Two of Streeton's best-known works were painted during this periodGolden Summer, Eaglemont (1889) and Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide (1890)each a sunlit pastoral scene of golden-paddocked plains stretching to the distant blue Corhanwarrabul. In 1985, Settler's Camp sold at auction for A$800,000 and this remained the record auction price for Streeton's work until 23 May 2005, when his 1890 painting, Sunlight Sweet, Coogee, was sold for A$2.04million (A$1.853million before tax), becoming only the second painting by an Australian artist to exceed the A$2million mark at auction (after Frederick McCubbin's 1892 work Bush Idyll, which sold for A$2.3million in 1998). He returned to London in October. "'A Road to the Ranges'is another good thing. The Centre of the Empire (1902)by Arthur Streeton. Medium Size, Historical Australian Art. Streetons one Australian entry on the list is a stunning rendition of the Tasmanian capital with Mount Wellington as a massive backdrop. Only plants will be removed from the collection. (colour illus.). Streeton died in September 1943. He is buried at Ferntree Gully cemetery. Jeffrey Smart, Arezzo Turn-off II (1973). While painting at Mentone Beach, south of Melbourne, Streeton met Tom Roberts (18561931), who invited him to join artists camps that hehad helped found in the bush near Box Hill, to the west of the city. He worked in France, with a break in August, until October 1918. cat.no. It was painted during a period of relative innocence and joy, a decade before Streeton was appointed official war artist during World War I, when he documented the Western Front, focusing on the devastated terrain rather than the drama of human suffering. For $35, you can upgrade to a Gallery Pass, which gives you access to 'Streeton' and the 'Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2020'. After the Art Gallery of New South Wales bought his painting Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide 1890, Streeton moved to Sydney in the early 1890s where he painted views of the city, harbour and beaches and established an artists camp in Mosman, producing works such as From my camp (Sirius Cove) 1896. This bustling, modern, growing, booming city. Unlike the more famous military art depicting the definitive moments of battle, Streeton produced "military still life", capturing the everyday moments of the war. He worked in France, with a break in August, until October 1918. He married Esther Leonora Clench, a Canadian violinist, in 1908. Along with other members of the Chelsea Arts Club, including Tom Roberts, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps (British Army) at the age of 48. In 1897 Streeton sailed for London on the Polynesian, stopping at Port Said before continuing on via Cairo and Naples. Arthur Streetons record-setting The Grand Canal (1908). This is a private listing and your identity will not be disclosed to anyone except the seller. As a young boy, Whiteley was fascinated with birds eggs and nests and that love of nature endured throughout his life. Free entry, Find out what you need to know before visiting, 'What thou amongst the leaves hast never known', 'Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide', Design for large decoration (also known as Pastoral), The Gloucester Buckets (also known as Landscape: the AA Co's million acres), The harbour, from "Penshurst", Neutral Bay. Born: Duneed, Victoria, Australia 08 Apr 1867, Died: Olinda, Victoria, Australia 01 Sep 1943, Arthur Streeton, c1932, by Jack Cato. [5] [6] Arthur Streeton 'What thou amongst the leaves hast never known' 1896 159.1991 On display - Grand Courts. One year Streeton's junior, Conder was already a committed plein airist, and was heavily influenced by the painterly techniques of expatriate impressionist Girolamo Nerli. [16][17] Expected by the Commonwealth to produce sketches and drawings that were "descriptive", Streeton concentrated on the landscape of the scenes of war and did not attempt to convey the human suffering. auctioned by Deutscher and Hackett in April, Deutscher and Hackett executive director Chris Deutscher said the years auction results reflected a trend of younger buyers collecting older, traditional works, blockbuster show at the National Gallery of Australia, $5 million to a private collector in November 2020, this year the evocative piece went under the hammer for more than 400 times that. His letter, which came to be known as "Streeton's shriek" resulted in public alarm and a cessation of the project.