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Watercolours, Other Works on Paper — Art - Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Watercolours, Other Works on Paper
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| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Albert Namatjira (1902-1959), 'North Range, Mac Donnell Ranges', watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, signed lower right image size 37 x 26. Provenance: Bearham collection, Melbourne. Accompanied by original sales receipt dated 29/5/1958 | *** |  |
| *** | George Barbier, (French, 1882-1932), Le Bonheur du jour ou Les Graces a la mode. [Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924], 16 plates and title, illustrations coloured in pochoir by Henri Reidel after George Barbier, illustrated title page and illustrations in the text… | *** |  |
| *** | Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (1923 - 1987), known as Sadequain, calligraphic surah on paper, watercolour/felt-tipped pen, signed at lower left, 23.5 x 59 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Artist unknown, [Edgell, John, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England 1813 - Sugarloaf creek, Victoria, 1848], silhouette portrait of Port Phillip squatter John Edgell of mount Piper station together with another silhouette of a young woman assumed to be his… | *** |  |
| *** | Arthur Victor Gregory (attributed), H.M.V.S. Cerberus, watercolour, 35 x 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Michael Jackson (1958-2009), (self portraits), four sketches on three sheets, pencil and ink on paper, with accompanying documentation from It's Only Rock N Roll Auctions, New York, 2006, purchased at Leonard Joel Auctions, 2014 | *** |  |
| *** | Catherine Anderson Australian parrot feather and watercolour floral picture depicting primrose, cabbage roses, butterflies, etc., Melbourne, circa 1870. Anderson was the Governess to the Armitage family at 'Como', South Yarra, Melbourne. Two almost… | *** |  |
| *** | Captain James Gerald Stokely Doorly (1880 - 1956), a full page pencil & ink illustration titled 'Transporting stores over the frozen sea to the 'Discovery': Lat.77'50 S. Long. 166'25 E: G. Doorly. 26.4.02' (overall 16.5 x 22.5 cm)., the sketch occupies a… | *** |  |
| *** | Andy Warhol (Attributed): Signed sketch of the artists iconic 'Campbells soup can'. Comes with letter/ certificate of authenticity by 'Rare & Signed.com', obtained in New York 1980, insurance value of £7,000- 7,500. Slight fading & foxing to lower right… | *** |  |
| *** | Arturo Buzzi (19th century, Italian), the salesman, orientalist scene, watercolour, signed lower right, 'A. Buzzi, 50 x 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Will Dyson (1880-1938, Illustrator and political cartoonist). Watercolour caricature of William Henry Wilks (1863-1940). Wilks was President of the New South WalesLiterary and Debating Societies' Union after which, in 1887 was elected to its council. He… | *** |  |
| *** | Norman Lindsay: Pencil on paper study. Artists initials N.L. signed lower right. Toning to the top third Window mount, framed & glazed. 35 x 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Roy Leitch, (Australian), 'The Nile above Azzsuan', watercolour, signed, framed and glazed. 40 x 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Artist unknown (19th century), portrait of a lady, watercolour, in period maple frame, 20 x 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Franz von Bayros (1866 - 1924) the love swing pen and coloured inks, drawing on paper, laid down on wood, 16.5 x 14.5, initialed lower right. Together with the book 'The Amorous drawings of the Marquis von Bayros' (Part 1), the Cythera press, New York,… | *** |  |
| *** | William Powell Frith R.A. (1819-1909), At The Spring, watercolour, signed lower right 'W.P. Frith, 1879', Atkinson Art Gallery label verso, with associated news clipping, 44 x 30 cm, 72 x 57 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Julian Rossi Ashton, (Australian, 1851-1942), 'Wonderland' seascape, watercolour, signed and dated (1917), lower right. 8.5 x 6.75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Stanley Bruce (1883-1967), Australian politician, diplomat and Prime Minister. A, watercolour and mixed media original painting by Leonard Frank Reynolds (1897-1939), political cartoonist for the Melbourne Sun pictorial, evening Herald and the staff… | *** |  |
| *** | Arthur Victor Gregory (1867-1957, Australia) 'The T.S.S. Loongana, in the Rip', gouache and watercolour, signed 'A.V.Gregory '16' lower left, framed and glazed, overall 80 x 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ken Griffiths Series of watercolour originals painted as illustrations for the retelling of the story 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. Beautifully executed paintings each captioned with story text and signed by the artist, including title page in gouache.… | *** |  |
