McCUBBIN, Frederick (1855-1917)
'Grey Day - the Old Garden, Kensington Rd, South Yarra,' c.1911-12.
Signed lower right 'F McCubbin.'
Title inscribed verso; also, remnants of label for The Sedon Galleries, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
Oil on Canvas
34x49cm

PROVENANCE:
Ivon Murdoch (1892-1964) and Alma Murdoch (nee Anderson), 'Wantabadgery East,' N.S.W.; Stuart Murdoch, son of the above (d.1990) and Patricia Murdoch (nee McKay), 'Wantabadgery East,' then 'Springvale,' near Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.; Estate Late Patricia Osborne (Murdoch), Wagga Wagga, N.S.W.



OTHER NOTES:
The artist moved to 'Carlsberg' in Kensington Road, South Yarra, in 1907 soon after his return from Europe where he was influenced by the work of Corot and Monet amongst others. In a letter of that same year to Tom Roberts, he wrote: 'this is the loveliest place I have ever lived in. A charming old colonial house perched right over the Yarra with three acres of garden and trees,' Letters to Tom Roberts, Vol II, Mitchell Library, Sydney.
Estimate $30,000-50,000