Justin O'Brien Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Justin O'Brien Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 14, 2024
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Man) oil on canvas, double-sided 61 x 50cm
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Man) oil on canvas, double-sided signed lower right: O'BRIEN 61 x 50cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of Mr M. Levy, Rome c.1970 The Collection of Mr Henri Perez, Paris, acquired from the above Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Oct. 27, 2024
JUSTIN O’BRIEN (1917-1996), Fragments circa 1968
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Fragments circa 1968 oil on composition board signed lower right: O'BRIEN 35 x 50.5cm PROVENANCE Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1968 Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1993 Deutscher and Hackett, Twenty Classics of Australian Art + Important Australian & International Fine Art, Melbourne, 11 November 2020, Lot 57 Private Collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED Recent Paintings and Drawings by Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 16-28 October 1968, cat. 25
Gibson's
Oct. 22, 2024
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Still Life with Flowers) oil on board 73.5 x 42cm
Est: $14,000 - $16,000
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Still Life with Flowers) oil on board signed upper right: O'BRIEN 73.5 x 42cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent
Leonard Joel
Oct. 22, 2024
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Young Man) oil on board 37.5 x 27.5cm
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Young Man) oil on board signed upper right: O'BRIEN 37.5 x 27.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent
Leonard Joel
Oct. 22, 2024
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Man) oil on canvas, double-sided 61 x 50cm
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN (1917-1996) (Portrait of a Man) oil on canvas, double-sided signed lower right: O'BRIEN 61 x 50cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of Mr M. Levy, Rome c.1970 The Collection of Mr Henri Perez, Paris, acquired from the above Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Oct. 13, 2024
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), Seated Nude, Pencil, 32x40.5cm
Est: $400 - $600
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) Seated Nude Inscribed lower right: 'To Helene [Kirsova] / From Justin'. Pencil 32x40.5cm PROVENANCE: Private Collection of Peter Bellew and Helene Kirsova (Ballerina); The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney; Estate Late Elinor Wrobel.
Davidson Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, RESURRECTION, C.1956
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) RESURRECTION, c.1956 oil on canvas 77.5 x 57.0 cm 95.5 x 75.0 cm (frame) signed upper right: O'BRIEN inscribed with title verso: The Resurrection bears artist's name and title on metal plaque: RESURRECTION / Justin O'Brien PROVENANCE Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Sydney University Union, Sydney Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) John Barnes, Melbourne, acquired from the above The Estate of John Barnes, Melbourne EXHIBITED Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 22 August – 3 September 1956, cat. 10 Modern Australian Paintings, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 31 May – 4 June 1986, cat. 17 (illus. in exhibition catalogue) LITERATURE France, C., Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1987, p. 21 RELATED WORK Study for the Resurrection, 1956, oil on paper, 76.5 x 56.0 cm, Private collection, Queensland ESSAY ‘The religious experience should not be confused with the spiritual experience...’1 When Justin O'Brien was awarded the inaugural Blake Prize for Religious Art in Sydney in 1951, he was formally recognised as one of Australia’s leading religious painters. Notably, the prizewinning painting, The Virgin Enthroned, 1951, was subsequently acquired through the Felton Bequest by the National Gallery of Victoria, being greatly admired for its Byzantine riches – ‘a superb, eye-enchanting fiesta of colour burning with oriental splendour…’2 Indeed, it could be argued that were it not for the creation of the Blake Prize, the odds of modernism could have worked more pronouncedly against O’Brien – despite his exceptional knowledge of, and sympathies for, French Post-Impressionism. However, certain passionate supporters, realising that there was much more to the artist’s vision than mere biblical illustration, kept his motivation alive against a burgeoning secular mainstream and the rising tide of abstraction. Writing in 1947, Harry Tatlock Miller noted: ‘Palpitating with kaleidoscopic patterns of harmonies and dissonances of colour, the massed effect of Justin O’Brien’s painting is like an incessant madrigal which stimulates to the point of intoxication.’3 And in 1950, James Gleeson similarly enthused: ‘The canvas is saturated with colour, yet never spills over into chaos, for the control is assured