b'18111581155 PROVENANCEKEITH JAMES CRAIG NICHOLThe Banks family, by descent.(19211979), Marc Clark has made significant Murray Valley South Australia, contributions to the Australian Federal Parliament House Art Collection. His oil on board, works in the collection include Alpha signed lower right Nichol, 72, and Omega, Ancient Sites and titled verso, Monument to a Hero II . Marc Clark 60 x 80cm is widely acknowledged to be a very $120200accomplished and versatile sculptor who has created with equal assurance a succession of commissioned memorial 1156 works on a monumental scale and a ROBERT THOMAS MILLERlarge number of other sculptures more (B.1916), personally conceived and motivated Dockside, by his own powers of observation and invention.Lenton Parr AO.watercolour, $1,5002,500signed and dated 72 lower right,34 x 52cm.$1502501158USCHI FLETT,1157 Untitled,MARC CLARK (ENGLAND,pen and ink,AUSTRALIA, BORN 1923) signed and dated 1973 lower right,Captain James Cook, 50 x 75cm.bronze maquette, Uschi Flett designed the costumes and signed and dated 1973 at base, sets for iconic Australian 1970s band, 39cm tall; 7.35kg. Skyhooks.In 1973, Clark was commissioned to$300500sculpt a larger-than-life-size statue of Captain James Cook to stand at the1159entrance to a new development inHARRY GREBERTthe Melbourne suburb of Endeavour Hills. In November 1973 the officialCentre Section - The unveiling of the statue was performedSupreme Court of Victoria - by Norman Banks MBE (creator ofWilliam Street Melbourne,Carols by Candlelight and much-lovedlimited edition etching,broadcaster) and he was presented witheditioned (375/750), signed and dated this maquette as a token of appreciation.74 in lower margin,Since 1997 the statue has occupied a47 x 62cm; framed & glazed 53 x 68cm prominent position in the Fitzroy Gardens(overall).near Captain Cooks cottage. $100200 1157'