Nov 10, 2003 - Sale 1984

Sale 1984 - Lot 121

Price Realized: $ 1,150
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
PERCY TROMPF AUSTRALIA.
193/4x25 inches. Troedel & Cooper, Australia.
Condition A.
The Yarra River and city center of Melbourne, with a ghost-like character from the city's historic past watching over the scene. A pivotal figure in the founding of Melbourne, John Batman was one of the few who attempted to compensate the Aborigines for use of their land. He was also the only native-born Australian to form a capital city, and for a brief period, Melbourne was actually called Batmania.