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The William Nuttall and Annette Reeves Collection, Melbourne
Lot 84

Gunter Christmann
(1936-2013)
Wry Smile, 1995

27 August 2025, 14:00 AEST
Sydney

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Gunter Christmann (1936-2013)

Wry Smile, 1995
signed and dated lower right: 'G. C. '95'
titled lower centre: 'WRY SMILE'
synthetic polymer paint on paper
49.5 x 34.5cm (19 1/2 x 13 9/16in).

Footnotes

PROVENANCE
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (label attached verso)
The William Nuttall and Annette Reeves Collection, Melbourne

EXHIBITED
Gunter Christmann, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 26 March – 13 April 1996, cat. 10

LITERATURE
Robert Rooney, 'Melbourne Art: Gunter Christmann', The Australian, 4 April 1996, p. 15

Works exhibited in Gunter Christmann at Niagara Galleries in 1996, including Wry Smile, relate to the three large paintings shown in the Clemenger Triennial of Contemporary Australian Art (TECAA) at National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1996.

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