THE LES AND MILLY PARIS COLLECTION - PART 2 2012-09-20 Auction - 163 Price Results - Art + Object in nz
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THE LES AND MILLY PARIS COLLECTION - PART 2

Les and Milly Paris began their legendary New Zealand art collection soon after they were married in 1963 when they acquired a portrait of a Maori Boy by Peter McIntyre, a purchase that Les later confessed to having lied about as it was so seemingly beyond their means, claiming instead that it was a gift from grateful clients. From these inauspicious beginnings the Paris?s went on to build one of the largest, most finely nuanced and well-provenanced private art collections in Australasia. By the time Jim Barr interviewed Les and Milly in early 1977 for Art New Zealand the collection included major works by Milan Mrkusich, Geoff Thornley, Michael Smither, Colin McCahon, Don Binney, Allen Maddox, Don Driver, Brent Wong and Gordon Walters. The Paris collection grew throughout the 1980s and 1990s when photography became a focus, particularly the work of Peter Peryer, Marie Shannon, Gavin Hipkins, Les Cleveland and Fiona Pardington. In 1992 the Paris Collection was the subject of an exhibition at the Wellington City Art Gallery entitled Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the Paris Family Collection. The cover of the catalogue shows Les and Milly in their sitting room surrounded by three decades of collecting. Works by Walters, Richard Killeen, Thornley, Ralph Hotere, Driver, Smither, Mrkusich, Julian Dashper and Theo Schoon adorn the walls, salon-style from floor to ceiling. In every room important works by our leading artists were displayed. A tour of their Wellington home at this time was quite literally a survey of New Zealand art. The collection continued to be added to well into the Twenty First Century with works by Ronnie van Hout, Shane Cotton, Michael Stevenson, Stephen Bram and Seraphine Pick adding a vital contemporary voice to the collection.
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Theo Schoon, Microscope Microscope: relief print, 1/25 title inscribed, signed and dated '65 580 x 420mm Provenance: Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland, in January 1984.
0073: Theo Schoon, Microscope MicroscopeEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,200
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Theo Schoon, Variations on a Theme: relief print, 8/25 title inscribed, signed and dated '65 580 x 460mm Provenance: Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland, in January 1984.
0074: Theo Schoon, Variations on a ThemeEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,200
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Theo Schoon, Dancer's Notation: relief print, 3/25 title inscribed, signed and dated '65 405 x 550mm Provenance: Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland, 7 September 1985.
0075: Theo Schoon, Dancer's NotationEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,200
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Theo Schoon, Tribute to Dr Milligan: relief print, 1/25 title inscribed, signed and dated '65 472 x 600mm Provenance: Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland, 7 September 1985.
0076: Theo Schoon, Tribute to Dr MilliganEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,200
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Philip Clairmont, Portrait of Vicki: woodcut, 1/5 title inscribed, signed and dated 1969 785 x 300mm
0077: Philip Clairmont, Portrait of VickiEst. NZ$2,500-NZ$4,000
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Philip Clairmont, Nude: linocut, 2/30 signed and dated '79 160 x 140mm
0078: Philip Clairmont, NudeEst. NZ$1,200-NZ$1,800
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Philip Clairmont, Sink: linocut, 6/17 title inscribed, signed and dated '78 980 x 355mm
0079: Philip Clairmont, SinkEst. NZ$2,800-NZ$4,000
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Philip Clairmont, Clothesline: linocut, 19/33 title inscribed, signed and dated '76 335 x 205mm
0080: Philip Clairmont, ClotheslineEst. NZ$1,200-NZ$18,000
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Philip Clairmont, Self Portrait: linocut, 19/25 title inscribed, signed and dated 1978 320 x 248mm Exhibited 'Philip Clairmont', Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington. 'A Decade in Relief', Denis Cohn Gallery,
0081: Philip Clairmont, Self PortraitEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Philip Clairmont, Female Figure: woodcut, 2/5 title inscribed, signed and dated '69; original Sargent Gallery Touring Exhibition label affixed verso 785 x 300mm Exhibited: 'Philip Clairmont', Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington.
0082: Philip Clairmont, Female FigureEst. NZ$2,500-NZ$4,000
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Peter Peryer, Westhaven Marina: gelatin silver print title inscribed, signed and dated 22/3/89 verso 480 x 480mm Exhibited: ‘Imposing Narratives: Beyond The Documentary In Recent New Zealand
0083: Peter Peryer, Westhaven MarinaEst. NZ$3,000-NZ$5,000
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Peter Peryer, Thea's Hand: gelatin silver print, 12/20 title inscribed, signed and dated 1997 122 x 180mm
0084: Peter Peryer, Thea's HandEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Peter Peryer, Sand Shark: gelatin silver print title inscribed, signed and dated 1. 1. 91 and inscribed taken at Buckleton Bay verso 272 x 416mm Provenance: Purchased from Peter on Friday 31 May 1991. He came for dinner
0085: Peter Peryer, Sand SharkEst. NZ$5,000-NZ$8,000
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Peter Peryer, Alligators, Auckland Zoo: gelatin silver print title inscribed, signed and dated Nov '81 verso 185 x 270mm
0086: Peter Peryer, Alligators, Auckland ZooEst. NZ$3,000-NZ$5,000
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Marie Shannon, The Astor Hotel: gelatin silver print, 2/12 title inscribed and variously inscribed 420 x 340mm
0087: Marie Shannon, The Astor HotelEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$2,000
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Marie Shannon, Untitled: gelatin silver print 427 x 336mm
0088: Marie Shannon, UntitledEst. NZ$1,000-NZ$1,600
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Fiona Pardington, Fontanelle: gelatin silver print, 1994 195 x 155mm
0089: Fiona Pardington, FontanelleEst. NZ$700-NZ$1,000
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Marie Shannon, The Pursuit of Cosiness: three gelatin silver prints mounted together, 1986 272 x 750mm: overall Provenance: Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland, 14 July 1986.
0090: Marie Shannon, The Pursuit of CosinessEst. NZ$2,000-NZ$3,000
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Les Cleveland, Hong Kong Cafe, Taranaki Street: 1957 gelatin silver print 240 x 187mm Exhibited: 'Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the Paris Family Collection', Wellington City Art Gallery, 13 December 1992 - 28 March 1993.
0091: Les Cleveland, Hong Kong Cafe, Taranaki StreetEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Les Cleveland: Murray Hawkins, Deputy Registrar, Magistrate's Court in Barretts Hotel, Wellington, October 10, 1957 vintage gelatin silver print title inscribed on artist's original label affixed verso 192
0092: Les ClevelandEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Les Cleveland: House Used as Bottle Yard by Indian Dealer, October 10 1957, Tory Street gelatin silver print 185 x 240mm
0093: Les ClevelandEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Les Cleveland: House in Taranaki St, Wellington, 21 September 1957 gelatin silver print 180 x 245mm
0094: Les ClevelandEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Les Cleveland: Lee Quing's Chinese Goods Shop, Haining Street gelatin silver print inscribed 'Shop, Haining Street' in another's hand, verso 198 x 231mm
0095: Les ClevelandEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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Les Cleveland: House in Tory Street, 3rd October, 1957 gelatin silver print 245 x 185mm Exhibited: 'Hit Parade: Contemporary Art from the Paris Family Collection', Wellington City Art Gallery, 13 December
0096: Les ClevelandEst. NZ$800-NZ$1,400
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