Max Dupain Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Max Dupain Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 07, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Hands,' c.1939 (date of printing unknown), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 38x37.5cm (image) 44x40.5cm (sheet)
Est: $700 - $1,100
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Hands,' c.1939 (date of printing unknown) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso (trimmed) Silver Gelatin Photograph 38x37.5cm (image) 44x40.5cm (sheet) PROVENANCE: Rex Dupain; Lawsons, Sydney, 30th April 2001 (lot 836); private collection, Sydney.
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 07, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Rhythmic Form,' c.1935 (printed later), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 22.5x33cm (image) 25x37cm (sheet)
Est: $700 - $1,100
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Rhythmic Form,' c.1935 (printed later) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso, signed by Rex Dupain. Silver Gelatin Photograph 22.5x33cm (image) 25x37cm (sheet)
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 07, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Sunbaker,' 1937 (printed later), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 37x45.5cm (image) 40.5x50.5cm (sheet)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Sunbaker,' 1937 (printed later) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso, signed by Rex Dupain. Silver Gelatin Photograph 37x45.5cm (image) 40.5x50.5cm (sheet)
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 04, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), (Balcony at Castlecrag Residence), c1960s, silver gelatin, mounted on cardboard, 61.1 x 78.6 cm. (24.0 x 30.9 in.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) (Balcony at Castlecrag Residence), c1960s silver gelatin, mounted on cardboard
Lawsons
Dec. 04, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Solarisation Lillies, c1930, silver gelatin (unframed), 49.5 x 37.5 cm. (19.4 x 14.7 in.), sheet: 50.5 x 40.5 cm. (19.8 x 15.9 in.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Solarisation Lillies, c1930 silver gelatin (unframed) signed and dated lower right
Lawsons
Dec. 04, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Vignette - Box Form (9 works), (9) silver gelatin prints, 12 x 10.5 cm. (4.7 x 4.1 in.), sheet: 15.3 x 12.8 cm. (6.0 x 5.0 in.) each
Est: $800 - $1,200
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Vignette - Box Form ( 9 works) (9) silver gelatin prints unsigned
Lawsons
Nov. 28, 2024
Max Dupain, , gelatin silver print, 25x20
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain gelatin silver print Eryldene house prior to preservation, Gordon, 1984
Lawsons
Nov. 28, 2024
Max Dupain, , gelatin silver print, 25x20
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain gelatin silver print Townhouses, Almora Street, Mosman, 1972
Lawsons
Nov. 28, 2024
Max Dupain, , gelatin silver print, 14x26
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain gelatin silver print Multi-storey office block, Sydney, 1969
Lawsons
Nov. 28, 2024
Max Dupain and Associates , , gelatin silver print, 25x20
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain and Associates gelatin silver print Detail of a stepped ramp in Cambridge Street, Sydney, 1993
Lawsons
Nov. 28, 2024
Max Dupain, , gelatin silver print, 22x25
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain gelatin silver print Harrowgate House, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1963
Lawsons
Nov. 26, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, SUNBAKER, 1937, PRINTED LATER
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) SUNBAKER, 1937, printed later silver gelatin photograph on cardboard 38.0 x 43.0 cm signed and dated in image lower right: – Max Dupain '37 – signed, dated, inscribed with title and dedicated verso: ‘Sunbaker’ / Max Dupain ’37 / … For David Ell / …. PROVENANCE David Ell, Sydney, a gift from the artist in 1980 Christie’s, Sydney, 19 August 1993, lot 1670 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED Max Dupain: A Retrospective 1930 – 1975, The Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, 21 October – 29 November 1975; and touring (another example) The Thirties and Australia, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 19 June – 13 July 1980, cat. 101 (another example) Max Dupain Retrospective 1930 – 1980, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 