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Lot 175

Eric Smith
(1919-2017)
The Raising of Lazarus, 1953

22 September 2019, 13:00 AEST
Sydney, Woollahra

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Eric Smith (1919-2017)

The Raising of Lazarus, 1953
signed and dated lower right: ERIC SMITH / 53
oil on composition board
91.0 x 82.0cm (35 13/16 x 32 5/16in).

Footnotes

inscribed verso then over-painted: 'CONT ART SOCIETY / THE RAISING OF LAZARUS'

PROVENANCE
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Collection of the late Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax, Sydney, acquired before 1954

EXHIBITED
Exhibition of Paintings, Eric Smith, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17 - 30 March 1953, cat. 8
An Exhibition of Paintings by Eric Smith, John Martins Gallery, Adelaide, 27 September 1954, cat. 6

LITERATURE
'Eric Smith's Exhibition Impressive', The Sun, Sydney, 17 March 1953, p. 11
'Exhibition of Works by Eric Smith', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 17 March 1953, p. 2
Elizabeth Young, 'Eric Smith Art Show "Sincere"', The Advertiser, Adelaide, 27 September 1954

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