Still Life Petunias 1987
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 160.5 x 120.5
signed, dated and titled [on reverse: acc.to Sotheby’s]
Coll.: unknown
First shown in 1987 (at both the Roslyn Oxley9 and Anima galleries), and later acquired for the BP Collection.
There are several later variants, including Untitled [Petunias] 1988 and Stillife Petunias (for Leigh) 1997.
Provenance
- P/C, then to BP Coll. (info via Sotheby’s)
- Auctioned by Sotheby’s, Melb., Sept.2002 (BP Collection sale), lot 48 (ill.; details as above; est.$60-80,000; sold for $52,000 plus buyer’s premium)
- Private collection, Sydney (acc.to Gould Galleries May 2012: see below)
- With Gould Galleries, Melb., May 2012 (correspondence with Arkley Estate)
Exhibited
- HA Roslyn Oxley9, 9/87, cat.4
- HA Anima Gallery, Adelaide, 10/87, cat.2 ($4,000)
- HA Monash 1991, cat.65 (as 160 x 122)