Drawings of Pan and black cat attributed to Rosaleen Norton

fonds

probably 1950s, approximately 1970

Graphic Materials, Drawings

9649476

2 drawings - pen and ink on paper - sheets 12 x 9 cm and 10 x 12 cm

Rosaleen Miriam Norton (1917-1979), painter and self-styled witch known as “the witch of Kings Cross”. Her first published illustrations, fantasy works and a pencil study, appeared in the magazine Pertinent in 1941. She published a series of mystical drawings in The Art of Rosaleen Norton (1952), under the sponsorship of publisher Walter Glover. In the 1950's, she settled in Kings Cross and became an integral part of the area’s bohemian scene, espousing her occult beliefs and selling sketches and paintings.
References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/. (accessed 15 September 2020)

These drawings were sold previously as 'Black Cat and demonic figure' by Davidson Auctions, Sydney, Lot 208, 21 July 2019

Item 1: Head of Pan
Item 2: Black cat

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