FRAMED LANDSCAPE PRINT - 'THE DESERT DESCENT' BY LLOYD REES, MID-20TH CENTURY

A SUBSTANTIAL FRAMED LANDSCAPE PRINT BY RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN ARTIST LLOYD REES, DEPICTING A DESERT LANDSCAPE WITH DISTANT MOUNTAINS AND ATMOSPHERIC HAZE. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES REES'S CHARACTERISTIC HANDLING OF LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE, WITH WARM OCHRE AND GOLDEN TONES IN THE FOREGROUND TRANSITIONING TO COOLER BLUES IN THE DISTANT VISTA.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: LLOYD REES (1905-1988), SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN MODERNIST PAINTER
- TITLE: THE DESERT DESCENT
- MEDIUM: OIL ON BOARD
- SIGNED: LOWER LEFT CORNER IN ARTIST'S HAND
- PROVENANCE LABEL: MATILDA PRINTS ART RENTALS, SYDNEY, WITH HANDWRITTEN IDENTIFICATION ON REVERSE

FRAME AND PRESENTATION:
- FRAME: GILT TIMBER FRAME WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE MOULDING
- MATTING: CREAM-COLOURED MUSEUM-QUALITY MATTING WITH GILT-EDGED INNER BORDER
- GLAZING: GLASS WITH PROTECTIVE COVERING
- OVERALL DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 58 CM, WIDTH 78 CM

CONDITION: THE ARTWORK IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE SURFACE SHOWS MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY. THE GILT TIMBER FRAME EXHIBITS NATURAL TARNISHING AND PATINA APPROPRIATE TO A MID-CENTURY PIECE. THE GLASS HAS MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES BUT REMAINS CLEAR AND PROTECTIVE. THE CREAM MATTING IS CLEAN AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND. NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ARTWORK ITSELF ARE EVIDENT. THE REVERSE SHOWS THE ORIGINAL MATILDA PRINTS LABEL, INDICATING THIS PIECE WAS PART OF A PROFESSIONAL ART RENTAL COLLECTION, SUGGESTING CAREFUL HANDLING AND STORAGE.

NOTE ON LLOYD REES: LLOYD REES (1905-1988) WAS A PIVOTAL FIGURE IN AUSTRALIAN MODERNIST PAINTING, KNOWN FOR HIS SENSITIVE LANDSCAPE INTERPRETATIONS AND MASTERY OF LIGHT AND COLOUR. HIS WORKS ARE HELD IN MAJOR AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS INCLUDING THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA. THIS PRINT REPRESENTS HIS CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION WITH ATMOSPHERIC DEPTH AND WARM TONALITY.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293555+45

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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