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Two carved supraportals for a hospital in Elberfeld. One depicts a naked infant boy, or putti, holding a bird, set within a shell-like grotto surrounded by furled vegetable elements. The other depicts a young child wearing only a fluted cape, which…

Inscribed in the image lower left recto: 'Noosa Woods Q Land'. Inscribed and signed in pencil lower centre recto: 'To "Ailsa" from Max Newton'.

Signed in black ink lower right recto: ‘Max Newton’. Inscribed in black ink verso: ‘Head of Warrior / by Max Newton / 166 Gympie Terrace / Noosaville 4566 / $30 [crossed out] / $40 -’.

Two carved figures and decorative reliefs of putti and animals for the main entrance of the Helmholtzschule gymnasium at Habsburgerallee 57-59, Frankfurt.

Inscribed in white chalk verso: ‘GIPPSLAND HOMESTEAD / MAX NEWTON / 51 Foam St / ELWOOD’.

Not signed. Inscribed and dated in black ink lower left, recto: ‘Gas Station, Menindee [?] N.S.W. Oct 49’.

Fountain with spherical stone element, surrounded by four dolphins from whose mouths water spills into an upper bowl that in turn connects with a lower bowl below. A series of small Art Nouveau masks adorn the lower bowl.

Relief carving of the goddess Diana sitting side-saddle on a rearing horse. Bare-chested, she wears a sarong and a fluted cape that appears like wings behind her. She holds a bird (possibly an eagle) on one hand and rests her other hand on the…