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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Watercolours, Other Works on Paper
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*** An important folio of botanical paintings by Miss Eliza Blyth (1820-1894) bearing Inter-Colonial Exhibition label, Tasmania 1866 No. 560 exhibited by Miss Blyth, residence Hobart Town, comprising; 1. Epactis Impressa, initialed Eb Sept, 24 x 14.5 cm 2.… ***
*** Hsu Pei-Hung, Chinese, 20th century, Eagles, watercolour 64 x 46 cm. Provenance: A Professor Wang gifted this work to Australia's last surviving World War II war correspondent, Tony Raft the present vendor ***
*** Australian School October 19, 1861, watercolour Moyle, T. G. 47 x 74 cm, The Wills Tragedy; the arrival of the neighbouring squatters and Mon collecting and burying the dead, after the attack by the blacks on H.R Wills Esq. Stationed Leichardt district,… ***
*** John Skinner Prout, Corroberee dance of the natives (NSW) (sic), watercolour, circa 1840-43 26 x 36.5 cm ***
*** Eretan. Watercolour on paper. Affandi. Signed and initialed lower left and in pencil lower right. 51.5 x 72 cm ***
*** John H. Glover, British/Australian (1769-1849) View of Chester, watercolour over pencil heightened with gum Arabic 40.5 x 60.5 cm. This watercolour presents a view of Chester looking south-East, the river Dee can be seen meandering around the city and in… ***
*** The William Mitcalfe, 447 tons, E Philipson Esq Commander, Underway out of Darling harbour Sydney, NSW, 1846, watercolour Garling, Frederick, unsigned. Provenance: by descent within the Robb family, ship owners of Newcastle ***
*** The Alexander, Captain Phillipson Getting under Way off Macquarie Fort Sydney New South Wales1847, watercolour, Garling, Frederick 33 x 44 cm. Provenance: by descent within the Robb family, ship owners of Newcastle ***
*** John Barr Clarke Hoyte, New Zealand (1835-1913) Auckland harbour, NZ, watercolour signed lower left 25 x 45 cm. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW ***
*** A large Chinese landscape scroll, ink and colour on silk, Painted with a mountainous landscape in classical Song dynasty style, inscribed and sealed, 163 x 94.5 cm. Together with a Chinese hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, depicting an Arhat… ***
*** South Head Light House, New South Wales. Australia second quarter of the 19th century Watercolour Bennett, John John 21 x 16 cm Signed Jno Bennett lower right and titled in ink to margin Original cedar frame 21 x 16 cm Reference Joan Kerr, The Dictionary… ***
*** George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887) (Attrib.), Geelong Hunt Club Meeting at The Wallington Hotel, circa 1861, watercolour, 34 x 65 cm, Inscribed verso to an old document fragment: 'Meeting of hounds at Wallington Hotel - period about 1854. Provenance:… ***
*** Buffalo in rice field, watercolour on paper. Affandi, signed and initialed lower left and in pencil lower right. 53 x 74 cm ***
*** Style of Richard Reid, Australian school first quarter of nineteenth century, watercolour, unsigned 35 x 29 cm, untitled,full portrait of a Colonial uniformed officer with tents in background. Private collection similar portrait painting of Colonel George… ***
*** Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960), A. Scandal in High Life, ink and wash, signed, titled and date 15.03.1904, 15.5 x 21 cm ***
*** British School, circa 1930. Feeding the Chickens, watercolour, signed lower right Gibson, 40 x 50 cm ***
*** Monument at Botany Bay to the memory of La Perouse second quarter of the 19th century Watercolour Bennett, John John 21 x 16 cm Signed Jno Bennett lower right and titled in ink to margin Original cedar frame 21 x 16 cm This previously undocumented… ***
*** Brancusi. Portrait-face, ink drawing, signed. 