29 August – 28 September 1980, cat. 26 (another example) Ten Years On, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, January 1986 (another example) Celebrity Choice - Sam Neill, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 8 January – 8 February 1987 (another example) Four Photographers, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2 June – 19 August 1990 (another example) Fine and Mostly Sunny: Photographs from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 September – 1 December 1991, cat. 22 (another example) Max Dupain – An Appreciation, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 11 – 30 August 1992 (another example) Soft Shadows and Sharp Lines: Australian Photography from Cazneaux to Dupain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 September – 17 November 2002 (another example) On the Beach: with Whiteley and fellow Australian artists, The Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney, 1 March – 29 June 2003 (another example) Modern Times, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 1 August 2008 – 8 February 2009 (another example) Australia, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 21 September – 8 December 2013 (another example) The Photograph and Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 March – 8 June 2015; then touring to Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 4 July – 11 October 2015 (another example) Under the sun: Reimagining Max Dupain’s Sunbaker, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, 6 May – 6 August 2017 (another example) LITERATURE Newton, G., Max Dupain: Photographs 1928 – 80, The David Ell Press, Sydney, 1980, p. 64 (illus., another example) Max Dupain's Australia, Viking Press, Sydney, 1986, p. 104 (illus., another example) Ennis, H., Max Dupain: Photographs, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1991, p. 18 (illus., another example) White, J., Smee, S. and Cawood, M., Dupain's Beaches, Chapter and Verse, Sydney, 2000, p. 69 (illus., another example) Annear, J., The Photograph and Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2015, pp. 40, 50, 104 (illus., another example), 294 RELATED WORK Other examples of this photograph are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, and the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide This work is sold with the accompanying book, Newton, G., Max Dupain: Photographs 1928 – 80, The David Ell Press, Sydney, 1980 ESSAY There are only a handful of artworks that have been as influential on the creation of a national psyche as Max Dupain’s photograph, Sunbaker, 1937. Its enduring power derives from the incorporation of twin social mythologies prevalent during the inter-war period: that of the ‘old sunburnt country’ and physical health as a symbol for the strength and potential of Modernity. Sunbaker would come to represent in a single recognisable image the new outdoor Australian way of life: the simplicity of composition, dramatic contrast of light, and purity of context coincided to create a powerful and iconic image. Judy Annear, Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney attributed this to Dupain’s ability to ‘adroitly harness a moment in time that came to symbolise the ambitions of a nation.’1 The story of how this modest snapshot from within one of Dupain’s holiday albums, compiled following a trip to the south coast of New South Wales in 1937 with his friends Harold Salvage and Chris Vandyke, would become the subject of such massive exposure in the latter half of the 20th century is a tale of coincidence. This version of Sunbaker, identical in size and format to those in most of Australia’s state and national collections, is the second version of two pictures that Dupain took at the same time in 1937. The artist chose to publish the other, Sunbaker II, 1937, in a monograph of his work in 1948, and sometime after this, its negative was lost.2 It wasn’t until 1975, thanks to the combined marketing power of a retrospective exhibition of Dupain’s photographs and a later survey of Australian photography, that the image was presented to wide national audiences. The Max Dupain: Retrospective at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney in 1975 used Sunbaker as a promotional image and four years later, it was illustrated on the back cover of the catalogue for Australian photographers: the Philip Morris Collection. The images in Australian photographers were personally selected by James Mollison, founding director