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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 17, 2021 | Bonhams | Melbourne | Sir Sidney Nolan | 159 | Estimates not disclosed | Antarctic Explorer (Fergie) |
paintings
122 x 122 cm (48.03 x 48.03 in)
oil on board
signed and dated lower centre: "16 Sept 1964 / nolan"; signed, dated and titled verso (twice): "Antarctica / 16 Sept 1964 / Nolan" & "Explorer / Nolan"; inscribed verso (twice): "Marlborough / 18" & "Photo / Fergie / 1964"
Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom, until 1992
Lady Nolan, United Kingdom, until 2016
The Estate of Lady Nolan, United Kingdom
Sidney Nolan: Recent Work , Marlborough Fine Art, London, May 1965, cat. 18
Sidney Nolan: Recent Work , Marlborough Fine Art, London, May 1965, no. 18 (illus.)
Rodney James, Sidney Nolan: Antarctic Journey , Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, 2006, cat. 48, p. 77
RELATED WORKS
Explorer , 1964, oil on composition board, 121.9 x 121.9cm (NGA 2017.227); and Explorer , 1964, oil on composition board, 121.9 x 121.9cm (NGA 2017.231), both in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased in 2017 from the estate of Lady Nolan
Landscape paintings tell only part of the story of Nolan"s Antarctic series. Since childhood he had been fascinated by the heroic, often tragic, Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century. Like Burke and Wills, their endeavours were replete with themes of the human condition and psyche. Always seeking new inspiration, Nolan"s own brief visit to the continent opened the way for this to be investigated in depth, much as his travels through north-eastern Victoria encouraged him to paint the first Kelly series and his journeys to Central Australia were followed by the Burke and Wills paintings.
Sidney Nolan (1917-1992)
Antarctic Explorer (Fergie), 1964
signed and dated lower centre: "16 Sept 1964 / nolan"
signed, dated and titled verso (twice): "Antarctica / 16 Sept 1964 / Nolan" & "Explorer / Nolan"
inscribed verso (twice): "Marlborough / 18" & "Photo / Fergie / 1964"
oil on board
122.0 x 122.0cm (48 1/16 x 48 1/16in).
