GA028 - The Harry Oviss Collection
Harry Oviss was a successful clothing and fashion magnate, later turning his business interests to property and development. Over time, his interests in building and architecture spilled into a passion for the arts, culminating with his enthusiasm for collecting. Art slowly became a lifetime hobby that knew no bounds and which he enjoyed immensely, especially when it came to contemporary art. He immersed himself in that world, becoming a regular visitor to galleries and auction houses, befriending people in the art world - artists, gallerists and other avid collectors. His unique eclectic tastes translated into an extensive range of modern and contemporary artwork including Roger Kemp, Donald Friend and Leonard French; Australian ceramics and art glass including works by David, Merric and Guy Boyd, Reg Preston, Vic Greenaway and Deborah Halpern; mid-century Danish designer furniture including Hans Wegner; and a collection of modernist jewellery.
Harry Oviss was a successful clothing and fashion magnate, later turning his business interests to property and development. Over time, his interests in building and architecture spilled into a passion for the arts, culminating with his enthusiasm for collecting.
Art slowly became a lifetime hobby that knew no bounds and which he enjoyed immensely, especially when it came to contemporary art. He immersed himself in that world, becoming a regular visitor to galleries and auction houses, befriending people in the art world - artists, gallerists and other avid collectors.
His unique eclectic tastes translated into an extensive range of modern and contemporary artwork including Roger Kemp, Donald Friend and Leonard French; Australian ceramics and art glass including works by David, Merric and Guy Boyd, Reg Preston, Vic Greenaway and Deborah Halpern; mid-century Danish designer furniture including Hans Wegner; and a collection of modernist jewellery.
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ARCH CUTHBERTSON<br />
(1924-2001)<br />
Untitled Abstract 3<br />
oil on canvas<br />
triptych<br />
each signed lower right: Cuthbertson<br />
56 x 56cm (each)<br />
$800–1,200<br />
375<br />
ALYCE PLATT (BORN 1963)<br />
Carnival 1993<br />
mixed media<br />
signed and dated lower left:<br />
Alyce Platt 93<br />
54.5 x 74.5cm<br />
$200–400<br />
376<br />
COLIN MUNRO<br />
Figures in Landscape 1984<br />
oil on canvas<br />
signed with initials and dated lower<br />
right: CM 84<br />
75.5 x 91cm<br />
$200–400<br />
377<br />
RAFAEL GURVICH (BORN 1949)<br />
Sky Carnival 1985<br />
mixed media<br />
signed, dated and titled lower right and<br />
centre: GURVICH 85 Sky Carnival<br />
57 x 76cm<br />
$200–400<br />
378<br />
PAUL BAXTER (BORN 1949)<br />
Scream 1968<br />
oil on board<br />
signed and dated lower right:<br />
PAUL BAXTER 68<br />
87 x 87.5cm<br />
$200–400<br />
379<br />
JOSIP (PUCO) PINTARIC<br />
(CROATIAN, 1927-2017)<br />
Field Flowers 1990<br />
oil on canvas<br />
signed and dated lower right:<br />
Puco Pintaric 1990<br />
68 x 57.5cm<br />
$300–500<br />
380<br />
MILAN TODD (1922-2018)<br />
Flamingos Retreat<br />
gouache<br />
signed lower right: Milan<br />
32 x 80.5cm<br />
$200–500<br />
381<br />
ROBIN WALLACE-CRABBE<br />
(BORN 1938)<br />
Nude Shadows 1964<br />
oil on canvas on board<br />
signed and dated lower right:<br />
R WALLACE CRABBE 64<br />
121 x 90.5cm<br />
$400–600<br />
382<br />
BERNARD OLLIS (BORN 1951)<br />
Portrait of an Australian 1994<br />
pastel on paper<br />
signed and dated lower right: OLLIS 94<br />
56 x 75cm<br />
PROVENANCE<br />
Australian Galleries, Melbourne<br />
$200–400<br />
383<br />
D KWATKOWSKI<br />
Suburbia 1963<br />
oil on board<br />
signed and dated lower left:<br />
D Kwatkowski 63<br />
74.5 x 59.5cm<br />
$200–400<br />
384<br />
RODNEY MILGATE (1934-2015)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cloud<br />
oil on board<br />
signed lower right: Milgate<br />
59.5 x 44.5cm<br />
$200–400<br />
385<br />
ANTHONY (TONY) WOODS<br />
(1940-2017)<br />
Artist Drawing I 1972<br />
watercolour, pencil and gouache<br />
signed and dated lower left: Woods 72<br />
62 x 48.5cm<br />
$200–400
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