[13][14]. It's matte paint, as Streeton painted it in 1896. And J. Altmann art reference library, Prahran, 1989, n.pag. Conder and Roberts joined Streeton at Eaglemont in January 1889 and helped make some modest improvements to the house. "It's 44 degrees when he paints this. He was the first Australian-born artist to have a work exhibited at Londons Royal Academy 'Golden Summer, Eaglemont' (1889) but when he moved to London in 1897 he struggled to gain recognition. Two paintings from this period, Villers Bretonneux (1918)[18] and Boulogne (1918),[19] are in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. In 1891, Arthur Merric and Emma Minnie of the Boyd artistic dynasty took Golden Summer, Eaglemont to Europe where it became the first painting by an Australian-born artist to be exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, and was awarded a Mention honourable at the 1892 Paris Salon. It was also here that the artist would - along with Tom Roberts and Charles Conder - organise the landmark 9 by 5 Impressionism Exhibition held at Buxton's Rooms, Melbourne, in August 1889. The plant is found growing in railways, roadside, natural forests, natural grasslands, riverbanks, montane forests, along watercourses, in dry sclerophyllous forests and woodlands. He was awarded a knighthood in 1937 for services to art. The painting depicts the construction of the Glenbrook Tunnel (also known as the Lapstone Tunnel) through the Blue Mountains. Extremely hardy, award-winning Trachycarpus Martin Ogden /www.teddingtongardener.com,AlessandroZocc,Lyudmila Mikhailovskaya, Shutterstock. Four of the works in the top 11 were painted more than 100 years ago. Arthur Streeton, 'Circular Quay' (1892), oil on wood, 19.3x47.6cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 1959. To use the website as intended please 316; titled 'Road (to the) ranges'; estimated price $100,000/150,000, David Thomas, Deutscher and Hackett fine art auction: Sydney 28 August 2013, 'Arthur Streeton', pg. After the war, Streeton resumed painting in the Grampians and Dandenong Ranges. It was . Arthur Streeton The national game 1889 OA11.1963 On display - Grand Courts. Streeton's artistic training began aged 15, with night classes in design at Melbourne's National Gallery School, while he worked as an office clerk and, later, as an . Medium Size, Historical Australian Art. Medium Size, Historical Australian Art. Not dated. [20] He was an art critic for The Argus from 1929 to 1935 and in 1937 was knighted for services to the arts. Nonetheless, he stayed in England for around thirty years, sending work back to Australia. It's in completely original, untouched, unconserved, condition this is what a painting looks like after 100 years. Fast-growing, Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) is an evergreen shrub or small tree of loose and architectural habit with a high canopy of finely divided blue-green to silver gray leaves, 3-5 in. In paintings such as Villers Bretonneux 1918, he documented the Western Front, focusing on the devastated terrain rather than the drama of human suffering. And J. Altmann art reference library, Sotheby's: fine Australian paintings including European paintings, drawings and prints, She-oak and sunlight: Australian Impressionism. Streeton moved to Sydney in 1890, after the Art Gallery of New South Wales purchased a large canvas of his, 'Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide' (1890). VENDRE! ", Arthur Streeton, 'The Grand Canal' (1908) oil on canvas, 93x169cm, Collection of Susan Clarke, Victoria. Were working to restore it. His trips to London were financed by the sales of his paintings at home in Australia. ARTHUR STREETON, SILVER Wattle. ", Arthur Streeton, 'The vanishing forest' (1934), oil on canvas, 122.5x122.5cm, on loan to the Art Gallery of Ballarat from the Estate of Margery Pierce. Generally trouble-free, but keep an eye out for glasshouse red spider mite, fluted scale and mealybugs. [1] His parents had met on the voyage from England in 1854. Sydney alone is not enough for Streeton. Despite austere living conditions, Streeton was content: "Surrounded by the loveliness of the new landscape, with heat, drought, and flies, and hard pressed for the necessaries of life, we worked hard, and were a happy trio." Note this is the default cart. Silver & Vertu (5227) Jewelry. A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium in all lots in this sale; In 1889 Streeton was a key contributor, with Roberts, McCubbin, Conder and others, to The 9 by 5 impression exhibition in Melbourne, which consisted of impressions of bush and city life rapidly painted on cigar box lids including The national game 1889 and A road to the ranges 1889. Enlisting in the Australian army medical corps in 1915, he was appointed an official war artist in 1918. 