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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
MARTIN SHARPE (1942 - ) THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IS TEN. 1983. 39 1/2x 30 inches, 100 1/2x76 cm. Condition A-: creases and abrasions in image. Silk screen. Considered the foremost Australian pop artist, Sharpe also lived and worked in England in the 1960s, where he gained great recognition as the "king" of the U.K. poster scene. His rock and roll imagery includes psychedelic posters of Bob Dylan and Donovan, and an array of covers and illustrations contributed to Oz magazine. The Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon, is the city's most famous building and an internationally recognized landmark. To celebrate the building's tenth anniversary, Sharpe mixes the seashell shapes of the building with seagulls and sail boats, blending the images into the blue of the water and the sky, all using flat colors and no outlining. The silk-screened poster is a vivid pop image.
