JAMES NORTHFIELD (1887-1973) WINTER SPORT IN AUSTRALIA. 1932.
39 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 100 1/4x63 cm. Northfield Studios and J.E. Hackett, [Melbourne.]
Condition B / B+: repaired tears in margins, some into text and image; restored losses, abrasions and overpainting in margins, some affecting image.
"Northfield was one of Australia's most successful and well-known commercial artists between the early 1920s and the late 1950s . . . Northfield's training as a colour lithographer, his excellent sense of design and an ability to understand and appeal to his audience enabled him to prosper from the extraordinary growth in advertising experienced in Australia after World War I" (Northfield p. 1). Here, a stylish couple straps on their skis on the slopes outside the Mount Buffalo Chalet. This is the English version. rare. We could find no other copy at auction. Northfield p. viii, Trading Places p. 6 (var).