 65.2 cm stretcher; 75.5 x 87.0 x 8.0 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.r., red paint "John". Not dated.
Credit
Watson Bequest Fund 1946
Location
Not on display
Accession number
7776
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Augustus John OM
Anemones and oranges
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
Recent paintings by Augustus E. John, Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, London, 24 Apr 1929–17 May 1929
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, 24 Apr 1929, London/England, Purchased by Arthur Tooth & Sons from Augustus John, 29 April 1929 and sold on the same day to Mrs Kroyer-Kielberg. Tooth stock no. 8728
Mrs Kroyer-Kielberg, post 24 Apr 1929, London/England, later Lady Kroyer-Kielberg
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, pre 22 Nov 1946, London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Arthur Tooth & Sons 1946
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, Recent paintings by Augustus E. John, London, 1929. cat.no. 25
Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 96 (illus.).
Anne Kirker and Peter Tomory, British painting 1800–1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 112. cat.no. 1138
Terence Maloon, Look, 'Acquisitions: Derain's Antique Inspirations', Heidelberg, Nov 1987, cover (colour illus.).