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b. 1915 - d. 1999

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        • HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), "CORONATION COMMEMORATION BOOK FOR PRESENTATION TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: HAVE YOU SIGNED", colour lithograph poster, printed by W. M. Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne, 101.5 x 63cm
          May. 26, 2024

          HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), "CORONATION COMMEMORATION BOOK FOR PRESENTATION TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: HAVE YOU SIGNED", colour lithograph poster, printed by W. M. Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne, 101.5 x 63cm

          Est: $500 - $800

          HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), "CORONATION COMMEMORATION BOOK FOR PRESENTATION TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: HAVE YOU SIGNED", colour lithograph poster, printed by W. M. Houston, Government Printer, Melbourne, 101.5 x 63cm

          Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, PAIR OF WORKS: PREPARATION SKETCH AND OIL PAINTING 1986, BOTH SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, SKETCH: 44 X 81CM, OIL: 60 X 81CM...
          Feb. 15, 2024

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, PAIR OF WORKS: PREPARATION SKETCH AND OIL PAINTING 1986, BOTH SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, SKETCH: 44 X 81CM, OIL: 60 X 81CM...

          Est: $600 - $800

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, PAIR OF WORKS: PREPARATION SKETCH AND OIL PAINTING 1986, BOTH SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, SKETCH: 44 X 81CM, OIL: 60 X 81CM, SKETCH FRAME SIZE: 76 X 110CM, OIL FRAME SIZE: 75 X 95CM

          Leonard Joel
        • "THE BEGINNING OF AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING" A limited edition set of six colour reproductions signed by the artist, Harold Freedman and dated 1989, in the original folio of issue.
          Feb. 11, 2024

          "THE BEGINNING OF AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING" A limited edition set of six colour reproductions signed by the artist, Harold Freedman and dated 1989, in the original folio of issue.

          Est: $150 - $250

          "THE BEGINNING OF AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED RACING" A limited edition set of six colour reproductions signed by the artist, Harold Freedman and dated 1989, in the original folio of issue.

          Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, NATIVE ORCHIDS, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 40 X 29CM, FRAME SIZE: 57 X 43CM PROVENANCE: THE NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK A...
          Nov. 10, 2022

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, NATIVE ORCHIDS, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 40 X 29CM, FRAME SIZE: 57 X 43CM PROVENANCE: THE NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK A...

          Est: $300 - $500

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, NATIVE ORCHIDS, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 40 X 29CM, FRAME SIZE: 57 X 43CM PROVENANCE: THE NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK ART COLLECTION

          Leonard Joel
        • HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), Men of Service, Victorian Railways Poster, No. 252, Colour lithograph, 1947, 63 x 100 cm.
          Jun. 26, 2022

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), Men of Service, Victorian Railways Poster, No. 252, Colour lithograph, 1947, 63 x 100 cm.

          Est: $1,000 - $1,250

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999), Men of Service, Victorian Railways Poster, No. 252, Colour lithograph, 1947, 63 x 100 cm. The summary poster with explanation. Not present in the NLA Collection and the only example seen by us. Soon after the end of the Second World War, Harold Freedman was commissioned by the Victorian Railways to create a series of posters to highlight the contribution of its staff, who had kept the railways operational during wartime. The series depicts male and female civilian railway workers in "heroic" three quarter length portraits doing their jobs. The series bears a striking resemblance to a 1944 series created by Eric Kennington for London Transport (LT) during the Second World War. Titled ' Seeing it through', that series combined portraits of male and female LT workers with text by poet A.P. Herbert to celebrate LT's contribution to the war effort.

          Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, SOLDIERS GOING HOME, LITHOGRAPH, 34 X 34CM, FRAME SIZE: 56 X 56CM
          Feb. 10, 2022

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, SOLDIERS GOING HOME, LITHOGRAPH, 34 X 34CM, FRAME SIZE: 56 X 56CM

          Est: $300 - $500

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, SOLDIERS GOING HOME, LITHOGRAPH, 34 X 34CM, FRAME SIZE: 56 X 56CM

          Leonard Joel
        • HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Men of Service (the locomotive designer), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.248 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm. Extremely rare image.
          Nov. 28, 2021

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Men of Service (the locomotive designer), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.248 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm. Extremely rare image.