38; priced 3 guineas, Open daily lot no. Unusually for a landscape, the painting is upright with a high horizon line. And it's during this time that the artist uses his prestige to actively campaign to save the environment. Streeton spent the first few nights at Eaglemont alone with the estate's tenant farmer Jack Whelan (who appears in Streeton's "pioneer" painting The selector's hut (Whelan on the log), 1890[9]), and slept upon the floor, the rooms being bare of furniture. [11], About the same time, Streeton met the artist Charles Conder, who travelled down from Sydney in October 1888 at the invitation of Tom Roberts. Open daily Arthur Streeton, 'Still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide' (1890), oil on canvas, later mounted on hardboard, 82.6x153 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased 1890. Photo: Glen Watson. The Gallery's exhibition follows Streeton's career from his early drawings to his latter years when the artist became a vocal environmentalist. In Streeton, you'll walk room to room seeing the progression from the revolutionary moment when Streeton and his contemporaries invent Australian impressionism to his journeys to London, Cairo, Venice and back to Australia. Jeffrey Smart, the subject of a current blockbuster show at the National Gallery of Australia, had three works in the top 11, created in Italy where he lived much of his adult life. [citation needed]. Streeton spent the first few nights at Eaglemont alone with the estate's tenant farmer Jack Whelan (who posed for Streeton's "pioneer" painting The selector's hut (Whelan on the log), 1890), and slept upon the floor, the rooms being bare of furniture. Streeton was inspired by masters including Constable, Turner, Titian and wrote: I feel convinced that my work hereafter will contain a larger idea and quality than before., The Centre of the Empire (1902)by Arthur Streeton.Credit:Courtesy Deutscher and Hackett, This work was painted after McCubbin moved with his wife, Annie, and their five children to Victorias Mt Macedon, to the Gothic villa they named Fontainebleau. The picture depicts a trail presumably leading toward the Dandenong Ranges from Mount Eagle, east of the Yarra basin. This particular painting is one of two he did on this scale, with this ambition. Arthur Streeton, Silver Wattle. View cart for details. He found employment as an apprentice lithographer under Charles Troedel. In 1885 Streeton presented his first exhibition at the Victorian Academy of Art. Fast forward to the 20th century. You can see the really visible brushstrokes the way he's pushing that paint around to get that effect. Arthur Streeton Beach scene 1890 9019 On display - Grand Courts. 12, Sotheby's Australia (Compilator), Sotheby's: Fine Australian paintings including European paintings, drawings and prints, Armadale, 1991, n.pag. Please try again later. To create additional collections, you must be a paid member of our site. The solitary figure pictured here - as in many of his works - takes on a particular resonance in this COVID era. Streeton visited Venice during a second honeymoon with his wife and fellow painter, Nora Clench. Davidson became the first Australian woman admitted to the Socit Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour, the highest award conferred by the French government. In the summer drought of 1888, Streeton travelled by train to the attractive agricultural and grazing suburb of Heidelberg, 11km north-east of Melbourne's city centre. He worked at the 3rd London General Hospital in Wandsworth and reached the rank of corporal. He said he strove to depict the underlying bones rather than the surface skin of the Australian continent. Although he had developed a considerable reputation in Australia, he failed to achieve the same success in England. One of Australias best known and most influential landscape painters, Arthur Streeton was a key member of the Heidelberg school of Australian impressionism the first distinctively Australian school of painting. In late winter to early spring, clouds of fragrant, ball-shaped, fluffy yellow flowers held in large racemes appear on the branch tips. Streeton himself established an ongoing artists camp in 1888 at Eaglemont on the outskirts of Melbourne. 