Australiana - Josef Lebovic Gallery

90. Luna Park, c1950s. Group of seven silver gelatin photographs, two with preprinted
letterpress verso, sizes from 8.3 x 13.3cm to 19.6 x 24.6cm. Minor dents and
slight creases to some, minor tear to one margin.
The group $1,450
Text includes “Post card. This photograph was taken in the Photographic Studio at Luna Park” and
“Smiling Snaps. No. 1 Kiosk, Piccadilly Arcade, Sydney, Phone MA 2878.”
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91. Syd Nicholls (Australian,
1896-1977). Fatty Finn, c1950s.
Pen and ink with wash, white
highlight and blue pencil, text with
title and artist in image, various
publishing annotations in lower
margin, 37 x 59.2cm. Two panels
replaced by artist, slight soiling
overall, pinholes to margins.
$1,350
Cartoon about children using a
“shanghai” [slingshot]. Annotations
include “Sun Herald comic lift-out.”
92. Attrib. Les Such (Aust., 1902-1963).
Mazda Light Globes Advertising Sketches And
Outlines, c1950s-1960s. Fifty ink and wash
sketches with one sheet of hand-written notes,
all captioned with taglines, some annotated
in pencil or ink, sizes from 19.1 x 12.6cm to
29.6 x 36.1cm (paper). Cockling, old folds,
creases, slight tears, correction fluid with
added paper.
The collection $5,500
Most sketches depict a variety of humorous situations
wherein better lighting might have prevented a mishap,
captioned with variations upon the taglines “He needs
a Mazda” and “Mazda light means better sight.”
Two sketches and a sheet of notes outline a proposal
for two series of collectable cards, “Motor Cars of the
World” and “Artists on Record”, which would be given
away with the sale of each Mazda light bulb.
Mazda (“god of light” in Persian) globes were made by
General Electric, USA, from 1909 to the 1960s.
93. P. McDonald (Australian, active 1950s).
[Bunyip], c1954. Oil on linen, signed and dated
“20.1.54” lower right, 65 x 46cm. Slight surface
cracking.
$1,250
Naïve rendition of a bunyip, an Australian folklore bush
creature.