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    Sale 1061

    AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS

    Melbourne

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    22 August 2005

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    • CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878)
    Lot 13

    CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878)

    Wisemans Ferry from the Macdonald River

    Price realised

    AUD 65,725

    Estimate

    AUD 30,000 - AUD 40,000

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    CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878)
    Wisemans Ferry from the Macdonald River
    watercolour and gouache
    44.5 x 65 cm
    Painted in 1869

    Provenance

    Commissioned by Henry Dangar and thence by descent to the present owner

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    Lot Essay

    The Macdonald River at Wisemans Ferry has been a subject which fascinated Martens for more than 30 years. The earlier impressions of this area include View Macdonald River now in the National Gallery of Victoria collection, and the impressive oil The Macdonald River, Wisemans Road painted in 1840, later presented to the Dixson Library by Sir William Dixson. This large watercolour was commissioned by Henry Dangar, the then Assistant Surveyor of Lands. Dangar, after whom Dangar Island in the Hawkesbury River is named, was credited for the layout of streets in the New South Wales city of Newcastle. This watercolour has remained in the family since it was executed on 9 November 1869

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