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    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Memory Sketch from Women in Train watercolour, pen and ink on paper 20 x 19cm
      Sep. 23, 2024

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Memory Sketch from Women in Train watercolour, pen and ink on paper 20 x 19cm

      Est: $700 - $900

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Memory Sketch from Women in Train watercolour, pen and ink on paper signed lower right: Constance Stokes titled upper right 20 x 19cm PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 16 June 2004, lot 633 Private collection, Melbourne

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Memory (Portrait of George Bell) 1966
      Jul. 23, 2024

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Memory (Portrait of George Bell) 1966

      Est: $300 - $500

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Memory (Portrait of George Bell) 1966 wash and ink on paper signed, dated and titled upper left: Constance Stokes / Sat October 21st 1966 / Memory 25.5 x 26cm

      Gibson's
    • Constance Stokes, (1906-1991) *, The Mime: A Tribute to Marcel, 1981, oil on canvas, 70.5 x 60.5 cm
      May. 21, 2024

      Constance Stokes, (1906-1991) *, The Mime: A Tribute to Marcel, 1981, oil on canvas, 70.5 x 60.5 cm

      Est: $25,000 - $35,000

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991) * The Mime: A Tribute to Marcel, 1981 oil on canvas signed u.r.c. 'Constance Stokes'

      Shapiro Auctioneers
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Nude Study 1974
      Apr. 21, 2024

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Nude Study 1974

      Est: $400 - $600

      pen on paper signed and dated lower left: Constance Stokes 1974 38 x 27.5cm PROVENANCE Private Collection, Melbourne

      Gibson's
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board 35.5 x 25.5cm
      Mar. 19, 2024

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board 35.5 x 25.5cm

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board signed twice and dated lower right: C PARKIN/ C Parkin 31 35.5 x 25.5cm PROVENANCE: (Possibly) Decoration Gallery, Melbourne The Estate of Sybil Craig The Collection of Peter and John Perry Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: (Possibly) Exhibition of Paintings by Constance Parkin, Decoration Gallery, Melbourne, 24 October - 4 November 1933, cat. no. 17 ("Interior") LITERATURE: (Possibly) 'Constance Parkin's Work,' Argus, Melbourne, 24 October 1933, p.9 OTHER NOTES: Numerous 20th-century female artists received limited attention during their lifetimes, only to have their artworks discovered and acclaimed after their death. Constance Stokes diverges from this pattern, as she stood among Australia's most highly regarded artists in her own lifetime, even though her work has since faded into relative anonymity. Initially training at the National Gallery School in Melbourne, Constance Stokes was awarded the highly prestigious Travelling Scholarship, which took her to London from 1930 - 1933. She studied at the Royal Academy of Arts under William Mornington, in where she furthered her traditional training of painting. In the summer of 1931, Constance travelled to France to study at the Académie Lhote, under the cubist artist Andre Lhote. Later, she professed that this experience had acted as a revelation, opening her eyes to the significance of colour in painting. However, this newfound recognition appeared to conflict with her deep affection for classical forms that was practiced during her time in London. Returning to Melbourne in 1933 with an abundance of paintings and drawings, along with a progression of her artistic talent, she began preparations for her first solo exhibition of 48 works at Decoration Gallery on Little Collins Street. Even though the show was held at the height of the Great Depression, the exhibition was a major success, attended by many of Melbourne's leading art figures, including senior artists, George Bell and W.B McInnes, along with the artist's fellow contemporaries, James Flett and Sybil Craig. A review in the Age on October 24th expressed the celebrated talent of the artist "Miss Parkin has strayed from her gallery training into that misty mid-region of the modernist, where the canons of normal definition no longer hold good, and in this, she is without question moved by a spirit of sincere conviction, her work as here shown, is such as to awaken doubts in the normally-minded as to how far she is the gainer by the change of fronts." Another review in the Argus stated "No. 17. "Interior" a room in London is an interesting impression." The interior reflects the on the traditional training that she formed whilst in Melbourne and London, based around the principle of painting in layers, the use of tone, and the variation of light and dark to render form. She has used a subdued and typically traditional colour palette depicting an interior scene, out casting to a view of the unknown city. This painting deranges from The Estate of Sybil Craig and is unknown if it was purchased from the exhibition or simply a gift to her close friend. Whilst balancing the challenges of motherhood and her love for art, in 1940 Constance was in regular attendance to George Bell's 'Thursday Nights' for life drawing and was a member of the 'George Bell Group', however was never a student of his as Bell refused to teach her on the grounds that she had enough artistic talent. It was here that Constance progressed and employed her studies from Andre Lhote, exploring the position of colour, pattern and simple shape. 1, The Age, 24 October 1933, p. 11 'Miss Parkin's Point of View', accessed 27 August 2023, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205113942 2, The Argus, 24 October 1933, p. 9 'Constance Parkin's Work', accessed 27 August 2023, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11704263