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Men of Service (the locomotive designer), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.248 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm. Extremely rare image.

          Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
        • HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Women of Service (the porter), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.245 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm. The rarest of the images in the series.
          Nov. 28, 2021

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Women of Service (the porter), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.245 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm. The rarest of the images in the series.

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          HAROLD EMANUEL FREEDMAN (1915-1999), Women of Service (the porter), colour lithographic poster, circa 1947, poster No.245 for Victorian Railways, printed by F.W. Niven. Linen backed, 101 x 64cm.   The rarest of the images in the series.

          Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, KITTYHAWK INSPECTION, 1945
          Sep. 14, 2021

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, KITTYHAWK INSPECTION, 1945

          Est: $12,000 - $15,000

          HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915 - 1999) KITTYHAWK INSPECTION, 1945 oil on canvas on composition board 42.0 x 59.0 cm 46.0 x 63.0 cm (frame) signed lower left: HAROLD FREEDMAN bears inscription on old label verso: “KITTYHAWK INSPECTION”/ A general overhaul at No. 11 / Repair and Salvage Unit Noemfoor . / F/Lt. H.E. Freedman / Noemfoor / January 1945 PROVENANCE Private collection, Brisbane Thence by descent Private collection, Brisbane RELATED WORK Kittyhawk Inspection, 1945, oil on canvas, 43.2 x 32.0 cm, in the collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra This work is located at our Melbourne gallery

          Deutscher and Hackett
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915-1999) A set of six first edition prints
          Dec. 02, 2019

          HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915-1999) A set of six first edition prints

          Est: $300 - $500

          HAROLD FREEDMAN (1915-1999) A set of six first edition prints i) Brisbane 1843, ii) Melbourne 1838, iii) Sydney Town 1810, iv) Hobart 1814, v) Adelaide 1838, vi) Fremantle 1829 signed to margin: Harold Freedman 25 x 35.5cm (each)  

          Gibson's
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 - 1999), LANCASTER IN FLIGHT, 1942, oil on canvas on board
          Apr. 10, 2019

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 - 1999), LANCASTER IN FLIGHT, 1942, oil on canvas on board

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 - 1999), LANCASTER IN FLIGHT, 1942, oil on canvas on board SIGNED: signed lower right: HAROLD FREEDMAN bears inscription verso: PAGE 48 RAAF LOG / AWM / 27681 / LANCASTER IN FLIGHT / by H FREEDMAN DIMENSIONS: 71.0 x 57.5 cm PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist, Victoria Thence by descent Private collection, Victoria LITERATURE: RAAF log, Royal Australian Air Force, Canberra, 1943, p. 48 (illus.) Fry, G., Freedman, D., and Jack, D., Harold Freedman: The Big Picture, Melbourne Mural Studio, Melbourne, 2017, p. 24 (illus.)

          Deutscher and Hackett
        • HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 – 1999), MAINTENANCE WORK ON A BEAUFIGHTER, 1945, oil on canvas on composition board
          Nov. 28, 2018

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 – 1999), MAINTENANCE WORK ON A BEAUFIGHTER, 1945, oil on canvas on composition board