of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.3 In formal terms, the composition of Sunbaker marked a departure from the artist’s earlier surrealist studio montages, which often featured full-length female nudes. Creating a visual correlation between the geometric solidity of a pyramid and the physical strength of a young man, Dupain’s photograph sits in a neat nexus between modernist formalism and an idealistic focus on physical wellbeing in the interwar years. This young man, with his bronzed skin and muscles glistening with salt, sand, sweat and seawater would come to embody the ideal antipodean (ironically, he was an Englishman who had recently emigrated to Australia). The subject does not call out to the viewer, encouraging them to emigrate to the idealised southern land of sunshine and good health, as he would have in contemporary advertisements. Instead, we as viewers, intrude on his intimacy and respite, the reduced form of his recumbent body jutting out into the foreground of the photograph, almost transcending the barrier of the picture plane. The austere simplicity and lack of spatial context of Dupain’s composition creates a timeless and universal space where man is at one with the land, resting on the horizon’s edge. 1. Annear, J., Photography: The Art Gallery of New South Wales Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007, pp. 142 – 149 2. Newton, G., ‘The Sunbaker’ in White, J., Dupain’s Beaches, Chapter & Verse, Sydney, 2000, p. 68 3. Annear, J., Photograph and Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2015, p. 46 LUCIE REEVES-SMITH © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency 2024
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 20, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), At Newport 1952; printed 1970s
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) At Newport 1952; printed 1970s gelatin silver photograph 30.5 x 34.0 cm; 62.5 x 52.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '52 inscribed lower left (on mount): At Newport
Menzies
Nov. 20, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), The Sunbaker 1937; printed 1980s
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) The Sunbaker 1937; printed 1980s gelatin silver photograph 36.0 x 39.0 cm; 61.0 x 50.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '37 - inscribed lower left (on mount): Sunbaker
Menzies
Nov. 13, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) At Newport 1952 silver gelatin print, ed. 26/90 printed 2000 36 x 42.5cm (image); 62.5 x 66.5cm (frame)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) At Newport 1952 silver gelatin print, ed. 26/90 printed 2000 accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jill White 36 x 42.5cm (image); 62.5 x 66.5cm (frame) PROVENANCE: Jill White, Sydney Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
Leonard Joel
Nov. 09, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (AUSTRALIAN 1911-1992)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
MAX DUPAIN (AUSTRALIAN 1911-1992) Sunbaker, 1937 (original negative), reprinted 1998 photograph 37 x 42 cm (14 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.) [sight] framed dimensions: 74 x 77 cm (29 1/4 x 30 5/8 in.) printed by Jill White from the original negative; blindstamp lower right; numbered, dated and signed on verso 21/90, Sunbaker, 1937 / A Max Dupain photograph printed from original negative / Jill White '98 N.B. Condition reports are available upon request. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Nov. 06, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Sunbaker, 1937, decorative print after original, 37 x 41 cm. (14.5 x 16.1 in.), frame: 49 x 54 x 2 cm. (19.2 x 21.2 x 0.7 in.)
Est: $300 - $500
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Sunbaker, 1937 decorative print after original signed in rpint
Lawsons
Oct. 23, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), At Toowoon Bay, 1985, reproduction photograph (printed for the Royal Blind Society Folio), 33 x 33 cm. (12.9 x 12.9 in.), frame: 95 x 74 x 2 cm. (37.4 x 29.1 x 0.7 in.)
Est: $250 - $350
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) At Toowoon Bay, 1985 reproduction photograph (printed for the Royal Blind Society Folio) facsimile signed lower left, Royal Blind Society stamp lower right
Lawsons
Oct. 23, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Sunbaker, 1937, reproduction photograph (printed for the Royal Blind Society Folio), 30 x 33 cm. (11.8 x 12.9 in.), frame: 95 x 74 x 2 cm. (37.4 x 29.1 x 0.7 in.)
