Justin O’Brien (1917 - 1996)
Provenance
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso); The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC, New South Wales, acquired from the above in 1968;
Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian Works of Art from the Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC, Sydney, 30/08/2017, Lot No. 22
Exhibited
Recent Paintings and Drawings by Justin O’Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 16 – 28 October 1968, cat. 6 Merioola and after, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 12 July – 17 August 1986; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, 28 August – 5 October 1986; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, 16 October – 16 November 1986, cat. 75 (dated as c. 1967);
Justin O’Brien and Friends: a birthday celebration, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 6 – 30 August 1987, cat. 24 (illus., dated as c. 1967, exhibition catalogue and back cover);
Justin O’Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 December 2010 – 27 February 2011, cat. 61.