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Kenneth MacQueen (1897-1960), Untitled (Field by the Hills)

Sold for A$1,350 at Roxbury's Auction House on Feb 3, 2024.

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Watercolour, 30 x 39cm (image), 45.5 x 52cm (frame). Signed 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' lower right. The paper with some warping, foxing and stains. The underside of glass covering with residue - would benefit from careful cleaning and reframing. Available for local pickup, otherwise courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder. Kenneth Robertson Macqueen (1897-1960) has been acclaimed as the most distinctive watercolourist of his generation. Macqueen's works are noted for their lyrical simplicity, luminosity and elegance. His artwork is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all State galleries, major regional and university collections, and in public galleries in New Zealand and the United States of America. In 1981 a major retrospective exhibition was held at the University of Queensland's art museum, and more recently in 2007-08 at Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane.

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