and complete. O’Brien uses colour as a composer uses sound.’4 Painted in Sydney at a time when O’Brien and his peers were reaping the artistic rewards of affordable international travel and unfettered access to original masterpieces, thus The Resurrection, c.1956 reflects O’Brien’s predilection for classical subject matter and techniques, gleaned from his firsthand experience of Italian Renaissance art in Florence and Siena during his European sojourn of 1948 – 50. As O’Brien later reflected, ‘It was in Siena… where I first really had a proper aesthetic experience, the first time I really felt design and colours.’5 Inspired particularly by the sumptuous palette of the Byzantine-influenced Sienese artist, Duccio, and the serene humanism and aura of stillness espoused by Quattrocento master Piero della Francesca, such works encapsulate well the artist’s distinctive, highly stylised pictorial style which included the embrace of non-representational primary colour, refusal of linear perspective, and a geometric flattening of the pictorial plane. Whether interpreting a biblical scene within the landscape, as in the present case, or portraying a naturalistic still life, indeed his works suggest the deeply felt moment, irrespective of time; as Sasha Grishin observes, ‘O’Brien balances the extreme emotionalism of the subject matter with the utmost restraint and depersonalised treatment to create a profound sense of pathos.’6 1. O’Brien cited in Grishin, S., Justin O’Brien: A Survey Exhibition 1938 – 1999, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 2006, p. 15 2. Michael Scott cited in Crumlin, R., The Blake Prize for Religious Art – The First 25 Years. A Survey, Monash University, Melbourne, 1984, p. 7 3. Tatlock Miller, H., ‘Recent Paintings by Justin O’Brien’, Art and Design, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1949, pp. 6 – 7 4. Gleeson, cited in Pearce, B. and Wilson, N., Justin O’Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, p. 61 5. O'Brien, cited in France, C., Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, p. 17 6. Grishin, op. cit., p. 9 VERONICA ANGELATOS This work is located in our Melbourne gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 28, 2024
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, RESURRECTION, C.1956
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) RESURRECTION, c.1956 oil on canvas 77.5 x 57.0 cm signed upper right: O,BRIEN inscribed with title verso: The Resurrection bears artist,s name and title on metal plaque: RESURRECTION / Justin O,Brien PROVENANCE Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Sydney University Union, Sydney Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) John Barnes, Melbourne, acquired from the above The Estate of John Barnes, Melbourne EXHIBITED Justin O,Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 22 August – 3 September 1956, cat. 10 Modern Australian Paintings, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 21 May – 4 June 1986, cat. 17 (illus. in exhibition catalogue) LITERATURE France, C., Justin O,Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1987, p. 21 RELATED WORK Study for The Resurrection, 1956, oil on paper on board, 76.5 x 56.0 cm, private collection, Queensland ESSAY ‘The religious experience should not be confused with the spiritual experience...’1 When Justin O,Brien was awarded the inaugural Blake Prize for Religious Art in Sydney in 1951, he was formally recognised as one of Australia’s leading religious painters. Notably, the prizewinning painting, The Virgin Enthroned, 1951, was subsequently acquired through the Felton Bequest by the National Gallery of Victoria, being greatly admired for its Byzantine riches – ‘a superb, eye-enchanting fiesta of colour burning with oriental splendour…’2 Indeed, it could be argued that were it not for the creation of the Blake Prize, the odds of modernism could have worked more pronouncedly against O’Brien – despite his exceptional knowledge of, and sympathies for, French Post-Impressionism. However, certain passionate supporters, realising that there was much more to the artist’s vision than mere biblical illustration, kept his motivation alive against a burgeoning secular mainstream and the rising tide of abstraction. Writing in 1947, Harry Tatlock Miller noted: ‘Palpitating with kaleidoscopic patterns of harmonies and dissonances of colour, the massed effect of Justin O’Brien’s painting is like an incessant madrigal which stimulates to the point of intoxication.’3 And in 1950, James Gleeson similarly enthused: ‘The canvas is saturated with colour, yet never spills over into chaos, for the control is assured and complete. O’Brien uses colour as a composer uses sound.’4 Painted in Sydney at a time when O’Brien and his peers were reaping the artistic rewards of affordable international travel and unfettered access to original masterpieces, thus The Resurrection, c.1956 reflects O’Brien’s predilection for classical subject matter and techniques, gleaned from his firsthand experience of Italian Renaissance art in Florence and Siena during his European sojourn of 1948 – 50. As O’Brien later reflected, ‘It