THE LES AND MILLY PARIS COLLECTION - PART 2 2012-09-20 Auction - 163 Price Results - Art + Object in nz - Page 3
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THE LES AND MILLY PARIS COLLECTION - PART 2

Les and Milly Paris began their legendary New Zealand art collection soon after they were married in 1963 when they acquired a portrait of a Maori Boy by Peter McIntyre, a purchase that Les later confessed to having lied about as it was so seemingly beyond their means, claiming instead that it was a gift from grateful clients. From these inauspicious beginnings the Paris?s went on to build one of the largest, most finely nuanced and well-provenanced private art collections in Australasia. By the time Jim Barr interviewed Les and Milly in early 1977 for Art New Zealand the collection included major works by Milan Mrkusich, Geoff Thornley, Michael Smither, Colin McCahon, Don Binney, Allen Maddox, Don Driver, Brent Wong and Gordon Walters. The Paris collection grew throughout the 1980s and 1990s when photography became a focus, particularly the work of Peter Peryer, Marie Shannon, Gavin Hipkins, Les Cleveland and Fiona Pardington. In 1992 the Paris Collection was the subject of an exhibition at the Wellington City Art Gallery entitled Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the Paris Family Collection. The cover of the catalogue shows Les and Milly in their sitting room surrounded by three decades of collecting. Works by Walters, Richard Killeen, Thornley, Ralph Hotere, Driver, Smither, Mrkusich, Julian Dashper and Theo Schoon adorn the walls, salon-style from floor to ceiling. In every room important works by our leading artists were displayed. A tour of their Wellington home at this time was quite literally a survey of New Zealand art. The collection continued to be added to well into the Twenty First Century with works by Ronnie van Hout, Shane Cotton, Michael Stevenson, Stephen Bram and Seraphine Pick adding a vital contemporary voice to the collection.
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Peter Peryer, Kangaroo: gelatin silver print artist's name, title and date (1987) printed on label and affixed verso 445 x 300mm Provenance: First seen at Real Pictures Gallery, 4 December 1989. Purchased on a visit
0121: Peter Peryer, KangarooEst. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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Peter Peryer, Koala: gelatin silver print artist's name, title and date (1987) printed on original catalogue label and affixed verso 450 x 300mm Provenance: First seen at Real Pictures Gallery, 4 December 1989.
0122: Peter Peryer, KoalaEst. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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Peter Peryer, Music: gelatin silver print, 1991 original Govett-Brewster Art Gallery (Peter Peryer: Recent Works) Exhibition label affixed verso 235 x 365mm Provenance: Purchased together with Aloe from the
0123: Peter Peryer, MusicEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Peter Peryer, The Grid Series: gelatin silver prints, triptych 175 x 275mm each print, 175 x 825mm: overall Exhibited: ‘Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the Paris Family Collection’, Wellington City
0124: Peter Peryer, The Grid SeriesEst. NZ$6,000-NZ$8,000Lot Passed
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Gavin Hipkins, The Other Block: type C print, unique original 'Gavin Hipkins: Machine Art' exhibition label affixed verso 990 x 785mm Provenance: Sighted at Hamish McKay Gallery, late 1999 at Gavin Hipkins exhibition show
0125: Gavin Hipkins, The Other BlockEst. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Gavin Hipkins, UR - Kiwi: type C photograph, unique print 950 x 770mm Provenance: Originally sighted at Artspace in Auckland in July 1998. Subsequently communicated with Hamish McKay on return to Wellington and expressed
0126: Gavin Hipkins, UR - KiwiEst. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Gavin Hipkins, Romance: Red Mound, Varanasi: type C print, 1/8 title inscribed, signed with artist's initials G. H and dated 12-97/99 203 x 295mm
0127: Gavin Hipkins, Romance: Red Mound, VaranasiEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Megan Jenkinson: Philosophia: Trying to Find the Reason in the Codex - Naturae 1 cibachrome print with collage element title inscribed, signed and dated 1986 195 x 302mm Provenance: Purchased from a
0128: Megan JenkinsonEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Neil Pardington, Mattresses: type C print, 5/10 signed and dated 1999 460 x 685mm Provenance: Purchased from Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington, early August 2000.
