ERIC THAKE Australia, (1904 - 1982) New Year Greetings: Mother and Child, 1929-30 & Shepherd, 1930-31 hand-coloured linocuts (2) each signed lower right, titled lower centre, with dedication 'To Bill Main' inscribed lower left
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) The Adoration of the Magi 1949 linocut signed, dated and titled on margin: Eric Thake 1949 / The Adoration of the Magi 11.5 x 7cm
ERIC THAKE, MOSQUITOS ANNOYING CARIBOU 1974, PENCIL ON PAPER, SIGNED UPPER LEFT, TITLED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 22.5 X 20CM (REVEAL), FRAME SIZE: 46 X 36CM
Elizabeth Summons The Eric Thake Picture Book Melbourne: Gryphon Books, 1978. 31cm x 23cm. [10] pages, 31 plates. Black cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket. 1,000 numbered copies, of which this is number 888. Small chips and tears to jacket.
THAKE, Eric (1904-1982) 'Polar Bear,' 1974. Inscribed verso as drawn from life, Melbourne Zoo. Pencil 19.5x31.5cm (sight) PROVENANCE: Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 29th November 2000 (lot 230)
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) The Wrong Horse 1955 linocut signed, dated and titled on margin: Eric Thake 1955 / The Wrong Horse 14.5 x 19cm PROVENANCE Bill Luke, Melbourne
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Still Life with Japanese Figure 1929 hand-coloured linocut 12.5 x 11.0 cm (image) edition size unknown signed and dated lower right: Eric Thake '29
Eric Thake (1904-1982) An Opera House in Every Home, 1972 titled, signed and dated lower margin: 'An Opera House in Every Home Eric Thake 1972' linocut 13.5 x 21.0cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Alberto's Elephants and Newcastle's "Pokies" Wave Goodbye to 1976 lithograph signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1976 titled within plate 19.5 x 27cm; frame size: 39.5 x 44.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) The Eagle and the Aeroplane 1978 lithograph signed and dated lower left: eric Thake 1978 titled within plate 22 x 21cm; frame size: 41 x 38cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) WHEN IN KALGOORLIE ... Dial-a-Prayer 1970 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1970 titled lower left 19.5 x 14cm; frame size: 39.5 x 31.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Where's all your 30,000 Stewie? Well, you remember those chops we had for tea last night! 1968 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake titled lower left 19.5 x 14cm; frame size: 39.5 x 31.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Heels and Heeler, Charleville 1971 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1971 titled lower left 20 x 14cm; frame size: 39.5 x 31.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) The Eagle and the Aeroplane 1978 lithograph signed and dated lower left: eric Thake 1978 titled within plate 22 x 21cm; frame size: 41 x 38cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Alberto's Elephants and Newcastle's "Pokies" Wave Goodbye to 1976 lithograph signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1976 titled within plate 19.5 x 27cm; frame size: 39.5 x 44.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) A Message from Our Sponsor 1975 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1975 titled lower left 21 x 14cm; frame size: 14 x 31cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Roadside Bunyip 1973 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1973 titled lower left 22 x 12.5cm; frame size: 41.5 x 30cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Thence by descent
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) She's Warm Alright 1966 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1966 titled lower left 19 x 14cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Acquisitions 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 March – 1 April 1968 (another impression) Australian Images: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 December 1979 – 28 January 1980 (another impression) Everyday Life, Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collections of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 October – 27 November 1994 (another impression) LITERATURE: Teliga, E. J., Australian Images: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collection, Sydney, 1979, p. 10 (another impression) Kolenberg, H., Everyday Life: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collections of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1994, cat. no. 80 (another impression) OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine; and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Desert Island 1967 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1967 titled lower centre 14 x 18.5cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; and National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Sunshine and Rain, Lygon St. 1964 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1964 titled lower left 28.5 x 14cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Acquisitions 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 March - 1 April 1968 (another impression) OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine; and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Nuns on the Geelong Road 1969 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1969 titled lower left 13.5 x 20cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and The British Museum, London.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) She's Late Today! 1958 linocut signed and dated lower right: Eric Thake 1958 titled lower right 14 x 20cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Acquisitions 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 March - 1 April 1968 (another impression) OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; and National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Figure in a Rocky Landscape 1965 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1965 titled lower left 14 x 20cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Acquisitions 1967, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 March – 1 April 1968 (another impression) Hand and Eye - A Survey of Artists' Materials and Techniques, Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970 (another impression) LITERATURE: Colsey, D., Hand and Eye - A Survey of Artists' Materials and Techniques, Art Gallery of New South Wales Travelling Art Exhibition 1970, Sydney, 1969, cat. no. 49 (illus., another impression) OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) An Opera House in Every Home 1972 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1972 titled lower left 14 x 20.5cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Australian Images: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 December 1979 - 28 January 1980 (another impression) Harbour Hymns, City Songs: Visions of Sydney from The Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 January -11 March 1990 (another impression) Everyday Life, Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collection of Australian and European Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1 October – 27 November 1994 (another impression) Australian Prints from The Gallery's Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 November 1998 – 7 February 1999 (another impression) Suburb, Museum of Sydney, Sydney, 15 April – 23 July 2000 (another impression) Utzon's Opera House, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 22 November – 22 December 2013 (another impression) LITERATURE: Teliga, D. J., Australian Images: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collection, Sydney, 1979, p. 10 (illus., another impression) Draffin, N., Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook, Prints & Drawings, Sydney, 1988, pp. 109-124, (illus., another impression) Emmett, E., Sydney: Metropolis, Suburb, Harbour, Sydney, 2000, pp. 71-79 (illus., another impression) Smith J., Grant, K., In Relief: Australian Wood Engravings, Woodcuts and Linocuts, Melbourne, 1997, p. 54 (illus., another impression) Kolenberg, H., Everyday Life: Prints, Drawings and Watercolours from The Collections of Australian and European Art, Sydney, 1994. cat. no. 81 (another impression) Kolenberg, H., Ryan, A., Australian Prints from The Gallery's Collection, Sydney, 1998, cat. no. 70, p. 84, (illus., another impression) McCulloch, S., Alan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs, The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art, 2006, p. 944 (illus., another impression) Thomas, D., Landscapes of the Mornington Peninsula, 1999, p. 10-13 (illus., another impression) Vernon, K., Harbour Hymns, City Songs: Visions of Sydney from The Collection, Sydney, 1990. cat. no. 55 (illus., another impression) OTHER NOTES: Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Hippobottomi 1974 linocut signed and dated lower right: eric Thake 1974 signed lower right 14 x 21cm (reveal) PROVENANCE: Gift of The Artist Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Animals on Paper: From The Australian Collection of Prints, Drawings and Watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 5 September – 5 October 1992 (another impression) LITERATURE: Kolenberg, H., Animals on Paper: From The Australian Collection of Prints, Drawings and Watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1992 cat. no. 86 (another impression) OTHER NOTES: Another impression of this print is held in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. RELATED WORK: Eric Thake, Hippobottomi 1974, pencil on paper, 28 x 37.7cm, The Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) The Plume Hunter 1957 linocut on Japanese rice paper, ed. 3/150 editioned, titled, signed and dated below image 20 x 14.5cm PROVENANCE: Noel Stott Fine Art, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: Another example of this print is held in the collection of the National Victoria Gallery and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Nuns on the Geelong Road... 1969 linocut titled, signed and dated in pencil below image 14.5 x 21cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria
ERIC THAKE (1904-1982) Ho Joe! 1946 linocut titled, signed and dated in pencil lower right 40 x 18cm PROVENANCE: Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Sydney
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