AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019

LOT #91 Augustus Earle (1793-1838) Natives of New South Wales in the Streets of Sydney, 1830 20.5 x 29 cm : Frame 38.5 x 47 cm hand coloured lithograph $2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE Printed by C. Hullmandel and published by J. Cross, London 1830 Purchased by the current owner from antiquarian book seller in London in 2012 Private Collection, Vic Earle lived in Sydney from 1825 to 1828, punctuated by a seven-month side journey to New Zealand in 1828. An inveterate traveller, he is noted for being ‘the first independent, professionally trained artist to visit each of the five continents and record his experiences.

This lithograph is among the most significant images produced during the early colonial years of Sydney. It was actually printed later in London after Earle’s return and bears a number of minor alterations from the original.