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JAMES NORTHFIELD (1888-1973) AUSTRALIA / GREAT BARRIER CORAL REEF. Circa 1935. 39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 1/2 cm. J.E. Hackett, Melbourne. Condition A / A-: creases and wrinkles in margins and image; minor tears at edges. Paper. "With fellow artist Percy Trompf, Northfield was represented in Australian displays of international travel posters. No other poster artist's works were reproduced in such volume" (Monash p. 28). One of Australia's most renowned attractions, the Great Barrier Reef, was the subject of a handful of posters during the 1930s. Percy Trompf, Gert Sellheim and Eileen Mayo all designed images focusing on the extraordinary natural beauty of this wonder of the natural world. Northfield p. 52.