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board 35.5 x 25.5cm
      Sep. 18, 2023

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board 35.5 x 25.5cm

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) (Interior) 1931 oil on composition board signed twice and dated lower right: C PARKIN/ C Parkin 31 35.5 x 25.5cm PROVENANCE: (Possibly) Decoration Gallery, Melbourne The Estate of Sybil Craig The Collection of Peter and John Perry Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: (Possibly) Exhibition of Paintings by Constance Parkin, Decoration Gallery, Melbourne, 24 October - 4 November 1933, cat. no. 17 ("Interior") LITERATURE: (Possibly) 'Constance Parkin's Work,' Argus, Melbourne, 24 October 1933, p.9

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Holiday (1948) oil on composition board 59 x 45.8 cm frame: original, maker unknown, Melbourne
      Aug. 23, 2023

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Holiday (1948) oil on composition board 59 x 45.8 cm frame: original, maker unknown, Melbourne

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Holiday (1948) oil on composition board signed 'Constance Stokes' lower right; signed and inscribed 'CONSTANCE STOKES / "HOLIDAY"' verso 59 x 45.8 cm frame: original, maker unknown, Melbourne PROVENANCE Constance Stokes, Melbourne Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1949 for £78.15.0 Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above EXHIBITED 1948 Exhibition, Melbourne Contemporary Artists, Athenaeum Gallery, Melbourne, 5-16 October 1948, no. 40, 50 gns Centenary Jubilee Train Exhibition, Victoria, February - June 1951 Constance Stokes 1906-1991, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 30 November 2021 - 31 March 2022, no. 7, 'Woman Resting 1949', illustrated LITERATURE Lucilla Wyborn d'Abrera, Constance Stokes: Art and Life, Hill House Publishers, Melbourne, 2015, pp. 80, 81 (illustrated) , 'Woman Resting 1949' Juliette Peers, Constance Stokes 1906-1991, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 2021, n.p. (illustrated), 'Woman Resting 1949'

      Smith & Singer
    • Constance Stokes, Australia (1906-991), Reclining woman, Pastel, pen & ink
      May. 15, 2023

      Constance Stokes, Australia (1906-991), Reclining woman, Pastel, pen & ink

      Est: $400 - $600

      Constance Stokes Australia (1906-991) Reclining woman Pastel, pen & ink Estate stamp signature lower right

      Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, WOMAN IN A GARDEN, C.1981
      Dec. 01, 2022

      CONSTANCE STOKES, WOMAN IN A GARDEN, C.1981

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906 - 1991) WOMAN IN A GARDEN, c.1981 oil on composition board 53.5 x 45.0 cm signed lower right: Constance Stokes  PROVENANCE Estate of the artist, Melbourne Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne  Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2021  EXHIBITED Constance Stokes Retrospective Exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, 1985, cat. 12 (labels attached verso)  Constance Stokes, Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne, 30 May – 4 July 1990, cat. 23  Constance Stokes 1906 – 1991, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 3 March – 19 May 1993, cat. 16 (label attached verso)  Constance Stokes 1906 – 1991, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 30 November 2021 – 18 March 2022 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 6)  LITERATURE Burke, J.,  Constance Stokes: Retrospective Exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, 1985, p. 22 (illus.)  D’Albrera, L. W.,  Constance Stokes: Art and Life, Hill House, Melbourne, 2015, pp. 156, 159 (illus.) 

      Deutscher and Hackett
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Sir Kenneth Clark - Civilisation c.1970 pastel on paper
      Oct. 04, 2022

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Sir Kenneth Clark - Civilisation c.1970 pastel on paper

      Est: $500 - $700

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Sir Kenneth Clark - Civilisation c.1970 pastel on paper signed and titled upper right: Sir Kenneth Clark / Civilisation / Constance Stokes 37.5 x 27cm PROVENANCE: The Artist's Son Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Constance Stokes: 19 Nudes & 5 Portraits, Charles Nodrum Gallery, 21 October - 11 November 2004, cat. no. 21 OTHER NOTES: In 1969, Sir Kenneth Clark wrote and presented a documentary television series called "Civilisation" outlining the history of Western art, philosophy and architecture for the BBC. Clark was a longtime supporter of Constance Stokes' work, even referring to her as 'one of the finest draughtsmen [sic] in the world today.'

