Draakestein – Hortis Indicus Malabaricus Caunga -1686 Hortus Indicus Malabaricus ‘Caunga’ Hendrik Draakestein The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving. Amsterdam 1686 62 cm x 75 cm CGW134463-6.2
Trew – ‘Bananas’ – 1750 – CGW134463/8 ‘Bananas’ Plantae Selectae published by Cristoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg in 1750. Copper engraving with original hand colour. Trew was a physician and botanist and published his works based on the drawings of Ehret, highly acclaimed artist and ‘gardener’ of his time, The author of the order of plants as we know it today, was so impressed by this work he wrote ‘The miracles of our century in the natural sciences are your work’. To this day these engravings remain some of the most highly acclaimed and sort after botanical interpretations. 1750 H.frame – 80 cm, engraving – 53 cm W.frame – 63 cm, engraving – 37 cm
Dimitri Shostakovich by Martin Tighe – 2012 ‘Dimitri Shostakovich’ 20th Century Russian Composer Martin Tighe Acrylic on board 2012 30 cm x 25 cm
Trew – ‘Narcissus’ – 1750 ‘Narcissus’ Plantae Selectae published by Cristoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg in 1750. Copper engraving with original hand colour. 1750
Trew – ‘Cereus’ – 1750 Cereus Plantae Selectae published by Cristoph Jacob Trew in Nuremberg in 1750. Copper engraving with original hand colour. 1750
Martin Tighe – Simpson’s Donkey – 2012 Stock CMT900 Simpson’s Donkey Bronze Martin Tighe 2012 H: 33 cm W: 45 cm D: 27 cm
R. Fihya – 1973 Stock AA1538a A 20th Century acrylic on board ‘group of distorted figures’, signed by R. Fihya ’73 1973 56 cm x 51 cm
Martin Tighe – Distant Figures (study) – 2011 ‘Distant Figures (study)’ Martin Tighe Acrylic on board 2011 52 cm x 39 cm $1500.00
Martin Tighe – Flame Tree – 2011 ‘Flame Tree’ Martin Tighe Acrylic on board 2011 109 cm x 85 cm $4,500.00
Martin Tighe – Off to Mow a Meadow – 2012 ‘Off to Mow a Meadow’ (First Fleet) Martin Tighe 2012 37 cm x 53.5 cm
Mali Moir (unframed collection) – 2000 Mali Moir Botanical, Scientific & Natural History Artist Limited edition botanical prints of original watercolour 200/200 2000 21 cm x 29.7 cm
Carmel Jenkin – Heartbroken – 2011 ‘Heartbroken’ Carmel Jenkin, Melbourne Artist Ink, Acrylic on Canvas There are no obstacles in Carmel Jenkin’s work. Her nudes are for: ‘getting emotion out there’ . To achieve this, she brings the nude right up to the picture plane, to directly involve the viewer with the subject. While there is an element of abstraction in her work, the female ambience, as if the artist’s eye got so close she could see the nude as emotion in a series of curved shapes. These works are raw and immediate and usually have a distorted and linear form. They may portray a sense of naked angst but, at the same time, show possession of a deeply spiritual soul. At the risk of exclusionism one wonders if these works, drawn by a woman, are a language to be read and pondered by other women. Either way, Carmel Jenkin is engaged in a passionate journey of artistic and life discovery through the female body. 2012 $1,900 56 cm x 56 cm
Carmel Jenkin – Wandering This Path Alone – 2011 ‘Wandering This Path Alone’ Carmel Jenkin, Melbourne Artist Ink, Acrylic on canvas There are no obstacles in Carmel Jenkin’s work. Her nudes are for: ‘getting emotion out there’ . To achieve this, she brings the nude right up to the picture plane, to directly involve the viewer with the subject. While there is an element of abstraction in her work, the female ambience, as if the artist’s eye got so close she could see the nude as emotion in a series of curved shapes. These works are raw and immediate and usually have a distorted and linear form. They may portray a sense of naked angst but, at the same time, show possession of a deeply spiritual soul. At the risk of exclusionism one wonders if these works, drawn by a woman, are a language to be read and pondered by other women. Either way, Carmel Jenkin is engaged in a passionate journey of artistic and life discovery through the female body. 2011 $1,900 61 cm x 51 cm