Eileen Mayo Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Eileen Mayo Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 28, 2024
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994), Children with Umbrellas 1962
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Children with Umbrellas 1962 linocut 39.5 x 19.5 cm (image); 42.5 x 22.0 cm (sheet); 47.0 x 26.0 cm (framed) edition: Artist's Proof 4/10 signed lower right: Eileen Mayo numbered lower centre: Artist's Proof 4/10 titled lower left: Children with Umbrellas
Menzies
Jun. 07, 2024
Lobster Pot
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
Property from the Collection of Leslie and Johanna Garfield Eileen Mayo 1906 – 1996 Lobster Pot signed MAYO (lower left) tempera on canvasboard unframed: 40.5 by 32cm.; 16 by 12 ½in. framed: 45.5 by 37.5cm.; 17¾ by 14¾in. Executed circa 1940s.
Sotheby's
Apr. 10, 2024
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Roquebrune lithograph, ed. 23/25 40 x 28cm
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Roquebrune lithograph, ed. 23/25 signed lower right: Eileen Mayo titled and editioned lower left 40 x 28cm PROVENANCE: Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Carlton Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: Eileen Mayo had a unique journey at the onset of her printmaking career. In 1928 she received a telephone call from Claude Flight, inviting her to exhibit in a group exhibition at Redfern Gallery, Sydney. Despite her unfamiliarity with printmaking, Flight taught Mayo the techniques and she subsequently created her first print to exhibit. Eileen Mayo was a multi-skilled artist, extending across various mediums including painting, printmaking, illustration, and tapestry design.
Leonard Joel
Mar. 03, 2024
Australia / Great Barrier Reef. ca. 1950.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
ARTIST: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) SIZE: 24 3/4 x 39 3/8 in./63 x 100 cm PRINTER: Lith. McLaren, Melbourne DESCRIPTION: Mayo created numerous posters for Australia throughout the 1950s, each focusing on a specific animal or slice of wildlife native to the country. Here, she focuses on a Longspined Butterfly-fish and a Heron Island Volute shell in the inimitable Great Barrier Reef. (Modern; Travel; Animals)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 09, 2023
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA / STURT'S DESERT PEA. 1957. 38¾x24 inches, 98½x61 cm. McLarens & Co., Melbourne.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / STURT'S DESERT PEA. 1957. 38 3/4x24 inches, 98 1/2x61 cm. McLarens & Co., Melbourne. Condition A-: minor creases and abrasions at edges and in text. British-born Mayo was a painter, illustrator and printmaker. She moved to Australia in 1953 and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent's exotic wildlife, including koalas and the Great Barrier Reef. Poster Art in Australia p. 39 and back cover.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 09, 2023
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA. 1957. 39½x25¼ inches, 101x64 cm. McLaren & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA. 1957. 39 1/2x25 1/4 inches, 101x64 cm. McLaren & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Condition A: minor creases in margins. British-born Mayo was a painter, illustrator and printmaker. She moved to Australia in 1953 and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent's exotic wildlife, including koalas and the Great Barrier Reef. This poster, with a "kangaroo atop a stark desert landscape, and its typography influenced by Aboriginal art, is one of the most notable Australian travel posters ever produced" (Trading Places p. 8). Mayo is best regarded for her rendering of animals, which appear in all of the mediums in which she worked. Monash p. 16, Lebovic 8.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2023
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994) Discover Australia
Est: £500 - £700
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994) Discover Australia offset lithographic poster, c.1957, condition B+; backed on linen (39.5 x 25 in. (100 x 63 cm.))
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 18, 2023
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Children with Umbrellas c.1953 woodcut, ed. 44/52 39 x 19.5cm
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Children with Umbrellas c.1953 woodcut, ed. 44/52 signed lower right: Eileen Mayo titled and editioned lower left 39 x 19.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent OTHER NOTES: Eileen Mayo had a unique journey at the onset of her printmaking career. In 1928 she received a telephone call from Claude Flight, inviting her to exhibit in a group exhibition at Redfern Gallery, Sydney. Despite her unfamiliarity with printmaking, Flight taught Mayo the techniques and she subsequently created her first print to exhibit. Eileen Mayo was a multi-skilled artist, extending across various mediums including painting, printmaking, illustration, and tapestry design.
Leonard Joel
Aug. 03, 2023
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956. 39½x25 inches, 100½x64 cm. McLarens & Co., Melbourne.
