Lloyd Rees (1895-1988)
The Valley c1932
Estimate: $9000 - 12000
Sold For:
$15000 hammer
Description
Lloyd Rees (1895-1988)
The Valley c1932
oil on canvas on board
29.5 x 34.5 cm
signed indistinctly lower left: REES
bears inscription verso: The Valley/ by Lloyd Rees/ Parramatta/ 20 guineas/ CA SHEPHERD/ 18 CARRARA Rd/ VAUCLUSE
Provenance:
Mr Charles Shepherd, Sydney
Acquired from the above, Mr Colin Montague Orr, Sydney
Thence by descent, Dr Kevin B. Orr, Sydney
Estate of the above
Exhibited:
Lloyd Rees Loan Exhibition, National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 - 30 August 1942, cat.8 (label attached verso)
Reference:
Free, R., Lloyd Rees, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1979, cat.O42
Estimate: $9000 - 12000
Result Hammer: $15000