CURATED COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE ART PRINTS AND POSTERS - FLAT FILE STORAGE



COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES DIVERSE SUBJECT MATTER: MARINE AND WILDLIFE THEMES (ORCA AND TROPICAL FISH COMPOSITIONS), FLORAL AND BOTANICAL STUDIES, FIGURATIVE AND PORTRAIT WORKS, ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC COMPOSITIONS, VINTAGE AUTOMOTIVE AND RACING IMAGERY, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE SCENES, LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, DECORATIVE DESIGN PATTERNS, AND CONTEMPORARY POP ART STYLE PIECES. MULTIPLE ARTISTS AND STYLES ARE REPRESENTED, SUGGESTING AN ECLECTIC COLLECTOR'S APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY AND MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE ART.

STORAGE AND PRESENTATION:
ALL PIECES ARE STORED IN A PURPOSE-BUILT WOODEN FLAT FILE CABINET WITH HORIZONTAL SLIDING DRAWERS, A PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVAL STORAGE METHOD. THE SYSTEM DEMONSTRATES CAREFUL ORGANISATION, THOUGH THE COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STORED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE FLAT FILE CONSTRUCTION HAS PRESERVED THE PRINTS FROM VERTICAL WARPING AND MAJOR DAMAGE.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
OVERALL CONDITION IS FAIR FOR A COLLECTION OF THIS AGE AND STORAGE TYPE. INDIVIDUAL PRINTS SHOW MINOR CREASING CONSISTENT WITH FLAT FILE STORAGE, LIGHT SURFACE DUST, AND MINOR EDGE WEAR. COLOURS REMAIN GENERALLY VIBRANT. NO MAJOR TEARS, WATER DAMAGE, OR FOXING IS EVIDENT. THE COLLECTION WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CLEANING AND REHOUSING IN ARCHIVAL-QUALITY MATERIALS FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION.

NOTABLE PIECES INCLUDE:
- MARINE WILDLIFE COMPOSITION FEATURING ORCA WHALES AND TROPICAL FISH WITH DETAILED UNDERWATER SCENERY
- FLORAL AND BOTANICAL STUDIES WITH DECORATIVE PATTERNING
- VINTAGE RACING AND AUTOMOTIVE THEMED PRINTS
- MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND JAZZ-THEMED ARTWORK
- ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN COMPOSITIONS
- LANDSCAPE AND NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
- FIGURATIVE AND PORTRAIT STUDIES
- DECORATIVE PATTERN AND DESIGN PRINTS

DIMENSIONS:
FLAT FILE CABINET: APPROXIMATELY 120 CM WIDE X 80 CM DEEP X 60 CM HIGH. INDIVIDUAL PRINT SIZES VARY, RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY A4 TO A2 FORMAT.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE FLAT FILE STORAGE SYSTEM AND ORGANISATION SUGGEST THIS WAS AN ACTIVE COLLECTOR'S WORKING ARCHIVE, POSSIBLY ACCUMULATED OVER SEVERAL DECADES.

RECOMMENDATION:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DECORATIVE ART ENTHUSIASTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, OR DEALERS SEEKING BULK DECORATIVE PRINTS FOR RESALE OR CURATION. THE FLAT FILE STORAGE SYSTEM ITSELF HAS VALUE FOR ART STORAGE AND ORGANISATION. INDIVIDUAL PIECES COULD BE FRAMED AND DISPLAYED, OR THE COLLECTION COULD BE BROKEN UP FOR SELECTIVE SALE. PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVAL ASSESSMENT AND CLEANING WOULD ENHANCE THE VALUE AND PRESERVATION OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11672+6

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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