was in Siena… where I first really had a proper aesthetic experience, the first time I really felt design and colours.’5 Inspired particularly by the sumptuous palette of the Byzantine-influenced Sienese artist, Duccio, and the serene humanism and aura of stillness espoused by Quattrocento master Piero della Francesca, such works encapsulate well the artist’s distinctive, highly stylised pictorial style which included the embrace of non-representational primary colour, refusal of linear perspective, and a geometric flattening of the pictorial plane. Whether interpreting a biblical scene within the landscape, as in the present case, or portraying a naturalistic still life, indeed his works suggest the deeply felt moment, irrespective of time; as Sasha Grishin observes, ‘O’Brien balances the extreme emotionalism of the subject matter with the utmost restraint and depersonalised treatment to create a profound sense of pathos.’6 1. O’Brien cited in Grishin, S., Justin O’Brien: A Survey Exhibition 1938 – 1999, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 2006, p. 15 2. Michael Scott cited in Crumlin, R., The Blake Prize for Religious Art – The First 25 Years. A Survey, Monash University, Melbourne, 1984, p. 7 3. Tatlock Miller, H., ‘Recent Paintings by Justin O’Brien’, Art and Design, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1949, pp. 6 – 7 4. Gleeson, cited in Pearce, B. and Wilson, N., Justin O’Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, p. 61 5. O,Brien, cited in France, C., Justin O'Brien: Image and Icon, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1997, p. 17 6. Grishin, op. cit., p. 9 VERONICA ANGELATOS
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 25, 2024
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), Under the Pergola, Lithograph 77/100, 52.5x68cm (image)
Est: $600 - $900
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) Under the Pergola Signed in pencil. Lithograph 77/100 52.5x68cm (image)
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 25, 2024
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), In the Bath House, 1947., W/Clr & Ink, 37x49.5cm
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) In the Bath House, 1947. Signed lower right. W/Clr & Ink 37x49.5cm PROVENANCE: Justin O'Brien, Sydney; Macquarie Galleries, Sydney; Mr Hugh Alexander McClure Smith, Sydney, acquired from the above; private collection, Sydney, by descent from the above.
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 21, 2024
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Philomena (1978) pencil on paper 45.5 x 32.5 cm frame: original, maker unknown
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Philomena (1978) pencil on paper signed 'O'BRIEN' upper right 45.5 x 32.5 cm frame: original, maker unknown PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Rome The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Sir Douglas and Lady Miller, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1978 Private Collection, New South Wales, by descent from the above EXHIBITED Recent Works by Justin O'Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 20 September – 9 October 1978, no. 16
Smith & Singer
Aug. 21, 2024
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Dormition of the Virgin (1973-1974) oil on canvas 46 x 64 cm frame: original, maker unknown
Est: $65,000 - $85,000
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Dormition of the Virgin (1973-1974) oil on canvas signed and dated 'O'BRIEN' upper right 46 x 64 cm frame: original, maker unknown PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Rome The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Sir John and Lady Pagan, Sydney Private Collection, New South Wales, by descent from the above EXHIBITED Recent Works by Justin O'Brien, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 29 October 1974, no. 13
Smith & Singer
Aug. 04, 2024
Justin O'Brien, 1917-1996, Untitled sheep in a pastoral landscape, oil on board, 29 x 35cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Justin O'Brien 1917-1996 Untitled sheep in a pastoral landscape oil on board signed and dated 1937 lower right
Lawsons
Jun. 26, 2024
Justin O'Brien, Australian 1917-1996, Portrait of a man, oil on canvas, 61cm by 50cm
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Justin O'Brien Australian, 1917-1996 Portrait of a man, oil on canvas signed O'Brien lower right with an unfinished study of a woman to the reverse Provenance: By repute acquired by a Mr M.Levy in Rome circa 1970's, and thence to his Paris home in Rue Villlier, until his passing in 2015. Acquired in Paris as part of the purchase of the apartment by Mr Henri Perez The current vendor assisted with the subsequent sale of many artworks and furnishings from this apartment from Mr Perez and acquired this work as part of those arrangements. Maurice Justin O'Brien (1917-1996) was born on 2 August 1917 at Hurstville, New South Wales, and enjoyed a serene childhood on his family's semi-rural property. O'Brien realised at the age of six that he wanted to be a painter when, during a stay with relatives at Elizabeth Bay, he was