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Issue TWeNTYseVeN / APRIL 2014 MELBOURNE / SYDNEY
The economy
of beautiful things and interesting
people
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JeWellerY & pre–oWNeD luxurY
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ClassIC furNITure & obJeCTs
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MoDerN DesIGN & ColleCTables
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booKs aND MaNusCrIpTs
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ShAun GlAdwell (boRn 1972)Approach to Mundi Mundi: Silverton Road 2007c-type photograph89 x 89cm, edition of 5© courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
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M A R G A R E T R I V E R
foreWorD
JOHN ALBRECHt
MANAGiNG DiRECtOR LEONARD JOEL
The antique world has never bothered itself
much with practicalities such as lifestyle,
scale or dining habits but in recent years the
subject of what people are now buying and
why has become far more topical. In the mid
February issue of Antiques Trade Gazette
the lead article was devoted to this subject
that is generating more and more interest. At
the heart of the discussion is the trajectory
of traditional furniture prices that have been
well measured for the best part of almost half
a century. A 45 year old index out of London
that measures 1400 items regularly appearing
at auction and via dealerships has noted in
some detail the performance of different
woods, different size objects and different
periods – the results are a fascinating and
very succinct insight in to how lifestyle is
changing buying habits. The three crucial
observations the article makes are firstly that
the market for antique furniture peaked in
2002, secondly that price declines have been
more pronounced amongst the categories
most associated with formal dining, being
mahogany and the regency period and finally
that very large and bulky items seem less in
demand. So what to make of all this apart
from the fact that we know houses have fewer
walls, less display space and little formal
dining design? My overarching response
would be that there do remain populations
of collectors for all periods and materials
but the challenge is finding that “collecting
or decorating crowd” when one comes to
selling. That is why it is important to ask your
prospective selling agent how deep and how
broad their marketing platform and client
base is to be sure they have your collection
covered. I would also suggest that it feels to
me like prices have now flattened out and
steadied for quality period furniture – I think
it has been a slow freefall for two decades
that is now largely at an end. Finally, I agree
with the sentiments of many an antique
dealer and observer that pricing must pick
up, if only gradually, when one compares
the prices of reproduction equivalents that
ooze none of the quality, history or aesthetics
of a true period piece. As absurd as it might
sound I keep waiting for a Hollywood
movie star to unveil their new apartment,
ranch or beachside residence with new
interpretations of periods gone by created
by some hot international interior designer.
Why? Because it’ll probably take something
like that for younger buying audiences to
see just how much can be achieved with an
eclectic rather than an “empty-white-room”
sensibility!
LOTS OF WINDOWS, NO CABINETS AND NO FORMAL DINING
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CoNTeNTs
APRIL Contents
CALENDAR 3
NEWS 4
CONtEMPORARY ARt 6
FiNE JEWELLERY RESULtS 8
FiNE ARt RESULtS 10
CLASSiC FURNitURE, OBJECtS &
COLLECtABLES 12
SiNGLE OWNER COLLECtiON 13
ASiAN ARt 14
tHE EStAtE OF LASZLO ERDOS 15
PHOtOGRAPHY 16
LEONARD JOEL SYDNEY 17
tHE viNtAGE iNtERiORS AUCtiON 18
MY BOOkSHOP BY CORRiE PERkiN 19
MODERN DESiGN 20
vAULt 21
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An AnTIQue woRld GlobeSold $2,318 IbP
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FoRthComIng AuCtIons
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the vintage interiors Auction Every thursdayFurniture & Interiors – 10am Jewellery & Wristwatches – 10.30am Art – 11.30am Books – 12pm Objects & Collectables – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
An international Collection of Photography Thursday 3rd April 2014 – 11.30am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
the Estate of Laszlo Erdos Thursday 10th April 2014 – 4pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
the Monthly toy Auction Thursday 1st May 2014 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Pre-Owned Luxury Auction Thursday 8th May 2014 – 1pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Arts Project Australia Auction Monday 12th May 2014 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
An important Collection of Contemporary Art Monday 19th May 2014 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Specialist Prints & Photography Auction Thursday 29th May 2014 – 11.30am 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables Auction Sunday 1st June 2014 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
