including three oil paintings by the late Evelyn Page & New Zealand Contemporary & 19th Century Foreign Paintings
THURSDAY 28th JULY 1988
Conditions of Sale
1. The highest bidder to be the purchaser, subject to the Auctioneers having a right to refuse the bidding of any person. Should any dispute arise as to the biddings, the lot in dispute to be immediately put up for sale again at the preceding bidding, or the Auctioneers may declare the purchaser.
2 No person shall advance less at a bid than a sum to be nominated by the Auctioneer and no bid shall be retracted
3 All lots are sold subject to the rigi,t of the seller or his agent to bid or else to impose a reserve
4 The purchaser to give his name, address and to pay down 10 per cent of the purchase money in part payment thereof In default of any of which matters the lot or lots purchased may be immediately put up again and resold.
5 All lots are sold as shown and with all faults , imperfections , and errors to description. The Auctioneers act as agents; they have full discretion to refuse any bidding or to withdraw any lot or lots from the sale without in either case giving any reason ; neither they nor the Vendor are responsible for errors of description or for genuineness or authenticity of any lot or fault or defect in it , and make no warranty whatever.
6 The lot are at the buyer 's risk from the fall of the hammer and are to be taken away at the buyer 's expense, 1n default of which the Auctioneers will not hold themselves responsible ; 1f the same are lost, stolen , damaged , or otherwise destroyed , but they will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser. If the lots are not cleared or paid for, they may then be sold immediately either publicly or by private reaty, without any notice being given to the defaulter
7 Upon failure of the purchaser to comply with any of the above cond1t1ons the money deposited 1n part payments shall be forfeited , and the defaulter shall make good any loss arising from the resale , together with the charges and expenses in respect of both sales
8 No goods are to be removed while selling 1s 1n progress Receipted 1nvo1ces must be produced prior to delivery of any lot The auctioneers reserve the right to request 1dent1f1cat1on 1n the case of any purchaser not known to the Auctioneer who pays by cheque Charging to credit cards will not be accepted as means of payment.
"No person being the purchaser of any item falling within the provisions of the Antiquities Act 1975 or the Arms Act 1958 shall be entitled to take possession of such item or to demand possession thereof from the Auctioneer unless and until such person produced to the Auctioneer a licence pursuant to the appropriate one of the two Acts referred to above."
Instruction to Bid
Instructions to bid at sales are accepted by Peter Webb Galleries Limited and carried out free of charge. Lots will be bought as favourably as is allowed by the bidding in the saleroom and any reserve imposed.
Catalogue of
FINE PAINTINGS
including three oil paintings by the late Evelyn Page and Important Contemporary Paintings and 19th Century New Zealand and Foreign Paintings
THURSDAY 28th JULY 1988 at 8pm
(to be preceded at 5.30pm by a sale of Affordable Art a catalogue of paintings, prints and drawings of over 300 lots)
Both sales may be viewed in the gallery salerooms at the following times:
Sunday 24 July 11am to 3pm
Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 July 9am to 5.30pm Thursday 28 (day of sale) 9am to 2pm
THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED INSIDE THE FRONT COVER
Front Cover illustration: Lot 17 Evelyn Page
Back Cover illustration: Lot 16 Philip Trusttum Catalogue photography Arne Loot
The Catalogue
1 Charles Tole
Landscape with Red Roofs and H aystacks
o il o n paper s ig n ed 24x 29 1500 -2500
2 Charles Tole Still Life with Wine oi l on board signed and dated 1974 32 X 39 illustrated 2000-4000
3 Garth Tapper 11 a.m.
o il o n board s ig n ed a nd dated 1967 57 X 49 illustrated 2000-4000
4 Greer Twiss Reclining Figure bro n ze on wooden base lengt h 30.5 800-1200
5 Greer Twiss Fallen Athlete bronze h e ig ht 11.5 800- 1200
6 Paul Beadle Joseph with th e infant J es u s bronze ca ndl est ick s ig n ed h e ig ht 23.5 500-700
7 Tanya Ashken Two Figures
brass o n wooden base height22.5 300-400 Lot2
8 20t h Cen tur y New Zea land School Seated Figure bronze h eig ht 28.4 400-500
9 Colin McCahon French Bay- Ni g ht Fishing linocut and rubbin g s ig n ed a nd d a te d 1956 20.4x 12.7 600- 1000
10 Patrick Hanly In s id e the Garden wa te rco lo ur titled, s ig n ed and dated 1968 53 X 53 2500-3500
11 Don Binney Takatoka Spring 198 1 mi xed media drawing o n paper s ig ned a nd dated 198 1 73 X 103
Exhibited: New Zealand Drawing 19 82 Dun e din Public Art Ga ll ery T o urin g ex hibition ca t no 7 illu st r a tion : Id e m p 11 2500 -3500
12 Sir Mountford Tosswill W oo ll asto n Mapua watercolour o n two s heets m o unt ed together
27 X 70 s ig n ed 2000 -3000
Lot18
l3 Ralph Hotere
16 Philip Trusttum
19 Robert McLeod
Black Window; Towards Aramoana Evening (Garden Landscape) Red/Green Running acrylic on hardboard framed in oregon oil on hardboard oil on canvas window sash signed P.S.T. and dated 1973
230 X 150 signed and dated 83.84 ]76 X 121
Exhibited: Robert McLeod , New Paintings. 112x103 illustrated back cover Elva Bett Gallery 1978