given a set of coloured chalks, pencils, and drawing books. Volunteering for service in World War II, O'Brien enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 31 May 1940 and was posted to the 2/5th Australian General Hospital (AGH) as a nursing orderly. The unit arrived in the Middle East in November and relocated to Ekali, Greece, in April 1941. As the German army advanced, he was among the 165 personnel who remained to care for casualties and were taken as prisoners. For several months, the hospital continued to operate under German control. By January 1942 he was moved by cargo ship and cattle trucks to Stalag XXA, a prisoner-of-war camp at Torun, Poland. While detained, O'Brien developed friendships with other painters. He joined the camp's theatre group, facilitated art classes, and painted, relying on voluntary aid organisations to provide art supplies. In October 1943, he was taken to Barcelona, Spain, for repatriation following a prisoner exchange. He returned to Sydney in January 1944. Artworks that he had completed while in captivity formed the core of a joint exhibition held in Sydney at the Macquarie Galleries in March 1944, the show was believed to be the first exhibition of returned servicemen's art to be held in Australia. On 27 July 1945 O'Brien was discharged from the army. Later that year he was appointed art master at Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill. When not teaching, he continued painting, exhibiting, and undertaking commissions, and joined the Sydney Group of modernist painters. By 1946 he was living at Merioola, a Victorian mansion at Woollahra that was run as a boarding house for bohemians. O'Brien considered this period one of the happiest and most formative of his life; he lived alongside and met other artists, several of whom became lifelong friends. The next year he held his first solo exhibition at the David Jones Art Gallery under the direction of Marion Hall Best. In 1948 O'Brien took a two-year sabbatical from Cranbrook and proceeded overseas. He rented a flat in London and travelled in Spain, France, and Italy. At a solo exhibition at London's Hanover Gallery in July 1949, his works were praised for their ‘glory in brilliant colours' Back in Sydney, he won the inaugural (1951) Blake prize for religious art with the triptych The Virgin Enthroned, later bought by the Felton Bequest trustees for the National Gallery of Victoria. At the end of 1963 O'Brien again left Cranbrook to travel to Europe, including four months on the Greek island of Skyros with the artists Jeffrey Smart and Brian Dunlop. The trio leased a fisherman's cottage and worked on landscapes, still life's, and portraits. He returned to Australia in mid-1965. At the end of 1966 O'Brien resigned from Cranbrook to dedicate his time to painting. After another prolific stay on Skyros, he moved to Rome. In early 1968 he was commissioned to create a mosaic to represent the southern hemisphere for the Basilica of the Annunciation at Nazareth and asked his Roman friend and pupil Egidio Scardamaglia to pose for the angel. By then, O'Brien had decided to relocate to Italy permanently. There Scardamaglia, his wife, and their two daughters would become his adoptive family. In researching this painting we have been in touch with Egidio Scardamaglia in Italy and with Christine France who wrote the book on Justin O'Brien and we have not been able to identify the sitter of this portrait, nor have we have been able to narrow this work down to an exact period. However, we know that when O'Brien was taken prisoner in Greece in 1941, it is known he painted a number of portraits. The signature is in line with the way he signed his works at this very early and formative period of his work. At this time O'Brien's experimental painting style was much looser and more impressionistic to what it would later become post-war. Egidio Scardamaglia remembers O'Brien telling him that when O'Brien was exchanged with some German prisoners (in 1942) he took with him some portraits, rolled up under his arm. In "Justin O'Brien – The sacred Music of Colour" by Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson p. 32 they refer to this period: "Ironically, his forced confinement gave him plenty of time to paint. Through the Red Cross and the YMCA he was supplied with pencils, oil paint and paper... Models were plentiful and varied. One of his earliest surviving works from Torun is of a French prisoner, Charles Mahieu, with whom he became great friends (p. 32) Mahieu was also a competent artist and when they left the camp O'Brien presented him with his portrait: "A Frenchman with a very long nose...and a beard, and he was wearing one of those marvellous blue coats they had in the French army. At Toru`n, O'Brien discovered the allure of the French Post-Impressionists and his paintings exploded with colour, as in Man with the beard c.1943 (p. 31), Man with the yellow shirt c.1943 (p. 34) and A Spaniard 1943 (p. 35) these are boldly executed portraits in which the catalytic influence of Van Gogh and Ce´zanne is clearly visible: acrid greens and sulphurous yellows, with flashes of mercurial red, dominate.
