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Iconic Australian Outback Painting - The Background Story

This original painting of the Australian Outback depicts a favourite theme of Rolf's. trees, fence and shack at dawn that was later immortalized and reproduced as a limited edition print 'Bush Shack at Sunrise'.




This original for sale was painted many years earlier on stage during a 1981 performance by the artist singer and comedian Rolf Harris at the Sagebrush theatre in Kamloops, British Columbia.

The picture was later sold at the 'Auction of Experiences' an annual charitable event on behalf of the Western Canada Theatre Company,

The painting was bought by Adam Maryanovich, the owner manager of a Real Estate Company and a Director of the Western Canada Theatre Company. Adam was a determined bidder for the picture 'I was under strict pressure from the family as the boys had already decided where they wanted it hung in the house'.

Adam along with his family was at the performance at the Sagebrush Theatre in 1981 and describes the whole event as 'captivating and inspirational. The boys were very impressed by the songs and stories as well as the painting and all three have gone on to work in the Arts'.

The painting is for sale on behalf of Adam, by negotiation through Articulate Fine Art.

'It is not just the iconic Australian Outback subject that makes this such an important picture' says Articulate Director, Raymond Chaplin, but also its size (96 x 91 inches) painted on a specially constructed plywood panel'. 'More importantly, its history is fully documented and we have a photograph of Rolf on stage with the painting in the final moments of its creation

Raymond expects worldwide interest in the painting. 'This is a classic early Rolf and an iconic subject favoured by him'. 'It is a 'must have' painting both for a private collector or for a public gallery particularly in Australia or Canada reflecting Rolf's lifetime work and reputation as both an artist and performer'.

For further information and to notify an interest please contact Raymond Chaplin at clients@articulatefineart.com


Wimbledon 125 - The all time Great Champions

This year we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Wimbledon - the world's greatest grass court tennis championship. Wimbledon never fails to thrill and excite as the world's top tennis stars battle for the Wimbledon title.

In this very scarce and desirable picture of the greatest all time Wimbledon champions, unveiled a few days before the 2009 Championship, Rolf pays tribute to 10 of them: Bjorn Borg, Steffi Graf, Billie-Jean King, Rod Laver, Suzanne Lenglen, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, Venus Williams and Roger Federer,

The picture was reproduced as a giclee print on canvas in a limited edition of just 95. All were snapped up within a few days by tennis fans and Rolf collectors alike. We are delighted to offer one of these very rare pictures. Please see the picture and details in our Rolf Harris listing.


NEW PICTURES BY ROLF HARRIS

The exciting new release of paintings by Rolf Harris earlier this year attracted great interest. Demand was such that both canvas and paper editions of the most popular subjects are are now sold out from the Publisher.

To view all of these new pictures just click on Rolf Harris and scroll down to the lower part of the page.




The interesting thing about this new limited edition release is that the pictures have been produced in equal numbers on canvas and paper. An edition of only 195 of each. This allows a choice of framing appropriate to the subject.




If you would like to secure any of these scarce pictures please contact us as soon as possible to place an order, subject to availability. Please note that for some of these, both editions are completely sold out from the Publisher.