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Untitled (Seated Woman) 1949 oil on metal sheet
      Oct. 04, 2022

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Untitled (Seated Woman) 1949 oil on metal sheet

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Untitled (Seated Woman) 1949 oil on metal sheet signed upper right: Constance Stokes artist's name and date inscribed on frame verso 34.5 x 28cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of Gordon Darling Thence by descent Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: Constance Stokes never referred to herself as a 'female artist', in her eyes she was 'just an artist'. She did not want to be confined to that category or join any women artist's society groups. She wanted to stand for her own talent, not gender. A technique taught by George Bell, Constance perfected a glazing method that combined lustre and texture to her work, rich in colour and luminosity. Focusing on different subjects, Constance was most known for her paintings of women, all distinguished by warmth and intimacy. The use of a metal sheet for the subject of Untitled (Seated Woman) was a common occurrence during the period. After the second World War, the availability of art materials was scarce, and she was encouraged by her husband Eric who was in supply of a small amount of metal that was no longer needed for military purposes. Constance used this as an experimental process, to adapt and transfuse her glazing and antipasto techniques upon the sheet and often experimenting with a similar subject upon canvas. Hannah Ryan Art Specialist

      Leonard Joel
    • Constance Stokes (1906-1991)
      Jul. 28, 2022

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991)

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Reclining Nude with Flowers, 1974 pastel and ink on paper, signed l.r.c. 'Constance Stokes', dated u.r.c, '1974'

      Shapiro Auctioneers
    • CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Woman in a Green Blouse (1982) oil on canvas
      Nov. 16, 2021

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Woman in a Green Blouse (1982) oil on canvas

      Est: $30,000 - $40,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Woman in a Green Blouse (1982) oil on canvas signed 'Constance STOKES' lower left 73.3 x 56 cm PROVENANCE Constance Stokes, Melbourne Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Constance Stokes: Retrospective Exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Swan Hill, 1985, no. 13, illustrated Constance Stokes: 1906-1991, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 3 March - 19 May 1993, no. 15 (label verso) LITERATURE Joseph Burke, Constance Stokes: Retrospective Exhibition, Swan Hill Regional Gallery, Swan Hill, 1985, p. 22 (illustrated) Lucilla Wyborn d'Abrera, Constance Stokes: Art & Life, Hill House Publishers, Melbourne, 2015, p. 155 (illustrated)

      Smith & Singer
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter 1961 oil on board
      Oct. 19, 2021

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter 1961 oil on board

      Est: $9,000 - $12,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Portrait of the Artist's Daughter 1961 oil on board signed upper left: Constance Stokes/ 61 59.5 x 47cm PROVENANCE: Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne 4 June 2003, lot 306 Private collection Sydney

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930
      Jun. 30, 2021

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991), Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930 oil on canvas on board 52.0 x 43.0 cm signed upper right with artist's maiden name: C. Parkin

      Menzies
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906 - 1991) - Gloria, 1976 38 x 27.5 cm (frame: 75 x 61 x 3 cm)
      Apr. 29, 2021

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906 - 1991) - Gloria, 1976 38 x 27.5 cm (frame: 75 x 61 x 3 cm)

      Est: $400 - $600

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906 - 1991) Gloria, 1976 pastel on paper 38 x 27.5 cm (frame: 75 x 61 x 3 cm) signed lower left, dated and titled lower right, comes with Eastgate exhibition gallery catalogue

      Lawsons
    • CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 The Three Graces (1951) oil on board
      Apr. 20, 2021

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 The Three Graces (1951) oil on board