Artvisory
Jun. 26, 2024
JUSTIN O’BRIEN (1917-1996) Seated Nude pencil on paper 32 x 40.5cm (48 x 56.5cm framed)
Est: $400 - $600
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Seated Nude pencil on paper inscribed lower right: to Helen / from Justin artist's name, title and inscription verso 32 x 40.5cm (48 x 56.5cm framed) PROVENANCE: The Collection of Peter Bellew (husband of Hélène Kirsova) The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
May. 26, 2024
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), In the Bath House, 1947., W/Clr & Ink, 37x49.5cm
Est: $7,000 - $11,000
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) In the Bath House, 1947. Signed lower right. W/Clr & Ink 37x49.5cm PROVENANCE: Justin O'Brien, Sydney; Macquarie Galleries, Sydney; Mr Hugh Alexander McClure Smith, Sydney, acquired from the above; private collection, Sydney, by descent from the above.
Davidson Auctions
Apr. 17, 2024
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Adoration of the Kings (1946) oil on paperboard 42.8 x 53.3 cm
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Adoration of the Kings (1946) oil on paperboard signed 'O'BRIEN' upper right 42.8 x 53.3 cm PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Sydney Lady Storey, Melbourne Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above Australian and European Paintings, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 23 November 1998, lot 3, 'The Adoration of the Magi', illustrated Private Collection, acquired from the above Australian & International Fine Art, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 27 November 2001, lot 16, 'The Adoration of the Magi', illustrated Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Christmas 1946, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 11 December 1946 - 18 January 1947, no. 20, 25 gns Easter 1948, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17 March - 5 April 1948, no. 16, 35 gns Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 December 2010 - 27 February 2011, no. 12, illustrated LITERATURE Paul Haefliger, 'Realism and the Artist', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 11 December 1946, p. 11 Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson, Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010, pp. 44 (illustrated), 57
Smith & Singer
Mar. 09, 2024
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), Sheep in a Pastoral Landscape, 1937., Oil on Board, 29x34.5cm
Est: $1,200 - $2,500
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) Sheep in a Pastoral Landscape, 1937. Oil on Board 29x34.5cm
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 29, 2023
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996), Study for The Entombment c1986
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Study for The Entombment c1986 watercolour and ink on paper 32.5 x 47.0 cm; 53.5 x 68.0 cm (framed) signed upper right: O'Brien
Menzies
Nov. 29, 2023
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996), Edgecliff Landscape c1947
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Edgecliff Landscape c1947 oil on canvas 91.5 x 71.5 cm; 111.0 x 90.0 cm (framed) signed upper right: O'BRIEN inscribed verso: ARTIST: JUSTIN O'BRIEN/ SUBJECT: "EDGECLIFFE [sic] LANDSCAPE"/ WYNNE EXHIBITION
Menzies
Nov. 25, 2023
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), Maidens in a Landscape, Pencil & Wash, 35x45.5cm
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) Maidens in a Landscape Signed 'O'Brien' upper right. Pencil & Wash 35x45.5cm
Davidson Auctions
Oct. 29, 2023
JUSTIN O’BRIEN (1917-1996), Fragments circa 1968
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Fragments circa 1968 oil on composition board signed lower right: O'BRIEN 35 x 50.5cm PROVENANCE Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1968 Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1993 Deutscher and Hackett, Twenty Classics of Australian Art + Important Australian & International Fine Art, Melbourne, 11 November 2020, Lot 57 Private Collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED Recent Paintings and Drawings by Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 16-28 October 1968, cat. 25
Gibson's
Oct. 08, 2023
O'BRIEN Justin (1917-1996), Sheep in a Pastoral Landscape, 1937., Oil on Board, 29x34.5cm
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
O'BRIEN, Justin (1917-1996) Sheep in a Pastoral Landscape, 1937. Oil on Board 29x34.5cm
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 23, 2023
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Nude Against Landscape (1971-1972) oil on canvas on board 60.5 x 46.5 cm
Est: $45,000 - $65,000
§ JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Nude Against Landscape (1971-1972) oil on canvas on board signed 'O'BRIEN' lower right 60.5 x 46.5 cm PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Rome Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney Karl Steinberg, Sydney Fine Australian and International Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 7 May 2001, lot 42, 'Greek Boy at Skyros', illustrated Sire Records Group, New York, acquired from the above Seymour Stein, New York New Day Rising: American & European Art, Capsule Gallery, New York, 27 January 2022, lot 48, 'Greek Youth at Skyros', illustrated Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Recent Works by Justin O'Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 11-23 October 1972, no. 8, $2,600
Smith & Singer
Jul. 20, 2023
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) Untitled (Seated Boy) oil on canvas board 69 x 49 cm (frame: 89 x 68 x 4 cm) signed upper right
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) Untitled (Seated Boy) oil on canvas board 69 x 49 cm (frame: 89 x 68 x 4 cm) signed upper right
Lawsons
May. 27, 2023
Justin Maurice O'Brien (1917-96),
Est: $400 - $600
Drawing of Egidio Scardamaglia (Italian, born 1948), Fellow Artist and Godfather to his Children (2 Girls) pencil and pen on paper signed 'O'Brien' upper right 43cm x 34cm a/f (foxing present)
Aalders Auctions
May. 23, 2023
Justin O'Brien (1917-1996)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
The Student oil on paper on soft board, signed u.r.c. 'O'Brien'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Apr. 16, 2023
Justin O'Brien AM (Australian, 1917-1996).
Est: $13,000 - $15,000
Justin O'Brien AM (Australian, 1917-1996). 'Blue vase with flowers'. Signed upper right. Oil on canvas. 46.3 x 36.3 cm.
E J Ainger
Feb. 23, 2023
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Est: $300 - $500
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Leonard Joel
Feb. 19, 2023
Justin M. O'Brien Figure Study Ink on Paper
Est: $400 - $600
Justin Maurice O'Brien (Australian, 1917-1996) figure study sketch ink on paper drawing depicting a nude man, signed pencil signed upper right, housed under glass in a wood frame. Image: 15" H x 10" W; frame: 21.5" H x 17" W. Provenance: Property from a 276 Riverside Drive estate.
Auctions at Showplace
Jan. 25, 2023
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Est: $480 - $550
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Leonard Joel
Dec. 01, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Est: $500 - $700
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Leonard Joel
Nov. 23, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996), The Assumption of the Virgin c1952
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) The Assumption of the Virgin c1952 oil on canvas 76.5 x 61.0 cm signed upper right: O'BRIEN signed and inscribed verso: "THE ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN"/ JUSTIN O'BRIEN/ 80GNS.
Menzies
Nov. 23, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996), Madonna with Two Donors 1990
Est: $200,000 - $300,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Madonna with Two Donors 1990 oil on canvas 72.0 x 100.0 cm signed upper right: O'BRIEN inscribed verso: 'MADONNA WITH DONORS'
Menzies
Nov. 04, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN
Est: $50 - $100
Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour by Barry Pearce & Natalie Wilson. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2010. Quarto paperback in excellent condition.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Nov. 03, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Est: $600 - $800
JUSTIN O'BRIEN, LANDSCAPE NEAR MOLOS, SKYROS 1967, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 33CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 53CM
Leonard Joel
Oct. 20, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) Untitled (Figure Studies) ink and gouache on paper 27 x 37 cm (frame: 36 x 56 x 2 cm) signed lower right
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) Untitled (Figure Studies) ink and gouache on paper 27 x 37 cm (frame: 36 x 56 x 2 cm) signed lower right
Lawsons
Oct. 20, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) - Untitled, 1947 ink, watercolour and gouache 49 x 36 cm (frame: 64 x 51 x 3 cm)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917 - 1996) Untitled, 1947 ink, watercolour and gouache 49 x 36 cm (frame: 64 x 51 x 3 cm) signed and dated upper right
Lawsons
Sep. 16, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN
Est: $100 - $150
Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour by Barry Pearce and Natalie Wilson. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2010. Quarto paperback in excellent condition.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Sep. 11, 2022
Justin M. O'Brien Figure Study Ink on Paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Justin Maurice O'Brien (Australian, 1917-1996) figure study sketch ink on paper drawing depicting a nude man, signed pencil signed upper right, housed under glass in a wood frame. Image: 15" H x 10" W; frame: 21.5" H x 17" W. Provenance: Property from a 276 Riverside Drive estate.