Est: $800 - $1,200
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956. 39 1/2x25 inches, 100 1/2x64 cm. McLarens & Co., Melbourne. Condition B+: repaired tears, small replaced losses, creases, abrasions and time-staining in margins. A vibrant and exotic view of "Longspined Butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute," as well as some of the bright coral that inhabits the Great Barrier Reef. One of Australia's most renowned attractions, the Great Barrier Reef was the subject of a handful of posters during the 1930s. Percy Trompf and Gert Selheim both designed images focusing on the extraordinary beauty of this wonder of the natural world. Lebovic 10.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 08, 2023
Mayo (Eileen Rosemary, 1906-94). The Squirrel
Est: £300 - £400
Mayo (Eileen Rosemary, 1906-94). The Squirrel AR * Mayo (Eileen Rosemary, 1906-94). The Squirrel, wood engraving on japon paper, signed, titled and numbered 45/80 in pencil to lower margin, image size 16.6 x 13.4 cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/4 ins), sheet size 19.6 x 18.2 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/8 ins), mounted QTY: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 28, 2023
Original Vintage Australia Travel Poster by Eileen Mayo Desert Peas c1955
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
The exotic flora of the Australian Outback is highlighted in this travel poster by female artist, Eileen Mayo. Sturt's Desert Pea, pictured here in accurate detail, is one of Australia's most beloved wildflowers and is the national flower of South Australia. Dame Eileen Mayo (1906 - 1994) was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1953. She is most well known for her paintings, illustrations, and prints of wildlife. She studied under Fernand Leger in Paris in the 1940s, and was highly prolific in almost every medium of art imaginable. This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Jan. 19, 2023
EILEEN MAYO (1906 - 1994) - Mending the Nets colour lithograph, ed. 33/50 (AF) 40 x 50 cm (frame: 68 x77 x 3 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
EILEEN MAYO (1906 - 1994) Mending the Nets colour lithograph, ed. 33/50 (AF) 40 x 50 cm (frame: 68 x77 x 3 cm) signed lower right
Lawsons
Oct. 27, 2022
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994), Woman and Siamese Cat
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Woman and Siamese Cat lithograph signed, titled and editioned on margin: Eileen Mayo Woman and Siamese Cat 3/20 29.5 x 35cm PROVENANCE Property from the Collection of Andrée Harkness
Gibson's
Oct. 18, 2022
Original Vintage Australia Travel Poster by Eileen Mayo Desert Peas c1955
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
The exotic flora of the Australian Outback is highlighted in this travel poster by female artist, Eileen Mayo. Sturt's Desert Pea, pictured here in accurate detail, is one of Australia's most beloved wildflowers and is the national flower of South Australia. Dame Eileen Mayo (1906 - 1994) was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1953. She is most well known for her paintings, illustrations, and prints of wildlife. She studied under Fernand Leger in Paris in the 1940s, and was highly prolific in almost every medium of art imaginable. This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Oct. 16, 2022
EILEEN MAYO (British 1906-1994) "MENDING THE NETS"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Rare large English Ltd Edition colour lithograph signed & numbered lower in pencil 33/50 66cm x 77cm
Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers
Jun. 21, 2022
Original Vintage Australia Travel Poster by Eileen Mayo Desert Peas c1955
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
25 x 39.75 inches The exotic flora of the Australian Outback is highlighted in this travel poster by female artist, Eileen Mayo. Sturt's Desert Pea, pictured here in accurate detail, is one of Australia's most beloved wildflowers and is the national flower of South Australia. Dame Eileen Mayo (1906 - 1994) was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1953. She is most well known for her paintings, illustrations, and prints of wildlife. She studied under Fernand Leger in Paris in the 1940s, and was highly prolific in almost every medium of art imaginable. This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of all of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
May. 22, 2022
MAYO Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994), 'Quiet Afternoon', S/Print A/P III, 29.5x47cm
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
MAYO, Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994) 'Quiet Afternoon' S/Print A/P III 29.5x47cm
Davidson Auctions
Mar. 20, 2022
Australia / Great Barrier Reef. ca. 1950.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
ARTIST: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) SIZE: 25 x 39 1/4 in./63.5 x 99.6 cm PRINTER: Lith. McLaren, Melbourne DESCRIPTION: Mayo created numerous posters for Australia throughout the 1950s, each focusing on a specific animal or slice of wildlife native to the country. Here, she focuses on a Longspined Butterfly-fish and a Heron Island Volute shell in the inimitable Great Barrier Reef. (Modern; Travel; Animals)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 14, 2021
