Cattle Race/Human Race (North Coogee) by Tony Jones

Limited edition print,  Artist’s Proof, edition of 20, 38 x 30cm, framed. Drawing for public artwork Cattle race/Human race at North Coogee leading to the CY O’Connor Sculpture Horse and Rider, also by Tony Jones, in the ocean.

Estimate $100 – $350

This West Australian artist has been honoured by receiving an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Antony David Jones’ artwork inspires Western Australians and tourists every day.

Tony‘s 1999 sculpture of C.Y. O’Connor mounted on his horse at C.Y. O’Connor Beach, North Coogee, was widely acclaimed in 2007 as ‘Perth’s Best Bit of Public Art,’ by ABC Radio listeners. His 2007 work Eliza, located offshore in the Swan River at Crawley, was created to capture the physicality and joyousness of Western Australians, and rapidly became the most photographed work of art in Perth – and the subject of endless conversations. The migrant figure in front of E Shed Markets with suitcase under his arm being cautiously greeted by a dingo is almost as well known and loved. These are only a few of the forty or so works of art by Tony in the public realm, which show us who we are, and tell West Australian’s stories with eloquence and elegance.