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Lot 253

Julie Dowling
(born 1969)
The Maid, 2002

The Laverty Collection: Contemporary Australian Art

24 March 2013, 14:00 AEDT

Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art

Sold for AU$7,320 inc. premium

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Julie Dowling (born 1969)

The Maid, 2002
bears artist's name, title, date 'September 2002' and medium on the reverse
synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and plastic on canvas
60 x 50cm (23 5/8 x 19 11/16in).

Footnotes

PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Artplace, Perth in October 2002
The Laverty collection, Sydney

EXHIBITED:
Artplace, Perth, Western Australia at the Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, 2 - 6 October 2002

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