32 x 19 cm ***
*** Five impressive Chinese, watercolours on silk, 235 x 122, each depicting different scenes of birds in flowering shrubs ***
*** Pearl of the Overflow, 2007, photomontage, mixed media, Yeldham, Joshua 105 x 70 cm edition 12/12- medium size ***
*** Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879-1969), Three Maidens, pencil, initialled 'Nl' lower left, titled on certificate of authenticity by Lin Bloomfield verso, 29.5 x 25 cm ***
*** Hobart Town 1956, watercolour 24 x 34 cm. Colonial School, titled and dated 1856 in image, huon pine frame ***
*** 'The Main Event', by Matthew James MacNally (Aust/Britain 1874-1943), watercolour, signed and dated '1925' lower left, 46 x 34 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 78 x 71 cm ***
*** Robert Doble (Born 1961), Exotic Figure, watercolour and gold leaf, signed lower left, 60 x 42 cm ***
*** Architect's rendering of the 'Victorian Artist's Society' building which still stands at 430 Albert St East Melbourne. 42 x 42 cm. ***
*** John Barr Clarke Hoyte, New Zealand (1835-1913), mount Egmont, Taranaki NZ, watercolour, signed lower right, 26 x 47 cm. Provenance: lady Massy-Greene, NSW ***
*** Collard, Anna Sarah Rachel (nee Wauch) [1824-1904], (A young horse with Aboriginal strapper), Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'A.S.R.Collard 1863' at lower right, 20 x 25 cm. Provenance: Removed from the Eliott Family scrapbook which had originally… ***
*** AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL, Masted sailing vessels (pair), watercolour, 10.5 x 14 cm ***
*** Otto Pareoultja (1914-1973), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower centre, 35 x 52. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington ***
*** Justin Maurice O'Brien (Australian 1917-1996), Native flowers in a blue vase, watercolour, Signed indistinctly lower left, 46 x 32 cm ***
*** Mirka Mora (Australian b. 1928), Two figures, Charcoal and pastel, Signed and dated 'Mirka 1963' lower right, 53 x 37 cm ***
*** Adam Gustavus Ball (1821-1882), South Australian Aboriginal Hunters, pencil, initialled lower right: A.G.B, 34 x 24 cm ***
*** Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879-1969), Two Studies, pencil, initialled 'Nl' lower right, titled on certificate of authenticity by Lin Bloomfield verso, 48.5 x 27 cm ***
*** The fishing port, 1958, gouache and ink on paper, Audette, Yvonne, 18 x 22.5 cm, initialled and dated lower right ***
*** Still life with white roses Watercolour Bernaldo (1900-1988), Allan Thomas Signed 60 x 75 cm ***
*** Chen Wen Hsi (1906-1991). A pair of squirrels climbing amongst vines. ink and colour on paper, signed with two seals. 56 x 70 cm ***
*** Conrad Martens, British/Australia (1801-1878), Shipping at sea, watercolour with body colour, signed lower right, 40 x 60 cm. Provenance: Lady Massy-Greene, NSW ***
*** 19th century school, crimson Rosella, watercolour 31 x 23 cm, unsigned ***
*** George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887), The Tasmania, watercolour, birdseye maple frame, 29 x 46 cm ***
*** Artist Unknown, Colonial School, Hobart Town, 1856, watercolour titled and dated 1856 in image, Original Huon pine frame, 24 x 34 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen, Somercoates Auction, Ross, Tasmania, December 7, 2008, lot 42. ***
*** Derwent Lees, reclining nude, watercolour, signed Lees lower left 24 x 35 cm ***
*** Unknown artist. Portrait of an 18th century nobleman, pencil and body colour, 27 x 22 cm. