THE LES AND MILLY PARIS COLLECTION - PART 2 2012-09-20 Auction - 163 Price Results - Art + Object in nz - Page 4
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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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Theo Schoon, Koru Study: ink on paper signed with artist's initials T. S 240 x 192mm
0145: Theo Schoon, Koru StudyEst. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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Theo Schoon, Untitled - Indigenous Design: ink on paper, circa 1960 250 x 155mm Provenance: Purchased from Petar/James Gallery, Auckland in late 1987.
0146: Theo Schoon, Untitled - Indigenous DesignEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Geoff Thornley, Untitled Drawing: acrylic and pencil on card signed and dated '79 237 x 237mm
0147: Geoff Thornley, Untitled DrawingEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Geoff Thornley, Untitled Drawing: gouache on paper, signed, circa 1971 250 x 262mm
0148: Geoff Thornley, Untitled DrawingEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Geoff Thornley, Untitled No. 7: oil on paper mounted to canvas artist's name, title and date (1973) printed on original catalogue label affixed verso 2110 x 930mm Exhibited: ‘Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the
0149: Geoff Thornley, Untitled No. 7Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$8,000
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Robin White, Hills Across the Harbour: graphite on paper signed and dated 1975; original Auckland City Art Gallery 'New Zealand Drawings Invitational' (1976) exhibition label affixed verso 575 x 450mm Provenance: Collection of
0150: Robin White, Hills Across the HarbourEst. NZ$12,000-NZ$16,000
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Robin White, Railway Crossing, Paremata No. 8: monoprint Title inscribed and signed verso 340 x 220mm Provenance: Purchased from Moeller Gallery, Auckland, mid 1974.
0151: Robin White, Railway Crossing, Paremata No. 8Est. NZ$2,000-NZ$4,000
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Toss Woollaston, Portrait: ink and wash on paper signed 533 x 364mm Provenance: Purchased from Medici Gallery at Kirkcaldie and Stains in August 1974.
0152: Toss Woollaston, PortraitEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Toss Woollaston, Head of a Boy: ink and wash and oilpastel on paper signed and dated '61 370 x 270mm Provenance: Purchased from a Webb's auction, 20 September 1984, lot no. 64.
0153: Toss Woollaston, Head of a BoyEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Toss Woollaston, Heinga: ink on paper signed and dated1935 155 x 202mm
0154: Toss Woollaston, HeingaEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Carl Sydow, Suspension Drawing XKK: letrafilm, letratone, pen and black ink on paper signed and dated 1972; artist's original catalogue label affixed verso 430 x 582mm Provenance: Collection of Gordon H. Brown. Collection of
0155: Carl Sydow, Suspension Drawing XKKEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,500
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Carl Sydow, Untitled Suspension Drawing: letrafilm, letratone, pen and black ink on paper signed and dated 1972; artist's original catalogue label affixed verso 480 x 600mm Provenance: Purchased from Bosshard Galleries following a
0156: Carl Sydow, Untitled Suspension DrawingEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,500
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Geoffrey Fairburn, Untitled: watercolour and pencil on paper original Exhibition Label affixed verso 360 x 260mm Exhibited: 'The 50s Show', Auckland City Art Gallery, 20 November 1992 - 28 March 1993.
0157: Geoffrey Fairburn, UntitledEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,500
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Geoffrey Fairburn, House of Glass: watercolour signed and dated 1960; title inscribed and inscribed No. 21 verso 360 x 263mm Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Moore Gallery, Wellington on Sunday 28 April 1991. First seen on
0158: Geoffrey Fairburn, House of GlassEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,500
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Geoffrey Fairburn, Variations in Grey: watercolour signed and dated 1960; title inscribed and inscribed No. 7 verso 360 x 263mm Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Moore Gallery, Wellington on Sunday 28 April 1991. First seen on
0159: Geoffrey Fairburn, Variations in GreyEst. NZ$1,500-NZ$2,500
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Don Peebles, Untitled: graphite on paper 210 x 235mm
0160: Don Peebles, UntitledEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Don Peebles, Untitled No. 4: acrylic on canvas on plywood title inscribed, signed and dated 1984 verso 405 x 715 x 80mm
0161: Don Peebles, Untitled No. 4Est. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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Jeffrey Harris, Untitled: graphite and pastel on paper signed and dated 1982 805 x 1213mm Provenance: Purchased through Patricia Bosshard after a visit to the artist's studio in May 1983.Exhibited: 'The Heart's Key',
0162: Jeffrey Harris, UntitledEst. NZ$5,000-NZ$7,000
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Milan Mrkusich, 61-42: gouache on paper signed 580 x 492mm Provenance: Purchased from Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, in August 1974.
0163: Milan Mrkusich, 61-42Est. NZ$6,000-NZ$9,000
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Philip Trusttum, Five Circles: oil on board signed and dated '68 900 x 645mm Illustrated: Art New Zealand, No. 4, February/March 1977, p. 22.Exhibited: ‘Private View: Paris Family Collection’, Dowse
0164: Philip Trusttum, Five CirclesEst. NZ$3,500-NZ$5,500
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Philip Clairmont, Interior Fantasy: ink and graphite on paper title inscribed 216 x 265mm Provenance: Collection of Elva Bett. Les and Milly Paris collection. Purchased from Dunbar Sloane auction, 31 October 1985. Lot No.
0165: Philip Clairmont, Interior FantasyEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Shona Rapira Davies, Hand Work II: indian ink on unstretched jute title inscribed, signed and dated 1993 2400 x 1015mm Provenance: Sighted at Bowen Gallery, Wellington on Tuesday 18 April 1995 but the work was already under
0166: Shona Rapira Davies, Hand Work IIEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$4,000
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Leon van den Eijkel: The Myth of the Pacific: Purple (1 and 2) enamel on board title inscribed, signed and dated 1996 verso 1220 x 1220mm each panel, 1220 x 2440mm overall Provenance: Purchased from New Work
0167: Leon van den EijkelEst. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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Nigel Brown, Ark for Arama: oil on board title inscribed, signed and dated 74-76 verso; inscribed Part of Harbour reworked July '98 verso; original 'Living Here Aotearoa', Manwatu Art Gallery exhibition label affixed verso
0168: Nigel Brown, Ark for AramaEst. NZ$4,000-NZ$6,000
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