Mellow Day

Details

Lance Vaiben Solomon (1913-1989)
Mellow Day
signed 'L Solomon' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
29¼ x 35¼in. (74.2 x 89.5cm.)

Provenance

A gift from the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, 1965 (plaque mounted on front of frame engraved 'TO THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER FROM THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES ROYAL EASTER SHOW, 1965').

Exhibited

Royal Easter Show Art Competition, New South Wales, 1965 (label on reverse).

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Lot Essay

A fellow of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Solomon specialised in depictions of bush scenery. One of his landscapes was presented to H.M. The Queen Mother during her visit to Australia in 1958. He exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales's Easter Show from 1961-1965.

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