'A road to the ranges' 1889 was one of the forty impressionist paintings by Streeton included in the show. It's a large-scale painting, intentionally similar in size to his most famous works, and, as Tunnicliffe tells us, he's asking Australians to take the destruction seriously. Sign in to check out Check out as a guest Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Oops! Jeffrey Smarts The Arezzo Turn-Off I, (1973).Credit:Courtesy of Smith & Singer. Whiteley holds top ranking for the most expensive work by an Australian artist with Henris Armchair, which sold at auction for $5 million to a private collector in November 2020. It was during this period that he painted perhaps his greatest evocation of the countrys light, heat and dust Fires on 1891. Two years after this work was painted, in 1977 he was the first Australian artist to hold a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Arthur Streeton Lilium auratum circa 1909 137.1995. The new exhibition Streeton features more than 150 works by the Australian impressionist painter (only 20 shy of the one held by the Gallery 89 years ago), and its works come from public and private collections from around the country, including ones from Victoria, coordinated during lockdown. Arthur Streetons record-setting The Grand Canal (1908).Credit:Courtesy of Smith & Singer. Detail of Arthur . Medium Size, Historical Australian Art. ", This aerial view was painted from high up on the palazzo looking up the Grand Canal. In the summer drought of 1888, Streeton travelled by train to the attractive agricultural and grazing suburb of Heidelberg, 11km north-east of Melbourne's city centre. We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands. But also, that shifting, shimmering light. 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[15]These included the notable five feet by three feet Australia Felix (a view from Mt. Of the show, McCubbin wrote to his friend and fellow artist Tom Roberts, I honestly think that the work I put in was the best I have ever done., Frederick McCubbins What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush (1904).Credit:Courtesy of Smith & Singer, Jeffrey Smart, Arezzo Turn-off II (1973).Credit:Courtesy Deutscher and Hackett. Its purpose, as stated in the decorative catalogue, was 'to render faithfully, and thus obtain first records of effects widely differing, and often of very fleeting character'. The purple noon's transparent might is an 1896 oil on canvas landscape painting by Australian artist Arthur Streeton. In Streeton, you'll find scenes of bathers at Coogee Beach, ferries picking up passengers at McMahons Point and the rocky harbour around Sirius Cove. The landscape is represented under full sunlight, the yellow road dotted with figures on 'the wallaby', the ranges showing up darkly blue in the distance'. Product arrived on time and was good Quality very happy .. thank you , very good seller thank you so much love everything. Arthur Streetons Hobart (1938).Credit:Courtesy of Smith & Singer. Bessie Davidsons Lecture au Jardin (c.1935). By the end of 1888 he became a weekend visitor to the camp. Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, Victoria, south-west of Geelong, on 8 April 1867 the fourth child of Charles Henry and Mary (ne Johnson) Streeton. Streeton's lauded as one of Australia's greatest landscape painters all before he turns 30, and he's looking to prove himself overseas. As Tunnicliffe tells us, the Gallery's forward-looking trustees of the time were keen to support and validate this new style of painting. Bessie Davidsons Lecture au Jardin (c.1935).Credit:Courtesy of Deutscher and Hackett, Source: Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest, The top 11 highest Australian art auctions in 2021. Painting in the open air, they worked on representing Australias light, heat, space and distance. One woman is on the list: Bessie Davidson, who was for a time an Impressionist like Streeton and McCubbin, working in Adelaide and later Paris. In addition to these famous landscape paintings, he also produced a number of portraits and self-portraits. Special notice. Silver wattle is a large, unarmed, fast-growing evergreen spreading tree or bushy shrub that grows about 1.5-10 m tall, but occasionally reaching up to 30 m in height. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/---Thank you!#LearnFromMasters #AustralianPainter #Impressionism #OnlineArtGallery #CollectionOfPaintings #ArtHistory #ArthurStreeton We acknowledge and pay our respects to their cultures and traditions, and to Elders past, present and emerging. Deleting this collection CANNOT be undone. During this time he began his association with fellow artists Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts at Melbourne including at Box Hill and Heidelberg. In 'The vanishing forest', Streeton is making a statement. Silver Wattle. The house itself could be seen by visitors as they arrived at Heidelberg railway station. Williams distinctive landscapes are enduringly popular in Australian art sales. 