I don’t know how long I have raved about Max Dupain (1911 – 1992) … too long perhaps, but to me, Dupain was not just the photographer who created Australia’s most iconic photograph, the “Sunbaker”, but he was also the first true art photographer.
Dupain had fine art training and was ever the great experimenter with his practice.
The estate sale of over 600 photographs through Mossgreen Auctions in Sydney on June 19th represents a golden opportunity to purchase a piece of magic by one of Australia’s greatest photographers. Yet to be recognised as a genius of his craft, I am sure this time will come.
You can view the offer from 16 June to 18 June 2017 in Sydney at the Mossgreen premises at 36 – 40 Queen Street, Woollahra, and also online on the Mossgreen website.
The auction of Max Dupain – Part II: The final estate photographs takes place on Monday, 19 June, at 36 – 40 Queen Street.
It is held in two sessions, with session 1 from 10.30 am – 1.30 pm for lots 1 – 224, and session 2, for lots 225 – 614, starting at 2 pm.
Anyway, enough of my rave, here are my Dave’s Dupain Faves:
Lot 1 – Surf Race Start, c 1940, est. $2,000-4,000. Make a Splash
Lot 16 – Manly Beach, 1938, est. $500-800. That’s My BeachLot 73 – Fishing at Tathra, 1940s, est. $600-800. Young Tackers at TathraLot 83 – Circular Quay from North Pylon, est. $800-1,200. Climb the Bridge every dayLot 85 – Picnicking at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, Sydney, est. $1,000-2,000. Coat hangerLot 116 – Night Exposure of Traffic on North Side Bridge and Luna Park, 1940s, est. $1,000-1,500. VividLot 128 – Hobart Siesta, 1947, est. $2,000-4,000. Hobart HatsLot 137 – Finger Wharf by Night, est. 1,800-2,500. Trip the light fantasticLot 146 – Csr Tomut, 1977, est. $1,500-2,500. PumpingLot 196 – Nude Figure, Time and Light Motion, 1938, est. $1,200-1,800. SunbakedLot 225 – Little Nude, 1938, est. $5,000-8,000. Back HerLot 229 – Nude Torso, 1935, est. $3,000-5,000. A lot of frontLot 234 – Jean, 1930s, est. $700-1,000. ContemplateLot 247 – Nude Figure, 1930s, est. $2,000-4,000. Landscape, womanscapeLot 249 – Off Beat, 1960, est. $700-1,000. Life before iPhoneLot 266 – Male Commuters departing Ferry, est. $1,500-2,500. Manly Men, Manly FerryLot 267 – Moira in the Mirror, 1951, est. $1,500-2,500. Mirror, mirror on the wallLot 292 – Street Scene, est. $600-800. Max’ Modernist MagicLot 305 – Dogman, 1962, est. $1,500-2,500. A Rope with a ViewLot 317 – Stockyards, North Queensland, 1980, est. $600-800. Outback MaxLot 447 – Arum Lilies, 1930s, est. $1,000-1,500. Max does Man Ray
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