Provenance: Collection of 20,000-25,000 7000-10,000 Ralph Hotere, Dunedin
17 Evelyn Page
20 Exhibited: Hotere's Hoteres.
Robert McLeod Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1986 Turkey Farm, Great Missenden Wavey Grey 1980 Sydney Biennale.1984.cat.8 oil on canvas on board
acrylic on canvas illustrated signed 172x276 5000-7000 38 X 52
7000-10 ,000
This major work by the artist was painted in
14 Robert Ellis
21 Colin McCahon the same year as her famous portrait of the Te Rawhiti poet and publisher Charles Brash Untitled (Muriwai Beach) oil on canvas Refer: Evelyn Page, Seven Decades oil on jute canvas signed and dated 1974 pp.29 & 96 signed and dated 19.6.63 152 X 152
Collection: Mr Pat Condon, Christchurch, inscribed on reverse 'fo r Mathew'
Provenance: Collection of purchased directly from the artist 198x92 5 Ralph Hotere , Dunedin illustrated front cover illustrated illustrated 25,000-35,000 15,000-25,000 5000-7000
18
22 Evelyn Page
Brent Wong
15 Jeffrey Harris Boat Harbour, Evan's Bay , Wellington Landscape and Building Two People in Love oil on board acrylic on hardboard oil on hardboard 1970 signed signed and dated 1971-72 122x 122 23 X 35 68x 97
Provenance: Collection of Collection: Mr Pat Condon, Christchurch,
Collection: Mr Pat Condon, Christchurch, Ralph Hotere , Dunedin purchased directly from the artist purchased directly from the artist Exhibited: Jeffrey Harris, illustrated illustrated Dunedin Public Art Gallery , April/May 1981 15 ,000-25 ,000 12 ,000-18,000 illustrated 7000-10,000
23 Michael Smither
Harry , Thomas and Sarah at Pateoroa , Otago oil on hardboard
signed with initials on reverse 121 X 121
Provenance: Collection of Ralph Hotere, Dunedin illustrated 12 ,000-15 ,000
24 Rita Angus 'Fireworks 1962' watercolour signed 38.5 X 56.6
The subject is The Mooring s at 31 Glenburvie Terrace , Thorndon , painted from the artist's porch at Sydney Street
Refer: Rita Angus National Art Gallery Catalogue p.32
Illustration: Idem
Collection: National Art Gallery Loan Collection 1971 illustrated 18 ,000-24 ,000
25 Rita Angus Near Paekakariki
watercolour signed 25.2 X 32.7
Collection: Nation a l Art Gallery Loan Collection 1971 illustrated 6000-9000
26 Evelyn Page Still Life No. 1 oil on canvas on board c.1972
signed 39 X 60 illustrated 25 ,000-35 ,000
27 John Weeks Caravans at Rest oil on canvas on board 26x 34
From the estate of the artist 1965 with John Leech label to that effect illustrated 3000-5000
28 Terry Stringer Chair
painted construction in fibreglass inscribed , signed and dated 1979 92 X 92 X 31
Exhibited: A Chair is a Chair is a Chair Sarjeant Art Gallery , Wanganui , 1978 illustrated 3000-4000
Lot3
Lot 24
Lot25
Lot27
29 Philip Trusttum Rock Horse acrylic on hardboard signed with initials and dated 1974 137 X 120
Exhibited: Philip Trusttum , Selected Works 1962-79 Sarjeant Art Gallery , Wanganui , Touring Exhibition cat.no.27 illustrated 5000-7000
30 Jeffrey Harris Crucifixion pencil drawing signed and dated 1970
43 X 68
Provenance: Collection of Ralph Hotere, Dunedin
illustrated 1500-2500
31 Don Driver Up the Ladder assemblage 130 X 81
Exhibited: Don Driver 1965-78 ; Touring Exhibition 1979-80 Govett Brewster Art Gallery cat no.29 1500-3000
32 Terry Stringer Wall Light painted aluminium signed and dated 1981 57 X 37 X 10 illustrated 600-800
33 Jeffrey Harris Rebirth pencil drawing titled inscribed , signed and dated 1977-78 56.5 X 76.5 illustrated 2500-3500
34 Colin McCahon Muriwai charcoal drawing titled , signed and dated 1971 45 X 58 illustrated 5000-8000
35 Jeffrey Harris Joanna with three Crowns oil and pastel on board 68x 76 3000-4000