0129: Neil Pardington, MattressesEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Kathryn McCool, Sea Dog: gelatin silver print 190 x 240mm Provenance: First sighted the work at Manawatu Art Gallery. Spoke to Director of Gallery on subsequent visit on 25 January 1994. Referred to Myfanwy Rees
0130: Kathryn McCool, Sea DogEst. NZ$500-NZ$900
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Marie Shannon, A Tiger in Bed: three gelatin silver prints mounted together, 1/20 title inscribed, signed and dated May 1987 verso 270 x 665mm
0131: Marie Shannon, A Tiger in BedEst. NZ$2,800-NZ$4,000
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Dane Mitchell and Tim Checkley: Photograph of Stolen Artspace Sandwich Board and Recordings of subsequent Telephone Conversations with Robert Leonard, Director mixed media, 1999 signed by each artist verso 228 x 542mm
0132: Dane Mitchell and Tim CheckleyEst. NZ$600-NZ$1,000
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Theo Schoon, Untitled - Surrealist Composition: gelatin silver print later printed from the artist's negative by John B. Turner 255 x 255mm
0133: Theo Schoon, Untitled - Surrealist CompositionEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Theo Schoon: Untitled - Study of a Thermal Stalagmite gelatin silver print later printed from the artist's negative by John B. Turner 255 x 255mm
0134: Theo SchoonEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Theo Schoon, Waiotapu Mud Pool Study: gelatin silver print 278 x 278mm
0135: Theo Schoon, Waiotapu Mud Pool StudyEst. NZ$3,000-NZ$5,000
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Fiona Pardington, Unprotected: gold-toned gelatin silver print title inscribed, signed and dated 1996 verso 455 x 361mm Provenance: Purchased along with Penitent on first visit to Jensen Gallery in Auckland on Thursday 22
0136: Fiona Pardington, UnprotectedEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Marie Shannon, The Safety of Home II: four gelatin silver prints mounted in triptych configuration 155 x 945mm: overall Provenance: Purchased from Southern Cross Gallery, 1 October 1988. Option was placed on work 26 September 1988.
0137: Marie Shannon, The Safety of Home IIEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Julian Dashper, Simone: gelatin silver print, 1/5 title inscribed, signed and dated 1987 verso 412 x 548mm Provenance: Purchased from Julian Dashper show at Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington. Option placed on the
0138: Julian Dashper, SimoneEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Peter Peryer, The Wind at Whenuapai: gelatin silver print, 8/30 title inscribed, signed and dated July 1998 verso 105 x 160mm
0139: Peter Peryer, The Wind at WhenuapaiEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Fiona Pardington, Penitent: gold-toned gelatin silver print in artist's original lead frame title inscribed, signed and dated 1992 verso 362 x 440mm Provenance: Purchased along with Unprotected on first visit to Jensen
0140: Fiona Pardington, PenitentEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Marie Shannon: Work in Progress: Gordon Walters' Studies gelatin silver print, 1/10 title inscribed, signed and dated 1998 verso 400 x 500mm Provenance: Purchased from Hamish McKay Gallery, 30 January
0141: Marie ShannonEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,000
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Theo Schoon, Incompatible Marriage: ink on paper title inscribed, signed and dated '68 246 x 194mm Provenance: Purchased from Petar/James Gallery, Auckland in late 1987.
0142: Theo Schoon, Incompatible MarriageEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Theo Schoon, Untitled - Indigenous Abstract Study: ink on cardboard 510 x 355mm Provenance: Purchased from Petar/James Gallery, Auckland in late 1987.
0143: Theo Schoon, Untitled - Indigenous Abstract StudyEst. NZ$3,000-NZ$5,000
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Theo Schoon, Madonna and Child: ink on paper title inscribed, signed and dated '65 195 x 237mm
0144: Theo Schoon, Madonna and ChildEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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