Est: $300 - $500
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Sunbaker, 1937 reproduction photograph (printed for the Royal Blind Society Folio) facsimile signed lower left, Royal Blind Society stamp lower right
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Rhythmic Form, 1935, silver gelatin print (printed early 1990s) (unframed), 34 x 47.5 cm. (13.3 x 18.7 in.), sheet: 40.5 x 50.5 cm. (15.9 x 19.8 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Rhythmic Form, 1935 silver gelatin print (printed early 1990s) (unframed) signed and dated lower right: Max Dupain, 1935; bears stamp of authenticity verso signed by Rex Dupain
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Meat Queue, 1946, silver gelatin print (printed later) (unframed), 34.5 x 48 cm. (13.5 x 18.9 in.), sheet: 39 x 50.5 cm. (15.3 x 19.8 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Meat Queue, 1946 silver gelatin print (printed later) (unframed) bears stamp of authenticity verso signed by Rex Dupain
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Sunbaker, 1937, silver gelatin print (printed c1980s) (unframed), 47 x 52.5 cm. (18 1/2 x 20.6 in.), sheet: 50.5 x 58.5 cm. (19.8 x 23.0 in.)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Sunbaker, 1937 silver gelatin print (printed c1980s) (unframed) bears stamp of authenticity verso signed by Rex Dupain
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Form at Bondi, silver gelatin print (printed c1990s)(unframed), 37.5 x 37.5 cm. (14.7 x 14.7 in.), sheet: 45.5 x 40 cm. (17.9 x 15 3/4 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Form at Bondi silver gelatin print (printed c1990s)(unframed) bears stamp of authenticity verso signed by Rex Dupain
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
Max Dupain, A house designed by architect Bruce Rickard at Wahroonga, 1965, gelatin silver print, 30x22
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain A house designed by architect Bruce Rickard at Wahroonga, 1965 gelatin silver print
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
Max Dupain, Shipping Newspapers Ltd's building in North Sydney, 1963, gelatin silver print, 26x22
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain Shipping Newspapers Ltd's building in North Sydney, 1963 gelatin silver print
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
Max Dupain, Architect Sydney Ancher's house at Neutral Bay, 1958, gelatin silver print, 29x17
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain Architect Sydney Ancher's house at Neutral Bay, 1958 gelatin silver print
Lawsons
Oct. 17, 2024
Max Dupain, Australia Square Tower, Sydney, 1966, gelatin silver print, 19x25
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Max Dupain Australia Square Tower, Sydney, 1966 gelatin silver print
Lawsons
Oct. 13, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Little Nude,' 1939 (printed later), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 44.5x35.5cm (image) 50.5x40.5cm (sheet)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Little Nude,' 1939 (printed later) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso, signed by Rex Dupain. Silver Gelatin Photograph 44.5x35.5cm (image) 50.5x40.5cm (sheet)
Davidson Auctions
Oct. 13, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Rhythmic Form,' c.1935 (printed later), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 22.5x33cm (image) 37x25cm (sheet)
Est: $800 - $1,500
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Rhythmic Form,' c.1935 (printed later) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso, signed by Rex Dupain. Silver Gelatin Photograph 22.5x33cm (image) 37x25cm (sheet)
Davidson Auctions
Oct. 13, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Hands,' c.1939 (date of printing unknown), Silver Gelatin Photograph, 38x37.5cm (image) 44x40.5cm (sheet)
Est: $800 - $1,500
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Hands,' c.1939 (date of printing unknown) Rex Dupain verification stamp verso (trimmed) Silver Gelatin Photograph 38x37.5cm (image) 44x40.5cm (sheet) PROVENANCE: Rex Dupain; Lawsons, Sydney, 30th April 2001 (lot 836); private collection, Sydney.