the Fine Jewellery Auction Monday 16th June 2014 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
the Fine Art Auction Tuesday 17th June 2014 – 6.30pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
the Modern Design Auction Thursday 26th June 2014 – 12pm 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
BiD LivE ONLiNE
SiNGLE OWNER
AUCtiON
CHARitYAUCtiON
An Important Collection of Contemporary ArtMonday 19 May 2014, 6.30pm
bReTT hARRISon Allen (boRn 20Th CenTuRY)The Life Force Angels # 1 & 7 2002 bronze on granite base (2) 160cm height
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AUCTION THURSDAY 29 MAY
EnquiriesJohn D’Agata, Head of Jewellery(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 355 339 [email protected]
RobeRT hARdInG PRInTeRS boomerang Tyres: There and back advertising poster for barnet Glass Rubber Co. lTd226 x 133cmSold $3904 IbP
SPECiALiSt PRiNtS & PHOtOGRAPHY
EnquiriesNicole SalvoAssistant Head of Art(03) 8825 [email protected]
now ConSIGnInG
when enAMel IS PeRFeCT
CASHED UP MiNERS BACk iN tOWN122 YEARS LAtERAt its peak in 1892 Coolgardie boasted no less than 700 mining companies and
all registered with the London Stock Exchange so not surprising that a few lucky
prospectors of the day commissioned the odd keepsake for their special person.
Lot 96 was quite literally “a walk down mining-town lane”. In its original fitted
box, this brooch bearing the name of the town as its central design realised more
than 17 times its low estimate to sell for $17,080 (IBP). The brooch was attributed
to Joseph Pearl and enjoyed no less than five phone bidders! Once upon a time
these brooches were commissioned by prospectors and now West Australian min-
ers are once again re-celebrating with the re-acquisition of these museum quality
pieces.
So rare to find these delicately
enamelled turn of the century pocket
watches in such good condition so
no surprise that this lot 97, set with
seed pearls and original European
cut diamonds, sold for more than four
times its pre-sale estimate to sell for
$2684 (IBP).
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WaNTeD for MaY auCTIoN
EnquiriesGiles Moon | Head of Collectables(03) 8825 [email protected]
EnquiriesJohn D’Agata, Head of Jewellery(03) 8825 5605 / 0408 355 339 [email protected]
MOviE MEMORABiLiA & tOYS
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RARe SPeCIAl AuSTRAlIAn PoSTeR FoR ‘RolleRbAll’ Sold $366 IbP
RARe ho MARKlIn 3-RAIl ST 800 3-CAR ARTICulATed blue And CReAM oVeRheAd eleCTRIC eMu TRIebwAGen, CReAM And GReY RooF, wITh InTeRnAl PACKAGInG Sold $1,464 IbP
PRE- OWNED LuXuRY
CASHED UP MiNERS BACk iN tOWN122 YEARS LAtER
WANTED FOR MAY AUCTION
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CoNTeMporarY arT
hIGhlIGhTS FRoM An IMPoRTAnT ColleCTIon oF ConTeMPoRARY ART
ATTASIT PoKPonG Portrait 2009acrylic on canvas149 x 129.5cm
§ TIM SToRRIeR (boRn 1949)Untitledoil on canvas32 x 182.5cm
§ John KellY (boRn 1965)Cow Stack 1994watercolour, gouache and chalk on paper37.5 x 28cm© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
An important Collection of Contemporary ArtMonday 19 May 2014, 6.30pm
PreviewWednesday 14 May 2014 9am - 8pm Thursday 15 May 2014 10am - 4pm Friday 16 May 2014 10am - 4pm Saturday 17 May 2014 10am - 5pm Sunday 18 May 2014 10am - 5pm
EnquiriesSophie UllinHead of Art(03) 8825 5609 / 0413 912 307 [email protected]
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del KAThRYn bARTon (boRn 1972) That’s When I Was Another Tree 1 2007coloured lithograph 2/30125.5 x 95cm
MAX duPAIn (1911-1992) Untitled 1982 silver gelatin print 23 x 29cm© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
STePhen buSh (boRn 1958) Southeast in the Summer 2006oil and enamel on linen183 x 183cm© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
ReX duPAIn (boRn 1954) Girl with Red Towl 2005c-type photograph 4/10100 x 100cm
MIRKA MoRA (boRn 1928) The Back Fence 1992oil on board42 x 122cm
§ MARTIne eMduR (boRn 1967) Deep Turquoiseoil on linen152.5 x 229cm© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
CoNTeMporarY arT
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fINe JeWellerY resulTs
now consigning fine JeweLLerY for aUcTion 16 JUne 2014
hELLO YELLOWWhat a privilege to have had the opportunity of presenting Lot 125 in the recent
March Fine Jewellery Auction. Natural fancy yellow diamonds are extremely
rare and even rarer to have one weighing more than 6 carats! This exceptionally
fine yellow and white diamond ring set with a central square emerald cut yellow
diamond realised $91,500 (IBP). Stones of this calibre have to be tendered for
by the trade which confirms their scarcity. This stone was just beautiful, a great
investment piece and is now the pride and joy of its new owner. The ring was
discovered in Sydney and marketed by the fine jewellery team throughout
Australia and internationally.
