THE MINERS

Details

ROSALIE NORAH KING GASCOIGNE (1917-1999)
THE MINERS
with title 'The Miners' on label (affixed on the base)
iron assemblage
18 x 24.1 x 7.3 cm
Executed circa 1970
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Provenance

Acquired by the present owner from Macquarie Galleries, Canberra

Literature

V Macdonald, Rosalie Gascoigne, Sydney, 1998, p. 20

Exhibited

Canberra, Macquarie Galleries, Rosalie Gascoigne, 1974, cat. no. 26

Special notice

A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium on all lots in this sale.

Lot Essay

"In sharp contrast to the abstract linearity of Ikebana, she used these robust metal lumps to suggest figures and creatures. One early piece was called Miners, a group of stumpy drill bits with round heads and pinched shoulders" (V. Macdonald, Rosalie Gascoigne, Sydney, 1998, p. 20)

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