William Beckwith Mcinnes (1889 - 1939)
The Little Farm 1917
Estimate: $4000 - 6000
Sold For:
$3500 hammer
Description
William Beckwith Mcinnes (1889 - 1939)
The Little Farm 1917
oil on board
23.5 x 60.5 cm
signed and dated lower right: McInnes/ 17
signed and inscribed verso: NO VIII THE LITTLE FARM/ W.B McINNES/ NOT FOR SALE/ MELB
Provenance:
Collection of Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer, Victoria
Mrs Aileen Rowan, Victoria
Thence by descent, Mr Richard Rowan, Victoria
Thence by descent, private collection, New South Wales
Exhibited:
Loan Collection of Australian Art, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1917 (label attached verso)
Loan Exhibition of Australian Art, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 4 April - 8 July 1918, cat.62
Reference:
'Books of the Day', The Herald, Melbourne, 24 July 1918, p.3
'The Clark Art Exhibition', The Mercury, Hobart, 7 July 1926, p.4
Estimate: $4000 - 6000
Result Hammer: $3500