Bonhams, The Wrobel Collection: The Sea and the Shore, Sydney, 09 Nov 2023, No. of Lots: 38

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1 Click here to view image Shillito, Phyllis

(Bondi Beach), 1928

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right: 'Phyll Shillito / 28', 38.5 x 49.5 cm 		*** ***
2 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

Foggy Morning, Circular Quay

Watercolour on paper, titled lower left: 'Foggy Morning / Circular Quay', signed lower right: 'F. Elliott', 43 x 58 cm 		*** ***
3 Click here to view image School, Colonial

Sydney from North Shore, after Conrad Martens

Watercolour and ink, inscribed lower centre margin (indecipherable), inscribed verso: 'Sydney from N Shore', 28 x 49 cm 		*** ***
4 Click here to view image Hunt, Charles Henry

Neutral Bay

Watercolour on paper, signed lower left: 'Ch Hunt', titled lower centre: 'Neutral Bay', 16.5 x 25.5 cm 		*** ***
5 Click here to view image School, Colonial

(Beach Scene)

Watercolour and ink on paper, 28.5 x 48 cm 		*** ***
6 Click here to view image Schell, Frederic B.

View of North Head, 1887

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left: 'Schell 87', 26 x 48 cm 		*** ***
7 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

(Dinghy in the Moonlight)

Watercolour on paper, signed lower right: 'F.Elliott', 14 x 29 cm 		*** ***
8 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

(Marine Scene)

Watercolour on paper, signed lower left: 'F.Elliott', 25 x 36 cm 		*** ***
9 Click here to view image Henderson, Essie

Manly from Silver Beach, 1940

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left: 'Essie Henderson / 1940', 21.5 x 28 cm 		*** ***
10 Click here to view image Harvey, John

(Pilot Steamer, Watson's Bay)

Watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower right: 'John Harvey', 25 x 37 cm 		*** ***
11 Click here to view image Johnson, Willie

(The Alex Newton on the harbour)

Oil on card on board, signed lower right: 'W. Elliot Johnson', 45 x 60.5 cm 		*** ***
12 Click here to view image Abbott, Gwenda

(Seaside village)

Oil on canvas on board, signed lower right: 'Bainton', 45.5 x 60.5 cm 		*** ***
13 Click here to view image Kilgour, Jack John Noel

(Sailor by the bay)

Oil on canvas on board, signed lower right: 'J.N. Kilgour', 44 x 34 cm 		*** ***
14 Click here to view image Brown (Australia), Mary

(Harbour Scene)

Oil on board, signed lower left: 'Mary Brown', 35 x 76 cm 		*** ***
15 Click here to view image Brown (Australia), Mary

(Boats on the Seine)

Oil on board, signed lower left: 'Mary Brown', 35 x 76 cm 		*** ***
16 Click here to view image School, Colonial

(Walk on the Pier)

Watercolour and gouache on paper, 18 x 28 cm 		*** ***
17 Click here to view image Greenhill, Harold

The Boom Gate, Sydney Harbour

Oil on compressed card, signed lower right: 'Greenhill', 42 x 50.5 cm 		*** ***
18 Click here to view image Delawarr, Valentine (Val)

Steamer Entering the Heads

Oil on board, signed lower left: 'V Delewar.', 28.5 x 43.5 cm 		*** ***
19 Click here to view image Delawarr, Valentine (Val)

Steamer Towing Tall Ship

Oil on board, initialled lower left: 'V.D.', 39 x 35 cm 		*** ***
20 Click here to view image Howes, William Henry

The Artists' Camp of Mosman

Oil on card, signed lower right: 'W.H. Howes', 14 x 26.5 cm 		*** ***
21 Click here to view image Grieve, Alan Robert Colquhoun

(harbour nocturne)

Oil on canvas on board, signed lower right: 'Alan Grieve', 29 x 36 cm 		*** ***
22 Click here to view image Bennett, Walter

Weather Station

Oil on artist's board, signed lower right: 'Walter Bennett', 37 x 45 cm 		*** ***
23 Click here to view image Grieve, Alan Robert Colquhoun

Middle Harbour

Oil on canvas on board, signed lower right: 'Alan Grieve', 44 x 54 cm 		*** ***
24 Click here to view image Lawrence, George Feather

(Coastal Scene)

Oil on compressed card, signed lower right: 'G.F. Lawrence', 18 x 33.5 cm 		*** ***
25 Click here to view image Thornhill, Dorothy

Recumbent nude

Pastel and pencil on paper, initialled lower right: 'D.T.', 25.5 x 21 cm 		*** ***
26 Click here to view image Docking, Shay

City into Sea, 1963

Oil on board, signed and dated lower right: 'Shay Docking 63', 103 x 55 cm 		*** ***
27 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

(Steamer and tugs in the harbour)

Watercolour on paper laid on card, signed lower right: 'F. Elliott', 55 x 85 cm 		*** ***
28 Click here to view image Scott, Maria

(View From Lavender Bay)

Watercolour on paper, 23 x 33 cm 		*** ***
29 Click here to view image Martens, Conrad

Spencer's Lodge, Miller's Point, Sydney

Pencil and gouache on paper, titled lower left: 'Spencer's Lodge / Miller's Point / Sydney', signed lower right: C. Martens', 19 x 29.5 cm 		*** ***
30 Click here to view image Genever, E.

A Foggy Morning off the Coast near Shoalhaven

Oil on compressed card, signed lower left: 'E. Genever', titled verso: 'A Foggy Morning / off the Coast / near Shoalhaven', 28.5 x 48.5 cm 		*** ***
31 Click here to view image School, Colonial

Views of the Harbour including Double Bay (2)

Watercolour on paper, each work signed indistinctly lower right, 13 x 22 cm sheet size 		*** ***
32 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

Argyle Cut, The Rocks

Watercolour on paper, signed lower right: 'F. Elliott', 15.5 x 20 cm 		*** ***
33 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

Beehive Hotel, The Rocks

Watercolour on paper, signed lower right: 'F.Elliot', 15.5 x 20 cm 		*** ***
34 Click here to view image Elliott, Frederick James (Fred)

A corner of Darling Harbour, Sydney

Watercolour on paper, titled lower left: 'A corner of Darling Harbour, Sydney', signed lower right: 'F. Elliott', distressed Queensland Art Gallery label attached verso, 38 x 67 cm 		*** ***
35 Click here to view image Artist Unknown,

To Captain Phillips, R.M.S. Aorangi, 1908, An address of gratitude signed by the passengers to Captain Phillips dated 3rd May 1908 and decorated with three watercolours of the R.M.S. Aorangi

Ink, watercolour and gouache on paper, inscribed lower left: 'Franklin & Enmark / Illuminators / Sydney', 53 x 39 cm 		*** ***
36 Click here to view image Castle, J.

The Noorebar

Watercolour and gouache on paper, titled lower left: 'Noorebar', signed and dated lower right: 'J Castle / 1901', 27.5 x 39.5 cm 		*** ***
37 Click here to view image Harvey, Edmund Arthur

The Hulk, 1974

Oil on linen, signed and dated lower left: 'Harvey 74', inscribed verso: 'The Hulk / 30gns', remnants of National Art Gallery of N.S.W., Sydney attached verso, 50 x 65 cm 		*** ***
38 Click here to view image Tindall, Charles Ephraim Smith

S.S. Scharnhorst, Watson's Bay, 1907

Watercolour and gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right: 'C.E.S. Tindall / 1907, titled lower left: 'S.S. Scharnhorst / Watson's Bay', ', 43.5 x 36.5 cm 		*** ***
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