b'102Session TwoSunday 27 March 10.00am (AEDT) (Lots 8381531)838THE GARRY LIPSHUT COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS ICONSGarry Lipshuts love of religious art was inspired by838 840his early travel to the Middle East and the BalkansICON: egg tempera on woodICON: temper on wooden in the 1980s. His interest in icons was specificallypanel, depicting the holypanel depicting St. Nicholas inspired by his viewing of the Twelfth Century iconprophet Elijah in the wildernessthe Wonder Worker, Russian, Our lady of Philermos in Cetinge, Montenegro,and ascending into heaven,late 19th century,and learning of its remarkable journeys. For theRussian, later 19th century, 31.5 x 27cm.next twenty five years, trips to Romania, France,32 x 25cm. $500750Moldova, Israel, Moroccoand Greece, enlarged $500750the collection. His interest in traditional and non- 841traditional subject matter reflects the collections839 ICON: tempera on wooden diversity. Passionate to ensure the survival of theseICON: egg tempera on woodenpanel depicting the Mother of pieces, the icons were located and acquired frompanel overlaid by a silver-giltGod (probably from a deesis), varied locales. One was discovered and purchasedriza, depicting St. John theRussian, circa 1880s, after a church fire in Bucharest, another rescuedDivine, Russian, circa 1900, 31.5 x 25.5cm.from a night club in Essaouira, Morocco.31.5 x 26cm. $500750$500750'