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 The Three Graces (1951) oil on board signed 'Constance Stokes' lower right 70.2 x 55.9 cm PROVENANCE Constance Stokes, Melbourne Georges Gallery, Melbourne Mr G. Angus Richardson, Melbourne Australian, International and Contemporary Paintings, Christie's Australia, 6 May 2003, lot 47, illustrated Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED The George Bell Group Exhibition, Georges Gallery, Melbourne, 31 July - August 1951, 200 gns Constance Stokes: Paintings and Drawings, Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Mornington, 9 August - 16 September 1974, no. 10 Classical Modernism: The George Bell Circle, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 28 May - 31 August 1992, no. 176, illustrated LITERATURE 'Important Show by Bell Group', The Age, Melbourne, 31 July 1951, p. 7 Arnold Shore, 'Bell Group's Art Strong', The Argus, Melbourne, 31 July 1951, p. 6 Alan McCulloch, 'Exhibition by the George Bell Group', The Herald, Melbourne, 1 August 1951, p. 7 (illustrated) Alan McCulloch, Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1968, p. 627 (illustrated) Felicity St John Moore, Classical Modernism: The George Bell Circle, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1992, pp. 79 (illustrated), 126-127 Lucilla Wyborn d'Abrera, Constance Stokes: Art & Life, Hill House Publishers, Melbourne, 2015, pp. 100 (illustrated), 190 (illustrated), 192

      Smith & Singer
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Nude 1950 ink on paper
      Oct. 21, 2020

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Nude 1950 ink on paper

      Est: $500 - $600

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Nude 1950 ink on paper signed and dated lower right: Constance Stokes/ 50 37 x 25.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1970 ink on paper
      Oct. 08, 2020

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1970 ink on paper

      Est: $400 - $600

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1970 ink on paper 27 x 37cm, frame size: 64 x 70cm PROVENANCE: The Salamanca Collection, Hobart (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Nude 1981 pastel on paper
      Oct. 08, 2020

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Nude 1981 pastel on paper

      Est: $400 - $600

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Nude 1981 pastel on paper 73 x 55cm, frame size: 106 x 86cm

      Leonard Joel
    • Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) - Nude 31.5 x 24.5cm
      Dec. 13, 2018

      Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) - Nude 31.5 x 24.5cm

      Est: $80 - $120

      Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) Nude pencil and wash 31.5 x 24.5cm bears signature ''Constance Stokes'' lower left

      Lawsons
    • Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) - Nude 31.5 x 24.5cm
      Dec. 06, 2018

      Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) - Nude 31.5 x 24.5cm

      Est: $100 - $150

      Attributed to Constance Stokes (1906 -1991) Nude pencil and wash 31.5 x 24.5cm bears signature ''Constance Stokes'' lower left

      Lawsons
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Woman with a Photograph oil on board
      Jun. 05, 2018

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Woman with a Photograph oil on board

      Est: $9,000 - $12,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Woman with a Photograph oil on board signed upper left: Constance STOKES 85 x 59cm PROVENANCE: Australian Galleries, Sydney 1981 Private collection, Sydney

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1968 watercolour and ink wash on paper
      Oct. 12, 2017

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1968 watercolour and ink wash on paper

      Est: $300 - $500

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Reclining Nude 1968 watercolour and ink wash on paper 17 x 34cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, THE BATHERS 1956, INK AND WATERCOLOUR, 28 X 26.5CM
      Apr. 13, 2017

      CONSTANCE STOKES, THE BATHERS 1956, INK AND WATERCOLOUR, 28 X 26.5CM

      Est: $300 - $500

      CONSTANCE STOKES, THE BATHERS 1956, INK AND WATERCOLOUR, 28 X 26.5CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, NUDE 1972, WATERCOLOUR AND PASTEL, 37.5 X 26.5CM
      Apr. 13, 2017

      CONSTANCE STOKES, NUDE 1972, WATERCOLOUR AND PASTEL, 37.5 X 26.5CM

      Est: $400 - $600

      CONSTANCE STOKES, NUDE 1972, WATERCOLOUR AND PASTEL, 37.5 X 26.5CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board
      Nov. 29, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board signed lower right indistinctly: Constance Stokes 66.5 x 41cm PROVENANCE: Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne

      Leonard Joel
    • § CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Head of a Young Girl oil on composition board
      Nov. 23, 2016

      § CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Head of a Young Girl oil on composition board

      Est: $6,000 - $9,000

      § CONSTANCE STOKES 1906-1991 Head of a Young Girl oil on composition board signed ''Constance Stokes'' upper right 60.5 x 47 cm PROVENANCE Leveson Street Gallery, Melbourne Mrs Una Fraser, Melbourne, acquired from above Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby''s Australia, Melbourne, 22 August 1994, lot 19, illustrated Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above Institution, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Constance Stokes, Leveson Street Gallery, Melbourne, 29 November - 11 December 1964, no. 23, 150 gns

      Smith & Singer
    • Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm
      Oct. 13, 2016

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm

      Est: $300 - $500

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) Seated Nude, 1981 pastel 73.5 x 55cm signed & dated lower right

