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Title
Vivarium
1947
Artist
Maurice Estève
France
02 May 1904 - 27 or 29 June 2001
Details
Date
1947
Materials used
oil on hardboard
Dimensions
81.0 x 65.0 cm board; 97.6 x 81.4 x 4.5 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., grey paint "Estève 47".
Signed and dated u.r. verso, green paint Estève/ 1947/ ...".
Credit
Purchased 1953
Location
Not on display
Accession number
9012
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Maurice Estève
Vivarium
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Oeuvres d'Estève de 1935 à 1947, Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, 09 Apr 1948–30 May 1948
French Painting Today:
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart Jan 1953–Feb 1953
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 27 Feb 1953–29 Mar 1953
- Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane Apr 1953–May 1953
- National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street], Melbourne Jun 1953–Jul 1953
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Aug 1953–Aug 1953
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Sep 1953–Sep 1953
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1953, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Mar 1954–04 Apr 1954
French art from Australian collections, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, Jun 1959–Jul 1959
Paintings by European masters: Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960, National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 12 Mar 1960–26 Mar 1960
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré, Paris/France, Purchased by the AGNSW from Louis Carré Gallery 1953. Purchased from the exhibition 'French Painting Today' touring Australian State Galleries.
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Art Gallery of New South Wales, French painting today: peintres vivants de l'Ecole de Paris, Sydney, 1953, 20. cat.no. 37
Pierre Francastel, Estève, Paris, 1956, 72, 73 (illus.). as in a private collection
European Masters, The Adelaide Festival of Arts 1960: Souvenir catalogue of special exhibitions at the National Gallery of South Australia, Paintings, Adelaide, 1960. cat. no. 2
Queensland Art Gallery, French art from Australian collections, Brisbane, 1959. cat.no. 38