Davidson Auctions
Sep. 30, 2024
Maxwell Spencer Dupain, Australia (1911-1992), A Vision to Share, The Royal Blind Society Portfolio, 1989: At Towoon Bay 1985, Sunbaker 1937, Interior Elizabeth Bay House1978, Blue Gum Forest c.1940, Moon Flower 1982 [5]
Est: $400 - $600
Maxwell Spencer Dupain Australia (1911-1992) A Vision to Share, The Royal Blind Society Portfolio, 1989: At Towoon Bay 1985, Sunbaker 1937, Interior Elizabeth Bay House1978, Blue Gum Forest c.1940, Moon Flower 1982 [5] Limited edition photomechanical prints ed. 500 Each with information sheet & facsimile signature
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Sep. 18, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Sunbaker, decorative print after original, 48 x 56 cm. (18.9 x 22.0 in.), frame: 58 x 70 x 3 cm. (22.8 x 27.5 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $250 - $350
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Sunbaker decorative print after original gallery frame
Lawsons
Aug. 28, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), Portrait of Boy in Sunlight 1936, printed later
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Portrait of Boy in Sunlight 1936, printed later gelatin silver print 46.5 x 40.0 cm (sheet); 70.0 x 61.5 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '38 - [sic] titled and dated verso: BOY'S HEAD IN SUNLIGHT '38 [sic]
Menzies
Aug. 28, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), The Sunbaker 1937; printed c1981
Est: $40,000 - $50,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW SOUTH WALES MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) The Sunbaker 1937; printed c1981 gelatin silver print 38.5 x 43.0 cm (image); 54.5 x 61.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '37 - inscribed verso: 'SUNBAKER'
Menzies
Aug. 25, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992), 'Late Afternoon, Hyde Park, Sydney,' 1937., Silver Gelatin Photograph, 24x34cm (sight) 25x35cm (photo)
Est: $800 - $1,500
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) 'Late Afternoon, Hyde Park, Sydney,' 1937. Signed and dated lower right. Titled on inner mount. Silver Gelatin Photograph 24x34cm (sight) 25x35cm (photo) PROVENANCE: Likely offered by Christie's, Melbourne, 27th August 2002 (lot 270)
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 22, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Sunbaker.
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Sunbaker. Silver print, the image measuring 391x426 mm; 15⅜x16¾ inches, the mount 432x476 mm; 17x18¾ inches, with Dupain's signature and negative date in pencil on print recto, the title in pencil on mount recto, and Dupain's signature, title, and negative date in pencil on mount verso. 1937; printed early 1970s.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 20, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), Solarised Nude, 1930
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Solarised Nude, 1930 silver gelatin photograph signed and dated lower right: - Max Dupain '30- 38 x 28cm PROVENANANCE Estate of the artist, Sydney Private collection, Sydney Deutscher and Hackett, Important Australian + International Fine Art, Melbourne, 25 November 2009, Lot 74 Private Collection, Melbourne
Gibson's
Aug. 20, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), Rhythmic Forms 1935
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Rhythmic Forms 1935 silver gelatin print signed and dated lower right: Max Dupain '35 estate stamp verso image printed 2002 31 x 47cm PROVENANCE Private Collection, Melbourne
Gibson's
Aug. 15, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Meat Queue, 1946, silver gelatin (later print), 34.5 x 47.5 cm. (13.5 x 18.7 in.), frame: 55 x 66 x 3 cm. (21.6 x 25.9 x 1.1 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Meat Queue, 1946 silver gelatin (later print) authenticated, stamped and signed by Rex Dupain verso
Lawsons
Jul. 20, 2024
DUPAIN Max (1911-1992) (5), 'A Vision To Share' 1989., Photomechanical Prints (5) ed. 32/500, 60x46cm (each print)
Est: $300 - $450
DUPAIN, Max (1911-1992) (5) 'A Vision To Share' 1989. Portfolio of 5 reproduced photographs for Royal Blind Society, with 5 printed texts. Printed signatures. Photomechanical Prints (5) ed. 32/500 60x46cm (each print)
Davidson Auctions
May. 17, 2024
Max Dupain, An oil refinery engineer at work, 1956, gelatin silver print, 28x21
Est: $80 - $120
Max Dupain An oil refinery engineer at work, 1956 gelatin silver print An oil refinery engineer at work, 1956
Lawsons
Apr. 19, 2024
Max Dupain, Small hillside home at Castlecrag, 1968, gelatin silver print, 19x24
Est: $80 - $120
Max Dupain Small hillside home at Castlecrag, 1968 gelatin silver print Small hillside home at Castlecrag, 1968
Lawsons
Apr. 18, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, (1911 - 1992), Beach Watchers, Bondi, 1940s, silver gelatin print, ed. 14/25 (printed 2010), 33.5 x 45 cm. (13.1 x 17.7 in.), frame: 54 x 64 x 4 cm. (21.2 x 25.2 x 1.5 in.)
