Elsa Russell

Lot 355: ELSA MARY RUSSELL (1909-1997)

Name: ELSA MARY RUSSELL (1909-1997)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: udtfbm8oo0

Est: $1,500 AUD - $2,500 AUDSold:

Christie'sSydney, AustraliaAugust 23, 2004

Item Overview

Description

Cooma
signed 'ELSA' (lower right)
oil on canvas on board
33 x 24.5 cm
Painted circa 1935

Artist or Maker

Elsa Russell

Exhibited

A painting of this title was exhibited in The Society of Artists, 1935, no. 177 (3 gns)

Provenance

Colin Lanceley, Sydney
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1984

Notes

Russell was born in 1909 and studied painting under Datillo Rubbo. She exhibited with the Society of Artists in 1934 and 1935, and was still painting in the 1980s. A retrospective exhibition of her work was held at the Wolloomooloo Gallery, Sydney in October 1989.

A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium in all lots in this sale

Auction Details

Australian, International and Contemporary Paintings

Christie's

August 23, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

Sydney, NSW, AU

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