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Christian WALLER (née YANDELL) (1894–1954) 'Christopher and the Girl' – A study for The Gates of Dawn Pencil, laid down to a support sheet Unsigned The support sheet tipped to a rear endpaper of one of the ten deluxe leather-bound subscriber copies of the facsimile edition of Christian Waller, The Gates of Dawn – A Book made for Young (Golden Arrow Press, Melbourne, 1932) published by Gryphon Books, Melbourne, in 1977 under the aegis of the artist's niece, Klytie Pate; this copy numbered 3 (of the first ten, bound in leather, within the edition of 1,000 otherwise in cloth) and signed below the colophon by Klytie Pate and Richard Griffin, in full red morocco and housed in a gilt-decorated and lettered cloth slipcase PROVENANCE: Albert Ullin (1930–2018), Melbourne, probably acquired from Richard Griffin Kay Craddock, Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, acquired from the above, circa 2011 Private collection, acquired from the above in 2012 Kay Craddock, Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, reacquired from the above in 2023, Acquired from the above by Terence Lane in December, 2023 OTHER NOTES: This study is preparatory for a tailpiece within the chapter of the book headed 'Christopher'.