Australia / Great Barrier Reef. ca. 1950.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) SIZE: 25 x 39 1/4 in./63.5 x 99.6 cm PRINTER: Lith. McLaren, Melbourne DESCRIPTION: Mayo created numerous posters for Australia throughout the 1950s, each focusing on a specific animal or slice of wildlife native to the country. Here, she focuses on a Longspined Butterfly-fish and a Heron Island Volute shell in the inimitable Great Barrier Reef. (Modern; Travel; Animals; Australia & New Zealand)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 18, 2021
EILEEN MAYO 1906-1994 Australia 1957
Est: -
Offset, McLaren & Co. Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Condition: C+. 39.76 x 24.80 in. Manifesti - posters - affiche - Turismo - Tourism
Aste Bolaffi
Mar. 14, 2021
Australia / Great Barrier Reef. ca. 1950.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
ARTIST: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) SIZE: 24 3/4 x 39 3/8 in./63 x 100 cm PRINTER: Lith. McLaren, Melbourne DESCRIPTION: Mayo created numerous posters for Australia throughout the 1950s, each focusing on a specific animal or slice of wildlife native to the country. Here, she focuses on a Longspined Butterfly-fish and a Heron Island Volute shell in the inimitable Great Barrier Reef. (Modern; Travel; Animals)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 23, 2020
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Zulu Woman Durban, 1935 pastel and pencil on paper, signed u.l.c. 'Mayo', titled and dated on paper label verso 'Zulu Woman Durban, 1935'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Nov. 16, 2020
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994) Mother & Son Woodcut ed. 9/50
Est: $400 - $600
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994) Mother & Son Woodcut ed. 9/50 Signed lower right Titled lower left 13.5 x 10 cm irregular plate, 21.5 x 16.5 cm sheet, unframed OTHER NOTES: Foxing across sheet
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 21, 2020
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Water Carrier 1937 linocut, ed.14/30
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Water Carrier 1937 linocut, ed.14/30 titled, editioned, and signed upper right: Water Carrier 14/ Eileen Mayo 31 x 22.5cm PROVENANCE: Abbott and Holder, London Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITIONS: Eighth Exhibition of British Lino-Cuts, Ward Gallery, London, 26 May - 23 June 1937, cat. no. 52 (other example) Contemporary British Prints and Drawings from the Wakefield Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 12 March - 12 April 1947 (other example) OTHER NOTES: Other examples of this print are held in the collections of the British Museum, London, The British Council, London and the National Library of New Zealand, Wellington
Leonard Joel
Oct. 15, 2020
Eileen Mayo (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA. 1957.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA. 1957. 39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 1/2 cm. McLaren & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Condition B: repaired tears at edges, some into central image; replaced losses and overpainting at edges; small water stain in lower image. British-born Mayo was a painter, illustrator and printmaker. She moved to Australia in 1953 and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent's exotic wildlife, including koalas and the Great Barrier Reef. This poster, with a "kangaroo atop a stark desert landscape, and its typography influenced by Aboriginal art, is one of the most notable Australian travel posters ever produced" (Trading Places p. 8). Mayo is best regarded for her rendering of animals, which appear in all of the mediums in which she worked. Monash p. 16, Lebovic 8.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 19, 2020
EILEEN MAYO (1906 - 94) Woman Reading with Poppies
Est: $800 - $1,200
EILEEN MAYO (1906 - 94) Woman Reading with Poppies, Mixed media on paper, Signed, 18 x 25.5cm
International Art Centre
Apr. 01, 2020
EILEEN ROSEMARY MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
offset lithograph, c.1956, condition A-; backed on linen (Dimensions: 39½ x 25 in. (100 x 64 cm.))
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 23, 2020
Australia / Sturt's Desert Pea. ca. 1962.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
ARTIST: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) SIZE: 25 1/8 x 39 3/4 in./63.8 x 101 cm PRINTER: McLaren, Melbourne DESCRIPTION: There's something completely alien yet comforting about the Sturt's Desert Pea: the droopy blood-red plants, with their black bulbous centers, can be found draped across the Mars-like soils of the Australian Outback. Aborigines have long known of the plant; they roast the seeds and eat them straight, or make cakes by grinding and baking the seeds. In the early '60s it was named the floral emblem of South Australia; as an artistic subject it was a natural choice for Eileen Mayo, an English-born artist who emigrated to Australia in 1952 and became a crucial part of Australia's postwar print revival. (Modern; Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 19, 2019
Eileen Mayo (1906 - 1994) - Australia - The Great Barrier Reef 100 x 64 cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Eileen Mayo (1906 - 1994) Australia - The Great Barrier Reef colour lithograph (canvas backed, unframed) 100 x 64 cm printed McClaren & Co. Melbourne, 1956.