| *** | Roy Leitch, (Australian) 'Medamut', watercolour, signed, framed and glazed. 40 x 70 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Harold Fredrick (Weaver) (Raokin) Hawkins (1893-1977), farmhouse, watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'Raokin' 38 x 57 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Allan Thomas Bernaldo (1900-1988), Stage Coach On A Mountain Track, watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'Allan T. Bernaldo', titled verso, 50 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ethal Louise Spower (1890-1947), pair of scenes of children, watercolour and pencil, one with studio stamp signature lower right, 23 x 30 cm each | *** |  |
| *** | Kam Cheong Ling (china, 1911-1991), Junks at Aberdeen harbour, Hong Kong, watercolour, signed lower left 'Ling', 36.5 x 53.5 cm frame 54 x 70 cm overall. . Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne. Formerly the Gordon Nelson estate, (former Deputy… | *** |  |
| *** | V. Poveda (Italian school, 19th century), The Cardinal's Letter, watercolour, signed lower left 'V. Poveda, Roma', signed and titled verso, 38 x 55 cm, 60 x 77 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Samuel Thomas Gill (1819-80): Landscape with Homestead and Cattle, watercolour, signed with initials 'Stg' lower left, image size 24 x 19 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 47 x 445 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Benjamin Landara (1921-1985), (Hermannsburg school landscape), watercolour, signed lower left 'Benjamin Landara', 37 x 52 cm, 45 x 60 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902), ('A wooded Alpine landscape with Settler's Hut'), watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper (29 x 18 cm), signed 'N. Chevalier' lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 51 x 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 'The New Disorder', artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen & ink with pencil & white highlight, captions within image, signed in ink lower right & titled in pencil below image, typed title on a slip of newsprint & stamp verso.… | *** |  |
| *** | Alex Gurney (1902-1955) 'Bluey & Curley' original artwork rendered in watercolour, inscribed 'With Bluey & Curley's best wishes', signed lower right 'Gurney', 23 x 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jason Frost (1954- Australian) 'Evening Calm', watercolour, signed, framed and glazed. 24 x 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Raff'le Mainella (Italian, 1858-1907): 'Venezie in Lagona' drawing-watercolour on watercolour paper heightened with white/tempra, signed lower right, image size 44 x 24 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Roy Leitch (Australian): 'The Nile Above Assuan', watercolour, signed lower right, image size 71 x 39 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 96 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 'Time Mine', artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in ink with white gouache and pencil, captions within image, signed in ink lower left and titled in pencil below image, handstamped verso reading '18 Jul., 1941. Used, Daily… | *** |  |
| *** | G. Rowe (British), Thames near Somerset house, watercolour, artist details and title verso, 14 x 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Frederick James Aldridge (1850 - 1933), Squally weather, Shoreham harbour, watercolour, circa 1910, signed lower right, 37 x 54 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Frederick James Aldridge (1850 - 1933), Off Portsmouth harbour, watercolour, signed lower right, 16 x 37 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Gad, They'Ve Been Fighting All Night', artist Will Mahony (Australian, 1905-1989), original artwork in pen and ink with pencil, captions within image, signed in ink lower left and titled in pencil below image, typed title on a slip of newsprint and… | *** |  |
| *** | Roy Leitch (Australian): 'Mosque Tomb', watercolour, signed lower right, image size 71 x 39 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 96 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Alice E. Norton (1865-1958), In The Old Garden, Glamire, watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower margin 'A.E. Norton, 1897' 25 x 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Giuseppe Ferarrini (1846 - '), untitled (Orientalist portrait), watercolour, signed lower right 'Giuseppe Ferarrini, 1877', 52 x 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | British school, Straits of Magellan, south America, watercolour on laid paper, circa 1850, old inscription and initials verso, Gage Inlet Straits Magellan, J.C.P.V. 36.5 x 25 cm. The steamship illustrated in the painting May well be PSNCo's, Chile, or,… | *** |  |