An Impressive Yellow diamond ringSold for $91,500 IbP
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when deSIGn TRAnSCendS The AGeS
fINe JeWellerY resulTs
Lot 8, the superbly crafted locket in enamel and 18carat yellow gold, by Harry
Emanuel of London and still in its original box, enjoyed strong room and
telephone bidding. The piece was in such superb original condition it felt as
if it had travelled through time and in a fashion that one could be forgiven for
thinking that it had never been handled – the original fitted leather box was
just the icing on the cake for the collector at heart! While elaborate in design,
the pale blue enamel detail gave it a light, almost 1920s feel that appealed to
younger jewellery hunters and finally it was sold for $6,710 (IBP). It is easy in
this very minimalist age to dismiss much antique design but it is good to be
reminded that good design can be found in every era. Lot 102 was just such an
example; both Victorian and a tiara, its understated Etruscan design set with coral
buttons could be worn today with as much relevance as it was worn 150 years
ago and sold for $5,612 (IBP).
An enamel locket discovered in Sydney
FROM CARtiER tO GRiSOGONOOn Monday evening Leonard Joel successfully sold signed designer jewellery by Cartier,
Tiffany & Co, Van Cleef & Arpels, Paspaley, Bulgari, Larry, Autore, Chopard, Rolex,
Dunhill, Chanel, Rolex and Grisogono. If you have fine designer jeweller that you know
longer wear why not offer it in Australia’s largest auction market for fine jewellery.
An early Victorian Coral TiaraSold for $5,612 IbP
A Victorian locket by harry emanuel of londonSold for $6,710 IbP
This de Grisogono cuff by Swiss luxury jeweller to the stars, lot 184, of shagreen leather and
black and white diamonds sold for $15,860 (IbP)
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fINe arT resulTs
euGene Von GuÉRARd (1811-1901)View of Mt Sturgeon and Mt Abrupt from the Crater of Bald Hill 1856, 1869oil on academy board29 x 45.5cmSold for $329,400 IbP
COLONIALJEWEL SHINESIn an art market fixated with new mediums,
challenging subject matter and spectacular
scale it was always going to have to be a very
special traditional painting to captivate the
Leonard Joel fine art audience on Tuesday
evening. Just 29cm in height and 45cm in
length, the 1869 oil painting on board by
Australia’s preeminent colonial painter
Eugene von Guérard did just that. Acquired
close to the year of its creation, the View of
Mt Sturgeon and Mt Abrupt from the Crater
of Bald Hill in Victoria, had remained in
family hands for exactly 145 years until its
unearthing by Sophie Ullin, Head of Art
at Leonard Joel and Guy Cairnduff our
Head Valuer. Meticulously researched it
was discovered that the painting had never
been exhibited, never been documented
and never been on public view - this level
of mystery only added to the painting’s
desirability and assured its pre-auction
status as a “must have” amongst serious
collectors. The subject was classic Guérard
in both its detail and its composition; a grand
sweeping view taking in Mt Sturgeon and
Mt Abrupt complimented by a delicate and
lifelike rendering of the property’s crater
lake complete with wonderfully detailed
sheep herded by a farmer. No less than ten
collectors bid for the painting and carried
the final price to $329,400 (IBP) to almost
triple the paintings low estimate.