11-66, South Yarra, 1995, 38, 38 (colour illus.). Of the many tributes it has elicited over the years, none is more remarkable than that written by fellow artist Lionel . "This one was recently rediscovered in a private collection in regional Victoria," says Tunnicliffe. He descended the hill daily to Heidelberg village for meals before jaunting into the bush with a billycan of milk and swag of paints and canvases. In late winter to early spring, clouds of fragrant, ball-shaped, fluffy yellow flowers held in large racemes appear on the branch tips. About the same time, Streeton met the artist Charles Conder, who travelled down from Sydney in October 1888 at the invitation of Tom Roberts. [7] He descended the hill daily to Heidelberg village for meals before jaunting into the bush with a billycan of milk and swag of paints and canvases. One of Australia's best known and most influential landscape painters, Arthur Streeton was a key member of the Heidelberg school of Australian impressionism - the first distinctively Australian school of painting. See opening hours By the end of 1888, he became a weekend visitor to the camp. Mr Deutscher said in the past five years there had been growing interest in older works, with big gallery shows helping to focus buyers attention on the artists. THE calm surface of Arthur Streeton's pastoral masterpiece . ", The painting has been on public display ever since, and the curator tells us it was Streeton's way of implying nature's persistence. While living first in Melbourne and then Sydney, before sailing for England in 1897, Streeton painted such great pictures as Golden Summer, Eaglemont and Fire's On. In 2008, three expatriate Australian classical musicians living in Geneva, Switzerland founded a piano trio they named the Streeton Trio after the painter. For Streeton, Eaglemont (as it became known) was the ideal working environmenta reasonably isolated rural location that was still close to the city. He wants to challenge himself; he goes to London and he struggles. View Arthur Streeton artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. Norman Shureck Collection, until 1945 R. A. On the return journey to Heidelberg, wet canvas in hand, Streeton met Charles Davies, brother-in-law of friend and fellow plein air painter David Davies. ", "In this painting, 'Circular Quay', you can see the Quay at work: people strolling, ferries puffing, boats arriving on a bright, hot day. "And so, this is the first time it's been shown publicly for many decades. Smith & Singer. Conder and Roberts joined Streeton at Eaglemont in January 1889 and helped make some modest improvements to the house. corner, incised "A Streeton". 74-75, Melbourne, Aug 2013, 74, 75. Streeton was made an Australian Official War Artist with the Australian Imperial Force, holding the rank of Honorary Lieutenant, and he travelled to France on 14 May 1918 and was attached to the 2nd Division, receiving his movement order on 8 May 1918. He enjoyed intense camaraderie with other artists - especially Tom Roberts, Fred McCubbin and Charles Conder - which he . The house was "creaking and ghostly. Frederick McCubbins What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush (1904). Source: State Library of NSW, P1/1707, Arthur Streeton, his son Oliver and wife in London, c1916, by Lena Connell. It was spied in a private home in Victorias western district by then head of the Hamilton Gallery Sarah Schmidt and this year sold for a record price. Typical of the beauty and darkness of Smarts urban paintings, this offering from the early 1970s illustrates composition and geometry as cornerstones in his work. And J. Altmann art reference library, Sotheby's Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne, 14 Aug 1989 -, Sotheby's: fine Australian paintings including European paintings, drawings and prints, Sotheby's Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne, 19 Aug 1989 -, Arthur Streeton, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 08Dec199512Feb1996, Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 01Mar199614Apr1996, Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 01May199616Jun1996, Arthur Streeton, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 08Jul199625Aug1996, Arthur Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11Oct199624Nov1996, Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 31Mar200708Jul2007, Streeton, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07Nov202014Feb2021, She-oak and sunlight: Australian Impressionism, Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne, 02Apr202122Aug2021, Grand Courts Collection Rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov20212025, Terence Lane (Editor), Australian Impressionism, Melbourne, 2007, 177 (colour illus. As well as painting scenes of Sydney Harbour and Coogee, and urban scenes of Sydney, it was during this period that he painted his Hawkesbury River series of paintings and 'Fire's on'. Streeton and his Heidelberg School contemporaries were inspired by the French movement of painting en plein air (outside), and they were making it their own, here in Australia. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. He produced many works in the northern Italian city, playing with colour and light, following a rich tradition in the Western art canon. Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 - 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscape painter. "He paints mature trees that have been ring-barked, a tree that has been bulldozed and is soon to be cut up. That record was eclipsed when, on 21 April 2021, Streeton's The Grand Canal, 1908 was auctioned in Melbourne for A$3.068million. [4], Streeton was influenced by French Impressionism and the works of J.M.W. 256; titled 'Road (to the) ranges'; estimated price $30,000/40,000, Sotheby's Australia (Compilator), Fine Australian paintings including important colonial furniture, silver and the J. If you've already purchased untimed and undated tickets for 'Streeton', they will be honoured for any date and time until February 14, 2021. See opening hours long (7-12 cm). corner, incised "A Streeton". He was knighted in 1937 and died at his property in Olinda, Victoria, in 1943. Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's handling time, origin postcode, destination postcode and time of acceptance and will depend on postage service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Photo: Jenni Carter, AGNSW. Source: Australian War Memorial, PO3451_004. Fire's on is an 1891 oil on canvas landscape painting by Australian artist Arthur Streeton. Arthur Streeton was one of the foremost Australian Impressionist painters, and his paintings continue to count among the most iconic images of Australian art. Streeton built a house on five acres (20,000m) at Olinda in the Dandenongs where he continued to paint. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. ", Arthur Streeton, 'The purple noon's transparent might' (1896), oil on canvas, 123x123 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, purchased 1896. Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscape painter and leading member of the Heidelberg School, also known as Australian Impressionism. Streeton was made an Australian Official War Artist with the Australian Imperial Force, holding the rank of Honorary Lieutenant, and he travelled to France on 14 May 1918 and was attached to the 2nd Division, receiving his movement order on 8 May 1918. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Eaglemont camp, Heidelberg 2.2 Travels to England 2.3 War artist 2.4 Later years 3 Prices 4 Images 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Early life "He was deeply concerned when he came back to Australia in the 1920s, seeing much-loved landscapes being cut down." A classic view of the city, from a slightly higher perspective than some of his others including The Grand Canal, the works tones are pastel and shimmering. For many people, Streeton's paintings defined a unique image of this country. Deutscher and Hackett executive director Chris Deutscher said the years auction results reflected a trend of younger buyers collecting older, traditional works. Subscribe to access price results for 150,000 artists! "Nature is here forever. An updated version of this video (notes added \u0026 chronologicaly ordered) is available (only) on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/LearnFromMastersLearnFromMasters Needs Your Support: https://www.patreon.com/LearnFromMasters (EXCLUSIVE CONTENT)https://www.paypal.me/LearnFromMasters---Arthur Streeton: A collection of 45 paintingsDescription: \"One of Australia's best landscape artists of the late 19th century and the most successful painter of the Heidelberg School (c.1886-1900) of Australian Impressionism, Arthur Streeton is celebrated for his evocative and iconic landscape painting, which perfectly captures the unique light and colour of the Australian countryside and outback. In 1906, Streeton returned to Australia and completed some paintings at Mount Macedon in February 1907 while staying with his patrons the Pinschofs at Hohe Warte. Brett Whiteley claimed second place with The Dove in the Mango Tree (1984), sold for $1.96 million at a Smith & Singer auction in November. 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