b'69148PAINTINGS & ARTWORKS148JULIAN ROSSI ASHTON (18511942),Sunshine and Shadows,oil on canvas,signed J.R. Ashton and dated 1878 lower right,40.5 x 51cm.Remnants of exhibition label verso; in original John Thallon frame.PROVENANCELeonard Joel, Australian, New Zealand, English & European Drawings & Paintings, Melbourne, 24/05/1973, Lot No. 4This painting was made the year Ashton arrived in Australia to take up a position as illustrator for the Illustrated Australian News.$6,00010,000'