36 Jeffrey Harris Girl in Red Hat oil pastel 43x 68 2500-3500
37 Peter McIntyre
Morning Mist , Lake Rotoiti watercolour signed 54x72
3000-5000
37a T.H. McCQrmack Portrait of the artist ' s wife Mabel watercolour signed 75 X 56 illustrated 3000-5000
Lot29
Lot32
38 Rudi Gopas Scows, Kaikoura Coast oil on board 1952 signed 59x 75 5000-6000
39 John Weeks Hillside Village, Morocco charcoal and watercolour signed 36x 29 2000-3000
40 Neil Dawson Landscape 1982 acrylic paint on wire mesh 82.5cm dia. 4000-5000
41 RobertJesson African Crossing painted construction in wood and metal signed and dated 1983 83 X 85 X 24 1000-1600
42 Philip Trusttum One Head acrylic on paper signed with initials and dated 1976 72x54
Exhibited: New Zealand Drawing 1976. Auckland City Art Gallery Touring exhibition. cat.no. 104 600-800
43 Pauline Thompson Untitled Painting gouache signed and dated 1979 54x 73 900-1200
44 Don Peebles Untitled Drawing charcoal 58x 76 900-1200
45 Patrick Hanly Untitled painting from the " Innocence Series " enamel on hardboard signed and dated 1982 71 X 60 2500-4000
46 Alan Maddox
Untitled Painting
oil on canvas 1983 120 X 90
2000-3000
47 Richard Killeen
19th Century
New Zealand & Foreign
Paintings
57
Untitled Painting Luis Catala Alvarez 1836-1901 oi l on paper A Spanish Courtyard Scene signed Oct 1973 oi l on canvas
49 X 40 signed
600-800 53 X 80 illustrated
48 Gavin Chilcott 15 ,000-25 ,000 Setting for a Rietveld Chair
58 Raeffie Morretti acry lic on unstretched canvas
titled, signed and dated 1981 on reverse The Masterpiece 137 X 121 watercolour 1000-1500 signed 36x54
49 Don Driver illustrated Two Panels 3000-5000 oil on board
59 s ign ed a nd dated 1964
Theophile Emmanuel Duverger c.1821-1882 79 X 120 Preparing for the Fete 500-800 o il on panel
50 signed Dick Frizzell 46x38 Domestriad illu strated mixed medi a on pater 6000-10 ,000 signed and dated 1 77
60 Jacques Francois Carabain 1834-1892 42x45
This work is the original upon which the An Italian Street Scene artist based a n edition of screen prints of the oil on board same name sig ned 600-800 61 X 45.5
51 A painting of Queen Street , Auckland , by Louise Henderson this artist was so ld at C hri st ie's London in Garden in Spring 1987 to the Edm isto n Trust for $126,000 oil o n canvas 6000-10,000 s1 ned and dated 1974 4 X 46
61 Charles Frederick Goldie
37 3000-5000 " No Koora Te Cigaretti" oil on canvas
52 David Armitage s igned and dated 1912 Still Life with Flowers 23 X ]8 acrylic on canvas illustrated s igned and dated 1971 25,000-30 ,000 117x 117
62 800-1200 19th Century Flemish School
53 Farmhou se Interior with Family at play Philip Clairmont oil on canvas Self Portrait 49 X 56 acrylic and collage on board illustrated 65 X 59 3000-6000 600-800
63 19th Century Flemish School
54 Philip Clairmont Woman at Spinning Wheel with Self Portrait Child and Kitten acrylic on board oil on canvas
58 66x 53 44x36 700-900 2000-3000
55 Ross Ritchie
64 Henri Carnier Hop (Red) Two Market Scenes, North Africa oil on canvas oils on panels 142 X 167 sig ned 2500-3500 each 31 x 18
56 Frances McCracken 1500-2000 Bridge at Toledo
65 Stanley Cursiter gouac he Study of White Roses
44.5 X 55.5 oi l on canvas on board signature reproduced with studio stamp signed and dated 1921 on reverse 25 X 34
Collection: McCracken Estate Paintings 2000-3000
Refer: Webb 's sale 76 , lot 88, Dec 1985
66 6000-9000 H Linley Richardson Lot73 A Maori Chieftainess oil on canvas s ign ed 60x 50 5000-8000
67 Margaret Olrog Stoddart Harvest Field North Canterbury watercolour sig ned 25 X 35 2500-4000