Lawsons
Dec. 11, 2019
Eileen Mayo - Scherzo II
Est: $800 - $1,200
Eileen Mayo - Scherzo II String and lino cut, edition 1/14, signed and inscribed. Verso original label 'Scherzo II string and lino cut. 3gns framed, 2gns unmounted. Eileen Mayo, 90 Malcolm Ave, Chch 2.' 250 x 220mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Nov. 24, 2019
Eileen Mayo (1906-1994). DISCOVER AUSTRALIA c1953 colour process lithograph, artist's name in image lower right, 100 x 63cm.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
[TRAVEL POSTER] Eileen Mayo (1906-1994). DISCOVER AUSTRALIA c1953 colour process lithograph, artist’s name in image lower right, 100 x 63cm. Linen-backed. “Australian National Travel Assoc., Railway Building, Flinders St, Melbourne. No. 112. Litho McLarens, Melb.”
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Aug. 28, 2019
EILEEN MAYO, (1906 – 1994), SPANISH KITCHEN, c.1945, colour lithograph
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
EILEEN MAYO, (1906 – 1994), SPANISH KITCHEN, c.1945, colour lithograph SIGNED: signed, numbered and inscribed with title below image DIMENSIONS: 35.0 x 28.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection Christie’s, Melbourne, 2 December 1991, lot 146 The Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne RELATED WORK: Another example of this print is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 08, 2019
Original Vintage 1950s Australia Travel Poster Koalas
Est: $1,400 - $2,400
Artist: Mayo, Eileen 1906 - 1994. Australia (Koala Bears). Technique: Offset ca. 1950. Size: 39.7 x 24.8 in. (101 x 63 cm). Printer: McLarens, Melbourne. Condition Details: (A-) on linen, small edge tears, minimal creasing, there is a cut in the linen along the right poster edge that extends minimally into the margin at the bottom right. Estimate: $2400. Reserve / Starting Price: $1400.
PosterConnection Inc.
May. 26, 2019
EILEEN MAYO [1906 - 1994]
Est: $3,000 - $3,500
EILEEN MAYO [1906 - 1994] Cockatoo & Banksia, Australia, 1956 colour process lithograph, signed in image lower left, 99.5 x 63.5cm. Linen-backed. Text at base reads: "Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders St, Melbourne. No. 109. Litho, McLarens, Melbourne."
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Feb. 07, 2019
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA / COCKATOO & BANKSIA. 1956. 39x25 inches, 101x63 cm. McLarens, Melbourne.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / COCKATOO & BANKSIA. 1956. 39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 1/2 cm. McLarens, Melbourne. Condition B+ / B: tears, creases and abrasions in margins, some affecting image; creases and abrasions along sharp horizontal folds. Paper.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 19, 2019
Poster by Eileen R. Mayo - Australia The Great Barrier Reef
Est: €1,900 - €2,800
Australia The Great Barrier Reef - 63,5x100, ca. 1956, on linen by Eileen R. Mayo (1906-1994) 63,5x100, ca. 1956, on linen
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Dec. 09, 2018
MAYO, Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994)
Est: $400 - $600
MAYO, Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994) 'Musk Duck' Woodcut Print 19/? 15.5x19cm
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 04, 2018
EILEEN ROSEMARY MAYO (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, 1906-94) Children with Umbrellas §
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
EILEEN ROSEMARY MAYO (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, 1906-94) Children with Umbrellas woodblock print editioned and signed lower right: A/P 4/10, Eileen Mayo 39.5 x 19.5 cm §
Gibson's
Dec. 02, 2018
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994)AUSTRALIA, THE GREAT BARRIER REEFoffset lithograph in colours, c.1956, printed by McLaren & Co., Melbourne.100 x 64 cm.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF offset lithograph in colours, c.1956, printed by McLaren & Co., Melbourne. 100 x 64 cm. Also, another Queensland poster of the same era. (2 items).
Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
Dec. 02, 2018
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Woman and Siamese Cat colour lithograph, ed. 3/20
Est: $800 - $1,200
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Woman and Siamese Cat colour lithograph, ed. 3/20 signed, titled and editioned at base 30 x 35cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 11, 2018
§ Dame Eileen Rosemary Mayo (British, 1906–1994) - Quiet Afternoon - screenprint
Est: £400 - £600
§ Dame Eileen Rosemary Mayo (British, 1906–1994) Quiet Afternoon numbered 17/25 lower left and signed lower right "Eileen Mayo" silkscreen print h:31 w:48 cm
Cheffins
Mar. 01, 2018
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994). AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956. 39x25 inches, 100x63 cm. McLaren & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956. 39 1/2x25 inches, 100 1/4x63 1/2 cm. McLaren & Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Condition A: minor overpainting and repaired pin holes in corners. A vibrant and exotic view of "Longspined Butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute," as well as some of the bright coral that inhabits the Great Barrier Reef. One of Australia''s most renowned attractions, the Great Barrier Reef was the subject of a handful of posters during the 1930s. Percy Trompf and Gert Selheim both designed images focusing on the extraordinary natural beauty of this wonder of the natural world. Dame Eileen Mayo was born in Britain and studied under Henry Moore at the Chelsea Polytechnic, as well as Fernand Léger at the Académie Montmartre. Throughout her life in England, Australia and New Zealand, she was a painter, illustrator and printmaker, designing magazines, tapestries, stamps and posters. She moved to Australia in 1953 and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent''s exotic wildlife including kangaroos and koalas.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 03, 2017
MAYO, Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994) - 'Nativity'
Est: $400 - $600
MAYO, Eileen Rosemary (1906-1994) 'Nativity' Linocut 8/50 15x11.5cm
Davidson Auctions
May. 24, 2017
Eileen Mayo (British 1906-1994)/The Toilet/(a black cat washing its shoulder)/limited edition 16/30/ woodcut, 13cm x 9cm
Est: £50 - £80
Eileen Mayo (British 1906-1994)/The Toilet/(a black cat washing its shoulder)/limited edition 16/30/ woodcut, 13cm x 9cm
Chorley's
Mar. 12, 2017
Australia / Sturt's Desert Pea. ca. 1962
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
Artist: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Size: 25 x 39 3/4 in./63.6 x 101 cm McLaren, Melbourne There's something completely alien, yet cute-comforting about the Sturt's Desert Pea, if you find a cluster or a carpet of the these droopy blood-red plants, with their black bulbous centers, draped across the Mars-like soils of the Australian Outback. Aborigines have long known of the plant; they roast the seeds and eat them straight, or make cakes by grinding and baking the seeds. In the early '60s it was named the floral emblem of South Australia; as an artistic subject it was a natural choice for Eileen Mayo, an English-born artist who emigrated to Australia in 1952 and became a crucial part of Australia's postwar print revival. (Australia, Flowers)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 12, 2017
Fly Qantas / Cockatoo & Banksia.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Size: 25 1/8 x 39 3/4 in./64 x 101 cm McLarens, Melbourne Eileen Mayo is a superb illustrator of Australian flora and fauna, and here she produces a quiet bit of witty polyphony in this stylized, almost Audubon-esque lithograph. Cockatoos are the birds of Australia: the most ancient relative of the animal, which lived 23 million years ago, was discovered Down Under, and Australia hosts 11 of the world's 21 wild species. Here she places a red-tailed black cockatoo, also known as a Banksian cockatoo, upon a branch of banksia, a flowering plant critically important to both the food chain in the Australian bush, and the nation's cut-flower industry. The convergence of the nation's most famous bird, and one of its most important plants, with the brand of Qantas rather flies home the point of Qantas's essentiality to Australia's nature. (Australia, Birds)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 22, 2016
AR DAME EILEEN MAYO (BRITISH, 1906-1994) Cats in the trees Linocut printed
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
AR DAME EILEEN MAYO (BRITISH, 1906-1994) Cats in the trees Linocut printed in colours, 1931, on oriental laid tissue, signed, titled and numbered 29/30 in pencil, with margins, 300 x 205mm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8in)(B)
Bonhams
May. 15, 2016
Australia / Great Barrier Reef. ca. 1950
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) Size: 25 1/8 x 39 1/2 in./63.8 x 100.4 cm Lith McLaren, Melbourne Mayo created numerous posters for Australia throughout the 1950s, each focusing on a specific animal or slice of wildlife native to the country. Here, she focuses on a Longspined Butterfly-fish and a Heron Island Volute (shell) in the inimitable Great Barrier Reef.
Poster Auctions International Inc