Kelly 1959

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992)

Kelly 1959

ripolin on board
150.5 x 120.0 cm
signed with initial lower left: N
signed with initial and dated verso: Feb 23rd 1959/ N

Provenance:
Durlacher Bros. Galleries, New York
Private collection, New York
Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 1996
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 15 March 2006, lot 17
The Estate of Eva Breuer, Sydney

Exhibited:
Durlacher Bros. Galleries, New York
From Streeton to Whiteley: A Selection of Art, Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 18 October - 10 November 1996, cat.15
Unmasked: Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly 1950-1990, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Victoria, 11 November 2006 - 4 March 2007
Nolan 1917-1992, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney, 2007, cat.19

Reference:
Morgan, K. & Smith, D., Unmasked: Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly 1950-1990, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Victoria, 2006, p.61
Nolan 1917-1992, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney, 2007, p.34, cat.19 (illus. p.35)

Related Works:
Jack Jesus Ischia 1956, mixed media on paper, 30.0 x 25.0 cm, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 April 1999, lot 191

Estimate: $180000 - 220000

Result Hammer: $150,000