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In the Reading Room, [ca. 1931-1942] / Roland Shakespeare Wakelin
In the Reading Room, [ca. 1931-1942] / Roland Shakespeare Wakelin
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
[ca. 1931-1942]
Call Numbers
ML 1001 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, South Wall, no. 206
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 53.7 x 70.8 cm - oil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
In copyright
Copyright holder : Estate of Roland Wakelin
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Estate of Roland Wakelin
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
View identified by David J. Jones as the Macquarie Street Reading Room, Public Library of New South Wales, Bent Street Building.
Alternative Titles
Full title
In the Reading Room, [ca. 1931-1942] / Roland Shakespeare Wakelin
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Titled from Christie's Australia catalogue. Australian paintings and prints. Sydney, 14 November 1988, Lot 220.
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed 'R. Wakelin' at lower right.
Date note
Undated. Approximately dated after comparison with N.H. Baker's Sydney Public Library ca. 1931 and from the closure date of the Bent Street building to the public. (Reference: Jones, D.J. A source of inspiration and delight. Sydney Library Council of N. S. W., 1988).
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009
Object History
The painting was sold at Christie, Manson & Woods Australia Ltd, 14 November 1988 to Simon Storey of ArtMet, Rene Rivkin's gallery. Source prior to that is unknown.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Artmet Limited, 1989.
Pic.Acc.6850
Exhibited in
- Paintings from the Collection
State Library of New South Wales (2018)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1001 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, South Wall, no. 206
Record Identifier
9Bv7rbb9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv7rbb9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
862462
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