Aug 07, 2002 - Sale 1941

Sale 1941 - Lot 444

Price Realized: $ 632
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
AUSTRALIA. Circa 1935.
18 7/8x24 1/2 inches. Posters Ltd., Sydney.
Condition B+: creases and minor restoration in image; slight discoloration at edges.
Captain Cook and his crew in red, blue and brown jackets are landing on the green shores of Botany Bay in 1770; lettering in blue. One of Australia's preeminent poster artists, Trompf's "most popular posters drew upon particular events in Australian history" (Australia p. 29). This is the smaller format. Australia p. 13.