| *** | Stuart Lloyd (1905), 'Conway Castle' watercolour, framed and glazed in original frame, signed lower left, 20 x 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ernest Edwin Abbott (1888-1973 Australian) 'The Shadoof' watercolour, signed lower right, framed and glazed, 40 x 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Alfred Charles Weber (1862-1922, French): Three watercolours - ‘Cardinal Smokes a Cigar’ (image size 40 x 28 cm); ‘Cardinal with Ball and Vase Game’ and ‘Cardinal Drops the Wine’ (image sizes 19 x 25 cm), all signed lower right. (3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Roy Leitch (Australian): 'Luxor', watercolour, signed lower right, image size 71 x 39 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 96 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | George W. Neville (1889-1955) Bush Iydll watercolour on silk, signed and dated 'G. W. Neville '25' centre, 43 x 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ian Armstrong (1923-2005): Rare collection of home made cards with origial art work, linocuts (27), watercolours and gouache (14). All endorsed and signed by the artist. Melbourne born Armstrong studied at R.M.I.T. and the famous Bell School, was the… | *** |  |
| *** | Neville Cayley (1853-1903), 'Kookaburra', watercolour, signed lower right and dated '1901', size, 10 x 15 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall, 17 x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Keith Namatjira (1938-1977), watercolour titled 'Gum tree and Gorge', framed, mounted and glazed | *** |  |
| *** | Samuel William Reynolds (1794 - 1872), 'The Army and Navy......Wellington and Nelson' mezzotint with watercolour additions, after John Prescott Knight (1803 - 1881), 70 x 49 cm, 92 x 70 cm overall. | *** |  |
| *** | Arthur Dudley (working 1890 to 1907), still life with basket and fruit, watercolour, signed lower right 'A. Dudley, '96', 27 x 77 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Louis van Staaten (1836 - 1909), (Dutch river scene), watercolour, circa 1890, signed lower left, 40 x 60 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Ebatarinja (1915-68, Hermannsburg school): 'Central Australian landscape', watercolour on paper, signed in pencil lower right, image 37 x 31 cm, framed & glazed, overall 53 x 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maurice Namatjira (1938-1977) watercolour titled 'Plains and Mountains', framed glazed and mounted | *** |  |
| *** | Bryan Membrey (1934- ): 'High Society', gouache watercolour of Grace Kelly, signed 'Bryan Membrey '56' lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 64 x 84 cm. From the artist's personal collection | *** |  |
| *** | The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1892 - 1905 before he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict different breeds of… | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Frost (1953- Australian), 'Morning light', watercolour, signed 'J. Frost' at lower right, titled verso, 13 x 18 cm, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 43 x 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hermanus Willem Koekkoek (Dutch), framed monotone painting of a Boer War scene showing Scots Guards on patrol, signed at lower right, 40 x 55 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Robert Hawcridge (New Zealand, 1866 - 1920) Bicycle Manufacturing: a superb leather-bound and gilt titled, hand painted and illuminated presentation from the employees of the Massey Harris Company of New Zealand, to William Andrew shields, September 1900,… | *** |  |
| *** | M. Gillett (?), 'HMS opal, New Hebrides 1886', watercolour, signed, titled and dated lower right and centre 'M. Gillett hallmarked sterling opal New Hebrides 1886', 22 x 38 cm, 65 x 88 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Gerrard Lants (1927-1998), portrait of a lady, watercolour, signed lower left, Lants, 52 x 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | European school, (mountain village), watercolour, 19th century, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 37 x 27 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Proposed alterations to Gippsland Hotel, Swanston Street, Melbourne, for W.H. Higgins Esq.', scale half inch to one foot, architects original elevations and scale drawings in ink and watercolour, circa 1910, 57 x 84 cm, (framed: 82 x 106 cm overall)., the… | *** |  |
| *** | Louis Kahan (1905-2002): Watercolour, ink and wash; interior scene of the artists Paris Studio. Signed & dated 1945 and captioned lower left. New gilt frame and mounting 31 x 24 cm in excellent condition. | *** |  |
| *** | Anne Montgomery Australian (1908-1991), 'White bowl of mixed flowers', watercolour framed, glazed and signed lower left 50 x 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Victor Cobb (1876-1945), Australia;, watercolour 'Sylvan Dam' framed, matted, glazed and signed lower left Victor Cobb 24/2/37 image size 31 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Alfred Charles Weber (1862-1922) French Pair of Watercolours ‘Cardinal with Ball and Vase Game’ and ‘Cardinal Drops the Wine’ Both 19 x 25 cm image size Framed glazed and signed lower right (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Will Perry (British, 19th century), Nile Expedition 1884 and 5. Lord Cochrane, 2nd life Guards, Making a date pudding for officers dinner at Koroske, watercolour, signed at lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40 x 50 cm. (Douglas… | *** |  |
| *** | Chaplin Court Treatt (1888-1954), untitled, watercolour, signed and dated '1910' lower right, 34 x 23 cm. Provenance: The Cook family, by descent. Major Chaplin court Treatt, a Royal flying Corps officer had been tasked with surveying and constructing… | *** |  |