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          HAROLD FREEDMAN, (1915 – 1999), MAINTENANCE WORK ON A BEAUFIGHTER, 1945, oil on canvas on composition board SIGNED: bears inscription on old label verso: Maintenance Work on a Beaufighter / F/LH. Freedman / February 1945 DIMENSIONS: 104.0 x 76.5 cm PROVENANCE: Officers’ Mess clearance sale, RAAF Frognall, Melbourne Squadron Leader Ray Cowburn, acquired from the above c.1965 Thence by descent Private collection, New South Wales RELATED WORK: Maintenance, 1945, watercolour on paper, 30.5 x 43.8 cm, in the collection of the Australian War Memorial, Melbourne ESSAY: Harold Freedman was a Victorian freelance artist who trained under renowned muralist Napier Waller, and was subsequently responsible for many of Melbourne’s public artworks such as the spectacular mosaic Legend of Fire (Eastern Hill Fire Brigade, Melbourne) and in Canberra, a large mural depicting the history of Australian military aviation for the Australian War Memorial (AWM). However, during World War II he was a war artist attached to the RAAF War History Section, and Servicing a Beaufighter Aircraft, 1945, is a fine example of his work from that period. It is also a companion to the numerous Freedman paintings held by the AWM and the State Library of Victoria.1 Once appointed, Freedman was given the honorary rank of Flight-Lieutenant2 and ‘in December 1944 … travelled to New Guinea. By February 1945, he was attached to the RAAF’s 1st Tactical Air Force, with its headquarters at Noemfoor Island.’3 Freedman demonstrated a particular empathy with the troops and many of his detailed images focus on radio operators, the telephone exchange, pilots exchanging yarns in tents, and aeroplanes under repair. Maintenance Work on a Beaufighter depicts a scene on Noemfoor Island, which had become a key location for the maintenance and repair of Allied aircraft following fierce fighting in July and August 1944. Given the island was almost directly on the Equator, it is not surprising that the mechanics are shown in various states of undress. The extreme weather conditions also made it necessary for aircraft under repair to be protected at all times and, as the painting so vividly illustrates, temporary work shelters were constructed from any scrounged material found at the base.4 Alongside the Kittyhawk and the B-24 Liberator bomber, the Beaufighter was one of the RAAF’s key weapons, a powerful killing machine memorably described by pilots as being ‘two engines closely followed by an airplane.’ The Japanese however called it the ‘Whispering Death’ such was its devastating firepower. In Maintenance Work on a Beaufighter, two teams focus on the repairs, whilst their standing companion is a ‘type’ rather than a direct portrait, reminiscent of the larrikin soldier memorably depicted on screen during the war by Australian actor Chips Rafferty. In 1946, an exhibition of the RAAF paintings executed by Freedman, Eric Thake and Max Newton toured all major State capitals with the catalogue’s lead image being Freedman’s Fighter Pilot. Of the forty-two works shown by the artist, thirty were oils, many of which were completed following his return to Australia. Also included was a watercolour entitled Maintenance dated February 1945, which is the source for the painting on offer here. It depicts the identical scene of aeroplane and makeshift hanger but does not include the six mechanics who appear in the final oil composition.5 At the conclusion of World War II, Freedman’s war paintings were distributed between RAAF bases and the Australian War Memorial with Servicing a Beaufighter Aircraft finding a home at RAAF Frognall, an Italianate 1880s mansion in Canterbury, Victoria, which eventually closed in 1984, selling off its collection of artwork and general paraphernalia in the process. Purchased fr

          Deutscher and Hackett
        • Two World War II Artworks
          Jul. 18, 2017

          Two World War II Artworks

          Est: $100 - $300

          Two World War II Artworks i)Harold Emanuel Freedman 1915 - 1999 Destroyed Jap, WW1 Oil wash on canvas under glass Signed 'Harold Freedman' lower right Early label verso, re, destroyed Japanese Aircraft August 1945 31 x 42 cm ii)Thomas Maxwell Newton 1919 - 1975 Labuan Sky-Line Watercolour Signed 'Max Newton' dated '45 lower right

          McKenzies Auctioneers
        • Harold Emanuel Freedman (1915-1999) Canberra looking West + Canberra Looking South East + Canberra, The Symmetrical View (3) Each li...
          Apr. 27, 2014

          Harold Emanuel Freedman (1915-1999) Canberra looking West + Canberra Looking South East + Canberra, The Symmetrical View (3) Each li...

          Est: $120 - $140

          Harold Emanuel Freedman (1915-1999) Canberra looking West + Canberra Looking South East + Canberra, The Symmetrical View (3) Each llimited edition offset print ed. Artist's proof Each signed lower right Each 23.5 x 77.5 cm

          Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
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