The Old and The New, Hunter Street, Sydney / Henry Aloysius Hanke

ML 1615

fonds

between 1957 and 1989

Graphic Materials, Paintings

9669682

1 painting - oil on linen - 70 x 90 cm

Henry Aloysius Hanke was born in Sydney on 14 June 1901. He studied at the J. S. Watkins Art School in Sydney and, in 1936, was the first artist to win the Archibald Prize for a self-portrait. He was an official war artist during WWII. He died on 29 September 1989.

Vendor advised the work came from a private collection in Sydney. It was previously auctioned by Theodore Bruce Auctioneers and Valuers as Lot 30 from The Laurie Seaman Collection on 20 October 2019.

Oil on linen painting of Hunter Street from the corner of Elizabeth Street, Sydney, showing Qantas House, several historic rowhouses with storefronts, cars and persons walking. Models of automobiles and fashion as worn by persons in painting depict a late 1950s to mid-1960s timeframe.

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In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Henry Aloysius Hanke
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Henry Aloysius Hanke

Titled and signed on verso: "THE OLD + THE NEW ; 'HUNTER ST' ; H.A. HANKE ; 108 MILLER ST Nth. SYDNEY"

Date range based on the painting's depiction of Qantas House (also known as No. 1 Chifley Square) at 68-96 Hunter Street, Sydney, which was completed in 1957 and the death of the artist on 29 September 1989.