THE ARGUMENT, c.1953

The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC
Sydney
30 August 2017
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JOHN PASSMORE

(1904 – 1984)
THE ARGUMENT, c.1953

oil on composition board

29.0 x 36.5 cm

signed and inscribed with title on label verso: The Argument / J. Passmore

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $30,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
Provenance

Terry Clune Galleries, Sydney
The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC, New South Wales

Literature

Thomas, D., ‘The Art Collectors 3: James O. Fairfax’, Art and Australia, Ure Smith, Sydney, vol. 3, no. 4, March 1966, p. 255

Related works

The Argument, 1953, oil on hardboard, 28.6 x 73.7 cm, in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, illus. in Pearce, B., John Passmore 1904-84: Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1984, cat. 34, p. 61
The Argument, 1953, oil on hardboard, 30.5 x 54.5 cm, in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, illus. in Pearce, B., John Passmore 1904-84: Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1984, cat. 35, p. 62