| *** | Fernand Guignier (1902 - 1980), Montmartre, watercolour, signed and dated 1963 lower right, 24 x 36 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1899-1907 before he emigrated to Australia. The subjects are predominantly English villages,… | *** |  |
| *** | Lucinda Boyd (1954- ), 'Tall girl and tall gumtrees', pastel and watercolour, signed 'Lucy Boyd '71' lower right, image 25 x 43 cm, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 37 x 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A. Hassen (circa 1900), the Nile and the Pyramids, watercolour on paper, signed lower left 'A. Hassen', 38 x 67 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jean Laroche (French), the Pyramids from the Desert, watercolour, signed lower right 'Jean Larouche', 27 x 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sir Charles Bell (Scotland, 1774-1842), Highland Gillie, watercolour on paper laid down on card, 27 x 21 cm, note: Sir Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist and artist, and is noted for describing Bell's Palsy. He was a very skilled artist and… | *** |  |
| *** | Adolf Inkamala (1914-60, Australia. Aboriginal), 'Central Australian Landscape', watercolour, signed lower right, image size 26 x 37 cm, framed and glazed | *** |  |
| *** | Len Thompson (Collingwood), original, watercolour caricature portrait by John Rogers, signed by the artist & later by Len Thompson, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 46 cm. Ex Len Thompson collection, Christies 1999. | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Edward Brittan (1837 - 1888), Sheep and cattle in a mountain landscape, watercolour, signed and dated 1875 lower left, 32 x 60 cm; framed | *** |  |
| *** | The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, some dated 1920s - 1940s after he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict buildings and scenes… | *** |  |
| *** | Various unknown artists, watercolours and pen on paper, early 1800s, (4 items), the largest 29.5 x 25 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1884-85 Nile Expedition: original, watercolour by Will Perry (British, 19th century), 'Nile Expedition 1884 & 5. Lord Cochrane, 2nd life Guards, Making a date pudding for officers dinner at Koroske', watercolour, signed at lower left, window mounted,… | *** |  |
| *** | Rugby League Autographs: autograph pages (4), with c58 signatures, noted page, signed 'H.H.Messenger/Dallyillo/the master'; 1955 France team (7 signatures), 1956 NSW team (11 signatures), 1956 New Zealand (21 pencil signatures), NSW players (9 sigs), also… | *** |  |
| *** | Will Perry (British, 19th century), original, watercolour 'Nile Expedition 1884-5. Lord Cochrane, 2nd life Guards, Making a date pudding for officers dinner at Koroske', signed at lower left, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 40 x 50 cm (Douglas… | *** |  |
| *** | A. A.Prout (1946- Australia), 'Old Barn-Yarra Valley', watercolour 28 x 15 cm, framed and glazed, signed lower right | *** |  |
| *** | John Mc Qualter 'Yachts and Moonrise', watercolour, framed and glazed, signed lower right, dated on back 2004, 28 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wenton Rubuntja (1926-2005, Australian Aboriginal), a watercolour landscape in beautiful condition, signed lower right. No fading, sharp colours, 35 x 25 cm, unframed | *** |  |
| *** | Keith Namatjira (1938-77): 'Ghost gum and ranges Central Australia', watercolour on board, signed lower right, 25 x 16 cm. With Battarbee Tmara-mara Galleries & Purchase Authorization 27/9/1963 handstamps on reverse. Superb with window mount | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Keene (1823-1891), 'Sympathetic Old Parson' ink and pencil on paper, Keene was a noted illustrator for Punch magazine, 30 x 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Zbukvic (1952 -), Clarence river, 8am Sunday, watercolour on paper, titled lower margin, 27 x 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Lycett (1774 -1828), Beaumonts' Lake, Van Diemen's Land, hand coloured aquatint from 'Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated...'. Published London J. Souter, 1825, 23 x 33 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | E.A. Watson (British), (woodland scene), watercolour, signed lower right 'E.A. Watson', 22 x 34 cm, 44 x 61 cm overall | *** |  |
| *** | Public Hospital Wonthaggi' original architectural rendering and sectional views in ink and watercolour for the successful tender by G.S. Matthews (for £5866) showing elevated views of the 'Mortuary, administrative Wards & kitchen Block' scale 8 feet to 1… | *** |  |
| *** | Jessie Laver Australian (1860-1943), 'House by the Coast', watercolour framed, glazed and signed lower left image size, 32 x 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Judy Cassab (1920- ), ('Aboriginal man'), ink and charcoal on paper, signed lower right 'Cassab, 68', and endorsed lower left 'To Syd and Kay, from Judy', window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 36 x 46 cm. | *** |  |