Est: $400 - $600
MAX DUPAIN (1911 - 1992) Beach Watchers, Bondi, 1940s silver gelatin print, ed. 14/25 (printed 2010) certificate of authenticity verso; Jill White embossed stamped lower right
Lawsons
Apr. 10, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Jean with Wire Mesh 1937 silver gelatin print printed 1980 47.5 x 34.5cm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Jean with Wire Mesh 1937 silver gelatin print printed 1980 bares authenticity stamp signed by Rex Dupain verso 47.5 x 34.5cm PROVENANCE: Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: The Enduring Glance: 20th Century Australian Photography from the Corrigan Collection, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, 22 June - 28 July 2002, cat. no. 22 (another example) Soft Shadows and Sharp Lines: Australian photography from Cazneaux to Dupain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 September - 17 November 2002 (another example, illus., in exhibition catalogue, p.140). Soul of a City: Modernism and Sydney Photography 1930 to 1950, Delmar Gallery, Sydney, 17 May - 15 June 2014 (another example) LITERATURE: The Home, February 1936 (illus., another example, as 'Photographic Study') Dupain, M., Max Dupain, Print Room Press, Sydney, 1991, pl.79 (illus., another example) McFarlane, R., Black + White - The Masters, Sydney, 1999, p. 200 (illus., another example) White, J., Dupain's Australians, Chapter & Verse, Sydney, 2003, p. 57 (illus., another example) OTHER NOTES: Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; and Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. RELATED WORK: Max Dupain, Jean with Wire Mesh (Eyes Open) c.1935, silver gelatin photograph, 50.8 x 40.6cm, the Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Max Dupain was widely regarded as the pioneer of modernism in Australian photography, which marked the departure from the sentimental style of soft-focused, nostalgic imagery and moved towards an embrace of an aesthetic typified by light contrasts, sharp focus, angles, and new compositions. The photograph, Jean with Wire Mesh, depicts Jean Lorraine, a cherished model and close confidant of both Dupain and his first wife Olive Cotton, assuming a captivating pose in front of the lens. Shot from an elevated angle, she appears ensconced in introspection, her upper body mostly obscured by the mesh that envelops her. Her forehead, hair, and upper arm, however, are exposed to uninterrupted light, so that movement appears to sweep upwards and out of the frame. The mesh, rendered disorderly by the effects of light, delicately veils her curves while simultaneously highlighting them, resulting in a composition that exudes both sensuality and opulence. Hannah Ryan Prints & Multiples Specialist
Leonard Joel
Mar. 19, 2024
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992), Portrait Of Arthur Rubinstein 1947
Est: $800 - $1,200
MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992) Portrait Of Arthur Rubinstein 1947 silver gelatin print signed and dated on image lower right: Max Dupain '47 30 x 22cm © Max Dupain/Copyright Agency, 2024
Gibson's
Mar. 01, 2024
MAX DUPAIN, The Square House, Westleigh, 1971, gelatin silver print, 25 x 19 cm
Est: $80 - $120
MAX DUPAIN The Square House, Westleigh, 1971 gelatin silver print
Lawsons
Feb. 09, 2024
Max Dupain - Harry Seidler's award-winning Curvilinear house, 1970 gelatin silver print 29x21
Est: $80 - $120
Max Dupain Harry Seidler''s award-winning Curvilinear house, 1970 gelatin silver print 29x21
Lawsons
Nov. 24, 2023
Max Dupain
Est: $150 - $200
Three books with photographs by Max Dupain. 1) Dupain's Beaches. Photographs by Max Dupain by Jill White with introduction by Sebastian Smee and text by Matthew Cawood. Published by Chapter and Verse, 2000. Paperback. 2) Australia Viking 1986. Hardcover in dustwrapper in very good condition. Australian Landscapes Viking 1988 . Hardcover in dustwrapper. Some smudges on front endpaper else in very good condition.
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