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fINe arT resulTs
ChARleS blACKMAn (boRn 1928)Girl with Flowersoil on board74 x 49cmSold for $31,720 IbP© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
ChARleS blACKMAn (boRn 1928)Two Children circa 1953-55conte on litho paper101.0 x 95.0cm (sheet size)Sold for $15,860 IbP© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
MATThew SIMMonS (boRn 1976)Ant Hill 2004oil on canvas121 x 83.5cmSold for $5,124 IbP
deIdRe buT-huSAIM (boRn 1959) They’re Nobody’s Babies Now 2007oil on linen111.5 x 198cmSold for $4,880 IbP
AnThonY lISTeR (boRn 1980)Three Palm Heart Technique Leftmixed media on canvas185 x 185cmSold for $6,100 IbP© reproduced with the permission of VISCoPY ltd
now consigning fine arT & scULpTUres for aUcTion 17 JUne 2014
AuCTIon hIGhlIGhTS
YoSl beRGneR (boRn 1920)Yossi with the Fiddlebronze 1/9 unique state36cm (height)Sold for $21,960 IbP
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ClassIC furNITure, obJeCTs & ColleCTables
The June Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables auction
will feature no less than eight single owner collections,
sourced from private estates and collections around
Australia. The collections span an impressive array of
categories in the decorative arts, including early English
porcelain, British and European glass, Asian works of art,
Australian decorative arts, fine silver and luxury furnishings
and accessories.
CLASSICFuRNITuREOBJECTS &COLLECTABLES
A louIS XV STYle GIlT wood FRAMed FAuTeuIlestimate on Request
GeoRG JenSenA STeRlInG SIlVeR FIVe lIGhT CAndelAbRA Model 224deSIGned bY JohAnn RhodeS, PoST-1945$20,000-30,000
Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables AuctionSunday 1 June 2014, 12pm
PreviewWednesday 28th May 9am-8pmThursday 29th May 10am-4pmFriday 30th May 10am-4pmSaturday 31st May 10am-5pm
EnquiriesGuy CairnduffHead of Classic Furniture & Objects(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 [email protected]
Giles MoonHead of Modern Design & Collectables(03) 8825 5635 / 0439 493 [email protected]
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sINGle oWNer ColleCTIoN
To be oFFeRed In The ClASSIC FuRnITuRe, obJeCTS & ColleCTAbleS AuCTIon SundAY 1 June AT 12PM
A SInGle owneR ColleCTIon oF luXuRY FuRnIShInGS And ACCeSSoRIeS
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A CHINESE HARDWOOD AND LACQUERED STONE INLAID SCREEN ON STANDCIRCA 1900191cm high x 108cm wide x 63cm deep$10,000 - 15,000
Classic Furniture, Objects & Collectables AuctionSunday 1 June 2014, 12pm
PreviewWednesday 28th May 9am-8pmThursday 29th May 10am-4pmFriday 30th May 10am-4pmSaturday 31st May 10am-5pm
EnquiriesGuy CairnduffHead of Classic Furniture & Objects(03) 8825 5611 / 0407 828 [email protected]
Liza HallamSpecialist Asian Works of Art(03) 8825 [email protected]
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The esTaTe of lasZlo erDos
LATE 19TH CENTURY STOURBRIDGE MILLEFIORI GLASS INKWELL, PARTIAL LABLE TO BASE$300 - 500
HAND PAINTED LACQUERED VICTORIAN SALON CHAIR WITH CANE SEAT$160 - 260
VICTORIAN CAMPAIGN WRITING DESK WITH FITTED LEATHERETTE INTERIOR COMPARTMENTS$300 - 500
the Estate of Laszlo Erdos Auctionthursday 10 April 2014, 4pm
PreviewWednesday 9th April 9am-8pm
EnquiriesChiara Curcio, Cabinet Room Manager & Book Specialist(03) 8825 [email protected]
Liza HallamSpecialist Asian Works of Art(03) 8825 [email protected]
ThE ESTATE OF LASZLO ERDOS
auCTIoNThursDaY 10 aprIlaT 4pM
A SInGle owneR ColleCTIon oF PoRCelAIn, SIlVeR And obJeCTS To be oFFeRed In ouR leonARd RooM
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phoToGraphY
JOHN WIMBERLEY (AMERICAN, BORN 1945) Guardian of the Range, circa 1981,silver gelatin print29 x 20cm$300 - 400
auCTIoN ThursDaY 3 aprIlaT 11.30aM
Enquiries contact Giles Moon
[email protected] 493 038 / 03 8825 5635
AnInTeRnATIonAl ColleCTIon oF PhoToGRAPhY