Auctions at Showplace
Aug. 24, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Still Life (1959) oil on composition board
Est: $65,000 - $85,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Still Life (1959) oil on composition board signed 'O'BRIEN' upper right 57 x 78 cm frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Sydney Macquarie Galleries, Sydney Mrs Andrew Thyne Reid, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1959 Private Collection, Sydney, by descent from the above Private Collection, Sydney EXHIBITED Justin O'Brien, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 25 November - 7 December 1959, no. 9, 50 gns
Smith & Singer
Aug. 24, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Nude Against Landscape (1971-1972) oil on canvas on board
Est: $55,000 - $75,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 Nude Against Landscape (1971-1972) oil on canvas on board signed 'O'BRIEN' lower right 60.5 x 46.5 cm PROVENANCE Justin O'Brien, Rome Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney Karl Steinberg, Sydney Fine Australian and International Paintings, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 7 May 2001, lot 42, 'Greek Boy at Skyros', illustrated Sire Records Group, New York, acquired from the above Seymour Stein, New York New Day Rising: American & European Art, Capsule Gallery, New York, 27 January 2022, lot 48, 'Greek Youth at Skyros', illustrated Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Recent Works by Justin O'Brien, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 11-23 October 1972, no. 8, $2,600
Smith & Singer
Jun. 29, 2022
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996), Madonna c1959
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
JUSTIN O'BRIEN (1917-1996) Madonna c1959 oil and gold leaf on canvas on board 107.0 x 84.0 cm signed upper right: O'BRIEN inscribed verso: MADONNA
Menzies
Jun. 24, 2022
Justin O'Brien
Est: $100 - $150
Justin O'Brien: The Sacred Music of Colour by Barry Pearce & Natalie Wilson. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2010. Quarto paperback in excellent condition.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
May. 24, 2022
Justin Liam O'Brien, Colin
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Justin Liam O'Brien Colin 2021 conte crayon on paper 14 h × 11 w in (36 × 28 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Colin 2021 Justin Liam O'Brien'. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 28, 2022
Justin Liam O’Brien 賈斯汀 · 利亞姆 · 奧布萊恩 - Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves 每個人會殺他所愛的東西
Est: $100,000 - $200,000
Justin Liam O’Brien b. 1991 Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves oil on canvas signed and titled on the reverse 152.8 by 152.8 cm. 60⅛ by 60⅛ in. Executed in 2021. ---------------------------------------------- 賈斯汀 · 利亞姆 · 奧布萊恩 1991年生每個人會殺他所愛的東西油畫畫布 2021年作款識藝術家簽名，《EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES》（作品背面） 152.8 x 152.8 公分，60⅛ x 60⅛ 英寸
Sotheby's
Mar. 30, 2022
Justin Liam O'Brien (American 1991-), 'Locked In Perpetual Motion', 2020
Est: £400 - £600
Justin Liam O'Brien (American 1991-), 'Locked In Perpetual Motion', 2020, archival pigment print on wove paper, signed and numbered from an edition of 50 to the accompanying Certificate of Authenticity, published by Exhabition A; sheet: 50.5 x 45.5cm
Tate Ward Auctions
Jan. 27, 2022
JUSTIN MAURICE O'BRIEN - GREEK YOUTH AT SKYROS
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 48 Justin Maurice O'Brien Australian (1917-1996) Greek Youth at Skyros oil on canvas board signed lower right sight: 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches Additional Information: includes bill of sale from Sotheby's, Australia, 2003 Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein Sotheby's, Australia, 2003 label affixed to frame
Capsule Gallery Auction