      Lawsons
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, (NEE PARKIN) POTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN A BONNET, PENCIL, 10.5 X 10 CM, SIGNED C. PARKIN LOWER RIGHT
      Aug. 04, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (NEE PARKIN) POTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN A BONNET, PENCIL, 10.5 X 10 CM, SIGNED C. PARKIN LOWER RIGHT

      Est: $160 - $260

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (NEE PARKIN) POTRAIT OF A WOMAN IN A BONNET, PENCIL, 10.5 X 10 CM, SIGNED C. PARKIN LOWER RIGHT

      Leonard Joel
    • Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm
      Jul. 14, 2016

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm

      Est: $400 - $600

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) Seated Nude, 1981 pastel 73.5 x 55cm signed & dated lower right

      Lawsons
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Jul. 07, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $320 - $520

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Jun. 30, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $400 - $500

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Jun. 23, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $480 - $650

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board
      Jun. 07, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Young Girl oil on board signed lower right indistinctly: Constance Stokes 65 x 40cm

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), PORTRAIT OF SYBIL CRAIG, c.1926, oil on canvas on board
      May. 04, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), PORTRAIT OF SYBIL CRAIG, c.1926, oil on canvas on board

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), PORTRAIT OF SYBIL CRAIG, c.1926, oil on canvas on board DIMENSIONS: 35.0 - 30.5 cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of Sybil Craig, Melbourne Private collection, Victoria EXHIBITED: Sybil Craig 1901’89: Modernist Painter, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Victoria, - June - 30 July 2006; Geelong Gallery, Victoria, 12 August - 24 September 2006; Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, - October - 19 November 2006 (label attached verso)

      Deutscher and Hackett
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN ON - TRAM, c.1946, oil on canvas
      May. 04, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN ON - TRAM, c.1946, oil on canvas

      Est: $80,000 - $120,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN ON - TRAM, c.1946, oil on canvas DIMENSIONS: 71.0 - 54.5 cm SIGNED: signed lower right: Constance Stokes DIMENSIONS: 71.0 - 54.5 cm PROVENANCE: Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne acquired from the above in 1978 Sotheby’s, Melbourne, - May 2001, Lot 7 EXHIBITED: Autumn Exhibition 1978, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, April 1978, cat. 95 Constance Stokes, 1906 - 1991, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, - March - 19 May 1993, cat. 9 (as ‘Woman - her children on - tram’, 1950s, label attached verso) - Century of Australian Woman Artists, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, - June - 3 July 1993, cat. 155 LITERATURE: Clark J., Constance Stokes, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, cat. 155 A Century of Australian Women Artists, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1993, cat. 155, p. 93 (illus.) D’'Albrera, L.W., Constance Stokes: Art and Life, Hill House, Melbourne, 2015, pp. 88 (illus.) ESSAY: In London in 1953, Sir Kenneth Clark hosted a celebratory lunch for four of the artists whose paintings had gone on display the night before in the New Burlington Galleries’ exhibition, Twelve Australian Artists. In the presence of co-exhibitors Russell Drysdale, William Dobell and Douglas Annand, Sir Kenneth rose to give a speech in which he declared that Stokes was ‘one of the finest draughtsmen [sic] in the world today.’1 Her fame was further boosted when the art critic for The Times publicly declared that Stokes’ painting Girl with Red Tights 2 as ‘the one picture in London you must see this week.’3 This was, and remains, spectacular praise for a wonderfully talented artist who nonetheless struggled with the demands of house and three children to give full attention to her painting. Which is not to say she didn’t work extremely hard when she got the chance. ‘She had to paint like other people had to eat’, said her longtime colleague Dorothy Braund.4 A former student at the National Gallery School under Bernard Hall, Stokes was awarded the Travelling Scholarship in 1929 and headed to London for a year’s study at the Royal Academy. She then went to Paris to study at André Lhote’s more progressive private school, already noted for attracting as students the Australian artists Grace Crowley, Dorrit Black and Anne Dangar, in 1927. On her return in 1933, Stokes held a highly successful solo show before marrying and thus devoting the next thirty years to developing her career within the tight confines of family life. One creative lifeline was an invitation by the renowned teacher George Bell for Stokes to join his weekly drawing class held at his home studio in Toorak. Apart from life drawing, Bell also taught his students the intricacies of glazing, and this technique, allied with her intimate study of early Renaissance paintings in London, led Stokes to develop a personal style which combined ‘the devotional quality … of idealized beauty (and a) parallel interest in modern art.’5 Woman on a Tram, c.1946 was developed from a sketch executed during her weekly tram trip to Bell’s studio, and Stokes obviously identified with the parallel status of her female subject, laden with young children en route to visit family or friends. The infinite patience of the mother is suggestive of an early Madonna whilst, outside the tram, Melbourne’s suburban landscape of terraces and street lamps sweep by. The image is anchored to an Australian location, whilst serving to enhance the artist’s suggestion that transcendent human experiences may often be found within the everyday. 1. D’Abrera, L.W., Constance Stokes: Art and Life, Hill House, Melbourne, 2015, p. 110 2. In the collection of Mulberry Hill, Victoria 3. The artist in conversation with de Berg, H., 2 December 1965, tape 170, transcript, National Gallery of Victoria Library, Melbourne, p. 5 4. Sumner, A., The Lost Mother: a story of art and love, Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne, 2009, p. 153 5. St John Moore, F., Classical Modernism: the George Bell Circle, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1992, p. 125 ANDREW GAYNOR