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WeDNesDaYBY APPOiNtMENtROBERt WiLLiAMS
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Leonard Joel is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Sydney
Representative Robert Williams. Robert has vast auction experience having worked
at Bonhams & Goodman, Sothebys and most recently Theodore Bruce where he was
a generalist valuer. Robert’s love of abject d’art began whilst working for Kenneth
Harvey Antiques and Roseberys Fine Art in London. In conjunction with our Head
of Jewellery John D’Agata, the office at 39 Queen Street Woollahra is currently
accepting appointments for appraisals and will be focussing its attention on Fine
Jewellery and Single-Owner Collections. Whether you have a single item or an entire
collection, Robert can be contacted for a complimentary market valuation, advice on
selling or simply to identify a mystery item.
InTRoduCInGRobeRT wIllIAMS
Clients or advisers considering selling will require our valuation service. So whether you’re considering selling or simply require updated advice as to the value of a particular item or collection,
Leonard Joel can provide a total solution. We value Fine Jewellery, Fine Art, Objects & Collectables and Single Owner Collections.
This intricately decorated 18carat gold open face pocket watch, lot 94, was
recently unearthed in Sydney by Robert Williams of our Woollahra offices.
Manufactured by Osborne & Molineaux of Dublin and accompanied by no less
than three winders it sold for more than double its low estimate for $3,660 (IBP).
As an aside, pocket watches are enjoying a mini-revival and being worn once
again as a refreshing change from the wristwatch – this trend is more than a little
inspired by the period detail in costumes from cable series like Boardwalk Empire.
dISCoVeRed In SYdneY, oFFeRed To The woRld
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The VINTaGe INTerIors auCTIoN
VINTAGE INTERIORS AuCTION
viEWiNGEvery Wednesday from 9am to 8pm literally thousands of private clients and members of
the antique and arts trade have made visiting Leonard Joel one of their weekly rituals. All
items offered for sale can be viewed on this day and we have expert specialists available
to answer any questions you might have. The auction can also be viewed on our fully
illustrated website from 10am Wednesday morning.
AUCtiONEvery Thursday beginning at 10am Leonard Joel auctions the most fascinating and
expansive array of objects, art, design and interior furniture in the country – it is no
exaggeration to state that after 90 years our weekly auction has become a Melbourne
institution that in so many ways retains the original character and atmosphere of a 19th
century auction room.
Impressive bendigo pottery exhibition teapot $2,000-3,000
AuSTRAlIAnA ITeMS wAnTed FoR AuCTIonColonIAl FuRnITuRe ePheMeRA eARlY AuSTRAlIAn PoTTeRY hISToRICAl ARTeFACTS
EnquiriesChiara Curcio | Cabinet Room Manager and Book Specialist(03) 8825 [email protected]
auCTIoN 8 MaY aT
10aM
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MY booKshop bY CorrIe perKIN
REMODELiStA
“Remodelista is my favorite website for home design ideas,’’
actress and interiors book author Diane Keaton recently
observed. We agree. Since this US-based website launched
six years ago, it has built a vast network of the world’s best
architects, designers and decorators, craftsmen and gardeners.
Its projects are inspiring, and home decorators and renovators
always discover a new way of making spaces work.
The new Remodelista book, published by Artisan, features
12 houses - a “start-to-fi nish fi eld guide to creating your
own domestic sanctuary’’. Website founder and book
editor Julie Carlson reminds readers that “living the
Remodelista life needn’t be expensive or involve outside
experts. It also needn’t require grandeur of any sort. It’s
about training your eye and fi nding what’s right for you.’’