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, New South Wales ***
*** Catherine Anderson: Australian parrot feather & watercolour floral picture with butterflies in original goldleaf frame & glass, c1870. Anderson was the Governess to the Armitage family at 'Como' South Yarra (Melbourne) where this piece was produced. Two… ***
*** An Indian Gujurat school, watercolour of Shiva, the Destroyer of the world Indian 19th century, watercolour and silver paint on paper with inscription in ink. 41 x 25 cm ***
*** John McDonald, The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell, Public Pictures Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2008 ***
*** An assortment set of six landscape paintings c1840 Watercolour Leake, John Travis 8.3 x 11.6 cm Various sizes, ranging from 8.3 x 11.6 cm to 12.5 x 21.8 cm. Provenance: Artist's family through Dorothy Foster at Rosedale, Campbell Town, Tasmania ***
*** Hu Boxiang (1896-1989), Chilly Beauty c. 1926, Original work, for British American Tobacco Company, Watercolour, Signed lower right, This is the original work which the posters and calendars were based on. This work was made into a poster for Hatamen… ***
*** Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879-1969), Two Studies, pencil, initialled 'Nl' lower right, bears title verso, certificate of authenticity by Lin Bloomfield verso, 14 x 19.5 cm ***
*** Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879-1969), The Sisters, pencil, initialled 'Nl' lower right, titled on certificate of authenticity by Lin Bloomfield verso, 18 x 17 cm ***
*** George Frederick Gregory (1821-1887), The City of Hobart, watercolour, birdseye maple frame, 29 x 46 cm ***
*** Otto Pareoultja (1914-1973), Hermannsburg School Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed lower centre, 27 x 37 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington ***
*** A Maori portrait, watercolour, 19th century, inscribed 'ngatinara tribe. Hauraki Gulf 1847' 22 x 18 cm ***
*** A set of eight Japanese, watercolours plus associated calligraphy from a book, early 20th century 17 x 28.5 cm ***
*** Livingston 'Hop' Hopkins (1846-1927): original pen cartoon 'Federation' showing kangaroo hopping over Murray River, 31 x 36 cm. ***
*** Ships at Seas, watercolour Gregory, George Frederick, signed and dated 87 lower left 48 x 86 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW ***
*** A hand-drawn and coloured map of the old city of Shanghai, 19th century, ink and pigments on paper, 27.5 x 38 cm, Note: This map shows the Old city of Shanghai as it was in 1555, its boundary defined by a defensive wall 4.8 kilometres around, a moat and… ***
*** John H. Glover: Landscape, watercolour, bears Joseph Brown Gallery certificate of authenticity verso, 28 x 38 cm ***
*** Madoux, Belgian/French 1877, three pencil drawings Belgian ***
*** Ebenezer Wake Cook (1844-1926): Lake Como, watercolour. 40 x 55 cm ***
*** Phar Lap: Jack Porter (working 1919-41, Australia), 'Phar Lap', watercolour, signed 'Jack Porter' and dated '1930' lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 82 x 68 cm ***
*** Set of three ornithological watercolours Croker, attributed to Mary 1. Frontal Shriek and basket-Tailed parrot, Inhabits N S Wales, watercolour and ink on paper titled and inscribed lower right 35.5 x 25 cm attributed to Mary Croker (British/New Zealand.… ***
*** Coral Guest, Floral Study, mixed watercolour, 176 cm high, 71 cm wide ***
*** Harold Herbert (1892-1945), Farm scene, Watercolour signed & dated lower left 1929, 30 x 25 cm ***
*** A drawing of a young male boxer Pencil on paper Lambert, George Washington 34.5 x 20.5 cm ***
*** Walter Withers (1854-1914): Australian landscape watercolour 'The Crest of the Hill' signed lower left. 49 cm x 31 cm ***
*** Barry Kay. Costume design for two guests, sleeping beauty Prologue, (Russian Boyar), watercolour on paper. 74 x 60 cm (framed) ***
*** Artist Unknown. Self Portrait of Rembrandt as a Young man after the original, watercolour on card, inscribed verso, 26 x 20 cm. Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, Melbourne ***
*** German school 20th century, abstract composition, signed with initials EAT and dated 19??, watercolour over pen and ink. 40 x 27 cm ***
*** The Art Student, pencil on paper, Drysdale, Russell, signed lower right 34 x 22 cm. Provenance: The Rubin collection label to verso ***
*** Emma Minnie Boyd (1858-1936), Lufra Pass, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania 1887, watercolour, signed and dated lower right: E. M. Boyd 1887, 14.5 x 22 cm ***
*** Robert Doble (Born 1961), Figure study 1992, charcoal, signed lower centre, 38 x 44 cm ***
*** A collection of AGA stainless steel cookware, comprising 6 saucepans and a jam pale ***
*** An elm bowl together with a collection of ceramic balls, 36 cm diameter, together with a large wooden tray, 60 x 60 cm ***
*** Fredrick Dawson (Working Circa 1894-1919), The Hollliswood, watercolour, signed 'Dawson' and dated 1900 lower right, 58 x 87 cm, Note: Bark Holliswood, Long Overdue, Arrives In Port Badly Damaged Ship Drops Anchor at San Pedro Captain Tells Thrilling… ***
*** J. H. JOLLIFFE, Ship at anchor, Sydney, watercolour on paper, signed J.H Jolliffe and dated 24 May 1849 lower right, incribed verso 'Queens...? Sydney by J.H Jolliffe 1849', 20 x 30 cm ***
*** French school, 18th/19th century, classical processions, ink and wash in original gilded frames, 91 x 44 cm frame size, (2) ***
*** Loudon Sainthill (1919-1969), i) Mr. Blackwood, watercolour on paper, inscribed and signed lower left: For George with Love Loudon/ Mr. Blackwood, 23 x 15 cm (overall), ii) Mrs. Wood, watercolour on paper, inscribed lower right: For George with Love… ***
*** Australian School, The First Lighthouse, pencil and watercolour on paper, 17 x 26 cm ***
*** Dr. Francis Russell Nixon, Australia, (1803-1879) cape Contrariety titled, inscribed 'Cape Delasco’ and Sept. 3 1852 pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour unframed, mounted 10 x 12 cm. Provenance: Hartley fine Art, Nov 1988 Represented Mitchell… ***
*** Surround: Helen Krieg, 'Surround', pastel, signed 'Helen Preiss' and dated '79' lower right, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 69 x 59 cm ***
*** Getting Away, watercolour on paper, Vassilieff, Danila Ivanovich 33 x 22 cm ***
*** Painting of a horse ‘Snowflake', detail verso, 1900, watercolour, Spence, Percy, signed and dated 1900 lower right 25 x 38 cm ***
*** A huon pine framed watercolour of a riverbank scene, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 22 cm high, 28 cm wide ***
*** Attributed to John Luzzi (Italian 1808-1884), Barque John hunter, Captain Stevens leaving Venice, 1867, watercolour with bodycolour. 37 cm high, 59 cm wide ***
*** Leon Morrocco, still life on round table, pastel, signed and dated ‘Leon Morrocco 1987’ lower left, Australian Galleries label verso ***
*** M. Synnott, Bunyin-A-Wak, South Brighton 1859, watercolour, signed, titled and dated lower left. 15.5 x 23 cm ***
*** A pair of unusual prick work paper and watercolour pictures, 18/19th century of a lady and gentleman ***
*** Loudon Sainthill: Dancer - Rodgers + Hammerstein Cinderella 1962, pencil, wash & gouache, signed & dated & titled lower left & right, 31 x 24 cm ***
*** Thomas Wageman (English) 19th century watercolour portrait of three women in original gilt frame, signed label verso. 34 x 42 cm ***
*** John De Burgh Perceval (1923-2000), Road to Bundoora 1990, pastel, initialled and dated 'J.P 90' lower left, signed and titled verso, 26.5 x 37 cm ***
*** A Chinese tryptich Qing dynasty, 18th century, ink and watercolours on silk, 131 x 69 cm framed ***
*** An assortment of six city views and landscapes, watercolour Leake, John Travis 8.3 x 11.6 cm various sizes, ranging from 8.3 x 11.6 cm to 24 x 30 cm. Provenance: Artist's family through Dorothy Foster at Rosedale, Campbell Town, Tasmania ***
*** Roy Leitch (Australian): 'Medamut', Bedouins in desert landscape watercolour right, 71 x 39 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed ***
*** A good Chinese painting of a man and three goats, early Qing Dynasty, 18th century, ink and colour on paper, depicting a figure seated on the back of one of the three goats, long inscription and two red seals, signed 'Xing Tian Zi', 120 x 59 cm, felt… ***
*** Ulf Kaiser Sir Frank Packer ink on paper 72 x 67 cm ***
*** A sketchbook with botanical watercolours and pressed flowers by Mary Stilwell, 1921 ***