      Deutscher and Hackett
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Apr. 28, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $480 - $650

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Apr. 21, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $600 - $800

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM
      Apr. 14, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Est: $700 - $900

      CONSTANCE STOKES, PURPLE WOMAN, INK AND PASTEL ON PAPER, 37 X 26CM

      Leonard Joel
    • Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm
      Mar. 24, 2016

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) - Seated Nude, 1981 73.5 x 55cm

      Est: $500 - $700

      Constance Stokes (1906 - 1991) Seated Nude, 1981 pastel 73.5 x 55cm signed & dated lower right

      Lawsons
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930
      Mar. 23, 2016

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930

      Est: $9,000 - $12,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Marguerites and Cornflowers 1930 oil on composition board 52.5 x 44.0 cm signed upper right with artist's maiden name: C. Parkin

      Menzies
    • CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), MARGUERITES AND CORNFLOWERS, 1930, oil on composition board
      Aug. 26, 2015

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), MARGUERITES AND CORNFLOWERS, 1930, oil on composition board

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES, (1906 - 1991), MARGUERITES AND CORNFLOWERS, 1930, oil on composition board SIGNED: signed upper right: C.PARKIN DIMENSIONS: 52.5 x 44.0 cm EXHIBITED: Exhibition of paintings by Constance Parkin, Gallery of Decoration, Melbourne, 24 October 1933 – 4 November 1933, cat. 20 PROVENANCE: Collection of Kathleen Parkin, the artist’s sister, Melbourne Thence by descent Private collection, Victoria

      Deutscher and Hackett
    • CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Dancer oil on
      Nov. 21, 2013

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Dancer oil on

      Est: $4,500 - $6,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991) Seated Dancer oil on board signed upper left: Constance Stokes

      Lawson~Menzies
    • CONSTANCE STOKES GREEN GUM NUTS, c1933 50.5 x 40.5
      Aug. 29, 2012

      CONSTANCE STOKES GREEN GUM NUTS, c1933 50.5 x 40.5

      Est: $30,000 - $40,000

      CONSTANCE STOKES GREEN GUM NUTS, c1933 50.5 x 40.5 cm oil on canvas

      Deutscher and Hackett
    • Constance Stokes (1906-1971) Nude at the Window 1973 coloured ink and pastel on paper
      Feb. 27, 2011

      Constance Stokes (1906-1971) Nude at the Window 1973 coloured ink and pastel on paper

      Est: $600 - $800

      Constance Stokes (1906-1971) Nude at the Window 1973 coloured ink and pastel on paper signed 'Constance Stokes' lower right dated upper right 23 x 23cm

      Leonard Joel
    • Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Black Sea Holiday, George Bell, Swimsuit (3) Each pen, ink and wash
      Nov. 28, 2010

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Black Sea Holiday, George Bell, Swimsuit (3) Each pen, ink and wash

      Est: $700 - $900

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Black Sea Holiday, George Bell, Swimsuit (3) Each pen, ink and wash Each signed lower right 25.5 x 26 cm, 33.5 x 27 cm, 26.5 x 12.5 cm

      Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
    • Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Two Figures pastel and wash
      Oct. 24, 2010

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Two Figures pastel and wash

      Est: $700 - $900

      Constance Stokes (1906-1991) Two Figures pastel and wash signed 'Constance Stokes' lower right 40.5 x 31cm

      Leonard Joel
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