We hope, as you enjoy this month’s Leonard magazine
and the year’s Leonard Joel furniture catalogues, you
will remember the Remodelista message. This book will
have you thinking in brave and creative new ways.
BY CORRiE PERkiN
Corrie Perkin is the owner of My Bookshop By Corrie Perkin,
513 Malvern Road, Hawksburn www.mybookshop.net.au
A MAnuAl FoR The ConSIdeRed hoMe
REMODELISTA: A MANUAL FOR THE CONSIDERED HOME
By Julie Carlson
$49.95 (Artisan Books)
Book author Julie Carlson
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MoDerN DesIGN
WANTEDFOR JUNEAUCTION
MODERN DESiGN
RoSAndo bRoSA FITTed SIdeboARdSold $7,930 IbP
Joe ColoMbo (1930-1971white elda ChairSold for $4,636 IbP
Anne JudellIkari 1976acrylic on canvas76 x 76cmSold for $170 IbP
ARChIMede SeGuSo (1909-2010)Ruby Glass Vase with Gold leaf InclusionsSold For $366 IbP
luCIAno VISToSI (1931-2010)egg Shaped Floor lampSold for $2,440 IbP
AnGuS o’CAllAGhAn (boRn 1922)Princess bridge evening160 x 160cmSold $11,590 IbP
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Alasdair McLuckie’s art may retain traces of distant histories and cultural practices, but its roots are closer to home.
By Dan Rule
The various strands underpinning Melbourne artist Alasdair McLuckie’s practice might seem disparate at a glance. On the one hand, the 30-year-old’s boldly designed and intricately embroidered beadworks can be traced back to Native North American weaving techniques; methodologies that McLuckie learnt from his father, an avid collector of tribal arts and artefacts. On the other, his Picasso-esque drawings and sculptures – rendered in biro pen on recycled bookbinder’s board and cobbled together with electrical tape – are at once fastidious in their detail and considerably lo-fi in their materiality. His strikingly economical collages, meanwhile, read like exercises in spontaneity and at times humorous anthropomorphic form. But the references and formal threads that define McLuckie’s work – which, in the last six months, has shown as part of both Melbourne Now at the National Gallery of Victoria and Future Primitive at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, and seen him win the QANTAS Spirit of Youth Award – aren’t without a compass. And they all tend to lead back to the same place.
MUCH HAS BEEN MADE OF YOUR BEADWORK’S CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL BEARINGS. HOW DID IT COME TO PERMEATE YOUR PRACTICE?I got into that after seeing my dad engaging with it himself. In my second year of art school, I eventually just asked him if he would teach me how to do it. He had made himself this tiny little loom, which was really beautiful. So he taught me and the first pieces were made on my dad’s little loom. The more I engaged with art
history in university, the more I was uninterested in Western art history and classical Western art – it really bored me. I just became more and more interested in tribal and primitive art on the one hand and contemporary art on the other. To my eye, there just seemed to be a particular directness to so-called ‘primitive’ and tribal art. The process of the beadwork was also a bit of a drawcard, as I’d never seen it being used in a contemporary art context.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FATHER’S INTEREST? He was interested in tribal arts from all over the world. He had things from Africa and all manner of places, but his primarily interest was in Native North American art. And so he taught himself these Native North American techniques purely out of interest. To make things and understand through making is a really fascinating way to engage with an interest. It wasn’t weird or different for me – it was just the stuff that was around the house. I think because of that, I don’t think about it in a hugely conceptual way in relation to my practice.
NONETHELESS, HOW DO YOU NEGOTIATE THE IMPLICATIONS OF USING PRACTICES THAT RELATE IN SOME WAY TO OTHER CULTURES?It can be problematic having a contemporary practice and referencing this kind of material, and navigating it can be quite interesting and quite tricky. There are elements of attraction and desire, which is again tied into modernism’s relationship with this kind of thing too. It is very personal for me in the sense that it comes from my father. It was more than just an appreciation for me – it was something that I grew up with. I can always remember having these objects and artworks around.
Read the full interview in Issue 6 of Vault magazine, coming in April 2014
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ALASDAIR MCLUCKIE Re-upholstered vintage ceramic lamp with woven glass seed beads (detail), 2013 45 x 22 x 22 cm
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