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b. 1944 - d. 1995

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  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (Flying Kites) oil on canvas on board 65.5 x 80cm
    Jun. 25, 2024

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (Flying Kites) oil on canvas on board 65.5 x 80cm

    Est: $5,000 - $6,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (Flying Kites) oil on canvas on board signed lower right: ROCHE. 65.5 x 80cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Queensland

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995), Black Hat 1
    Feb. 13, 2024

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995), Black Hat 1

    Est: $300 - $500

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Black Hat 1 pencil on paper signed and titled lower right and left: G ROCHE / "BLACK HAT 1" 63 x 98cm PROVENANCE Private Collection, Melbourne

    Gibson's
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Strait
    Oct. 24, 2021

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Strait

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Strait oil on canvas signed lower left: ROCHE 101 x 151cm PROVENANCE The Sam Newman Collection, Melbourne NOTES Selected works from The Sam Newman Collection Many members of the general public are familiar with Sam Newman's prolific onscreen personality, both on and off the field. Many may not know, however, the football great's support and dedication to the Australian art scene. Who can forget Newman's iconic St Kilda ‘Pamela House'? Complete with a 9 x 8 metre glass patterned façade mural of Baywatch siren Pamela Anderson, the architecturally designed home caused quite the stir when it was built in the early 2000s. Noted at the time by influential members in Australian art including Dr Gerard Vaughan (former director of the National Gallery of Victoria and the National Gallery of Australia), Juliana Engberg, Norman Day, Dimity Reed and Bruce Filley; the façade was regarded as everything from pop art to public art installation to public nuisance (1). The mural did what many regard as quintessential in art: causing controversy and creating conversation. Newman has been a collector of important Australian artist Jeffery Smart's work, at one stage owning four pieces, including The Guiding Spheres for which he paid a record price at auction in 1998. Bass Strait by Graeme Roche bears notable similarities to the work of Smart, emulated in the crisp lines and surrealist subject matter. Roche noting, 'I draw inspiration from everyday situations often portrayed slightly out of context...reality juxtaposed. I share this fascination with Smart, Delvaux and Magritte: "inanimate objects live". The classical simplicity of my work does not always expose the quest for balance. People like the clean image. It pleases me the struggle does not show'.(2) Newman himself has praised the 'neatness an clinical style' of Roche's work, which drew him originally to the painting.(3) Indigenous artwork is of particular importance to Newman, noting the history and narratives within the works. Although Tommy Watson often keeps the sacred meanings of his paintings private, their spiritual stories transcend explanation. Kapi Piti is an excellent example of his work, exemplifying his signature style using ‘layers of vibrant colours to symbolically represent the country of his parents and grandparents. Oranges, burgundy, reds, ivory and pinks are used to create sumptuous layers of coloured dots which ripple and surge across the canvas suggesting contours in the landscape, dry creek beds plains of spinifex and tali (sand dunes).' (4) Newman is selling the works, only for purely logistical reasons as he downsizes from his larger property and hopes to transfer the custodianship into new hands. 'I've decided to divest myself of what I think are appealing pieces, including a couple of terrific indigenous pieces by Tommy Watson. I would rather the pieces move on to someone who could hang them rather than have them stored in a warehouse where they collect dust.'(5) 1. St Kilda Historical Society, 'A Place of Sensuous Resort', Buildings of St Kilda and Their People, 2005, [http://skhs.org.au/SKHSbuildings/22.html], accessed September 2021 2. G. Roche, As I See it: by Graeme Roche, n.d. 3. S. Newman, 2021, Interview by Gibson's 4. M. Knights, Irrunytju Arts: 2001-2006, N.T., Irruntytju Arts, 2006, p.72 5. F. Byrne, 'Why Sam Newman is selling artwork, including that of a celebrated artist', The Herald Sun, September 5, 2021

    Gibson's
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (On the Esplanade) oil on canvas
    Dec. 01, 2020

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (On the Esplanade) oil on canvas

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) (On the Esplanade) oil on canvas signed lower right: ROCHE. 59 x 151cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby's, Sydney, 22 November 1992, lot 147 Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Autumn Bass Straight 1983 oil on canvas
    Mar. 17, 2020

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Autumn Bass Straight 1983 oil on canvas

    Est: $5,500 - $7,500

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Autumn Bass Straight 1983 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: ROCHE 83 titled verso 101 x 101cm PROVENANCE: Gould Galleries, Melbourne, c.1984 Private collection, Melbourne

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Waiting for the Flying Doctor 1973 oil on canvas
    Mar. 20, 2018

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Waiting for the Flying Doctor 1973 oil on canvas

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Waiting for the Flying Doctor 1973 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Roche / 73 102 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Hot Sunday oil on canvas
    Nov. 29, 2016

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Hot Sunday oil on canvas

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Hot Sunday oil on canvas signed lower right: ROCHE inscribed verso: "HOT SUNDAY." 89 x 112.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Windbreak II 1979 pencil on paper
    Nov. 29, 2016

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Windbreak II 1979 pencil on paper

    Est: $1,200 - $1,800

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Windbreak II 1979 pencil on paper signed and dated lower right: ROCHE 79. inscribed lower left: WINDBREAK II 47 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Nude Study pencil on paper
    Nov. 29, 2016

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Nude Study pencil on paper

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Nude Study pencil on paper signed lower right: G. ROCHE inscribed lower left: NUDE STUDY 42 x 42cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Sweet Knight 1984 oil on canvas
    Dec. 01, 2015

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Sweet Knight 1984 oil on canvas

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Sweet Knight 1984 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: ROCHE 84 titled on stretcher bar verso 183 x 152cm PROVENANCE: Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne c. 1984 Private collection, Melbourne

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Straight (The
    Feb. 27, 2014

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Straight (The

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Bass Straight (The Visitor II) 1983 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: ROCHE 83|inscribed verso: BASS STRAIGHT (THE VISITOR II) 91.0 x 152.0 cm

    Lawson~Menzies
  • Graeme Roche (1944-1995) (Untitled) oil on canvas
    May. 22, 2011

    Graeme Roche (1944-1995) (Untitled) oil on canvas

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Graeme Roche (1944-1995) (Untitled) oil on canvas signed 'G. Roche' lower left 75 x 182cm

    Bay East Auctions
  • GRAEME ROCHE Car Wreck oil on canvas 59.0 x 79.0
    Nov. 25, 2009

    GRAEME ROCHE Car Wreck oil on canvas 59.0 x 79.0

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    GRAEME ROCHE Car Wreck oil on canvas 59.0 x 79.0 cm

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Graeme Roche (1944-1995) Night Watch I 1983 oil on
    Jun. 21, 2009

    Graeme Roche (1944-1995) Night Watch I 1983 oil on

    Est: $6,500 - $8,500

    Graeme Roche (1944-1995) Night Watch I 1983 oil on linen signed and dated 'Roche 83' lower left 152 x 152cm

    Leonard Joel
  • GRAEME ROCHE (1944 - 1995) The Sleeper II signed
    Nov. 12, 2007

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944 - 1995) The Sleeper II signed

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    GRAEME ROCHE (1944 - 1995) The Sleeper II signed 'Roche' lower left oil on canvas, 88.5 x 149 cm.

    Leonard Joel
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