Dog in a Landscape (diptych), 82 x 99 cm
This very fine gouache by Australia’s contemporary master had been purchased at auction 
at Sotheby’s in 1992 for $4,400.
After a sympathetic reframe, “Dog in Landscape” achieved a very comfortable appreciation in value when it sold for $42,000 incl. buyer’s premium. A handsome return for the owner.
BACKGROUND: The importance of this painting is hard to underestimate: it is the only known portrait of American painter Dodge Macknight in existence. It was painted by eminent Australian impressionist John Peter Russell in the same year he portrayed Vincent Van Gogh (this painting is held in the Van Gogh
BACKGROUND We acted for the family of the artist in the sale of this previously unknown portrait of an elegant self-assured woman. VALUATION & OUTCOME The painting carried a pre-sale estimate of $45,000 to $ 65,000. However, this beautiful typical work of the modernist artist sold for more than double