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Tony Fomison 'Attributed to Corregio – Napkin of St Veronica'
Estimate:
$220,000 - $300,000
Sold
$300,000
Live Auction
164.1: The Collection of Adrian Burr and Peter Tatham - Vol. 1
ARTIST
Tony Fomison
Category
Description
Tony Fomison (New Zealand, 1939-1999)
Attributed to Corregio - Napkin of St Veronica
oil on jute canvas
title inscribed, signed and dated 6/3/76; inscribed verso Night time Nut/Based on North of England P photo 20.9.65 of Albert Bennison/Winner of World Gurning Championships at Egremont, A Fomison 16-27/4/70
670 x 940mm
Reference
Ian Wedde (ed), Fomison: What shall we tell them? (Wellington, 1994), Supplementary Cat No. 39.
Provenance
Estate of Tony Fomison, Auckland.
Purchased from John Leech Gallery, Auckland, 24 March 2010.
Attributed to Corregio - Napkin of St Veronica
oil on jute canvas
title inscribed, signed and dated 6/3/76; inscribed verso Night time Nut/Based on North of England P photo 20.9.65 of Albert Bennison/Winner of World Gurning Championships at Egremont, A Fomison 16-27/4/70
670 x 940mm
Reference
Ian Wedde (ed), Fomison: What shall we tell them? (Wellington, 1994), Supplementary Cat No. 39.
Provenance
Estate of Tony Fomison, Auckland.
Purchased from John Leech Gallery, Auckland, 24 March 2010.
