27 - Part 1: Important Fine Art

Part 1: Important Fine Art
Melbourne
-
28 November 2012
1

CYRIL POWER

THE TUBE STATION, c.1932

colour linocut on oriental tissue

25.0 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $57,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
2

ETHEL SPOWERS

KITES, 1936

colour linocut on off-white oriental tissue

29.0 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $33,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
3

CYRIL POWER

THE CONCERTO, c.1935

colour linocut on oriental tissue

33.0 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $38,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
4

HOWARD ARKLEY

PROTON-NEUTRON, 1979

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

203.5 x 78.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $19,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
5

DALE FRANK

THE CRITIC LOVED AND PRAISED HIS WORK. HE PRAISED AND LOVED THE CRITIC. IT WAS INDEED HIS TIME AND HIS BEST WORK, HIS LIPS NEVER PASSED A LIE, BUT MUCH MORE., 2006

varnish on canvas

200.0 x 200.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $36,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
6

PHILIP WOLFHAGEN

IDYLL XIV, 2005

oil and beeswax on linen

96.5 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 - 28,000
Sold for $40,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
7

BEN QUILTY

PICNIC 3, 2006

oil on linen

150.0 x 160.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $52,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
8

RICK AMOR

THE PILLAR, 1992/93/98

oil on canvas

96.5 x 96.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $24,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
9

HOWARD ARKLEY

COLOUR FIELD HOME, 1999

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

100.0 x 80.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 - 65,000
Sold for $66,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
10

TIM MAGUIRE

UNTITLED 20070301, 2007

oil on canvas

120.0 x 110.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
11

MARTINE EMDUR

LINGER, 2005

oil on linen

183.0 x 198.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $26,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
12

STEPHEN BUSH

FIDDLEBACK BRAMBLE, 2005

oil and enamel on linen

94.5 x 71.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $9,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
13

EUAN MACLEOD

FIVE PANELS WITH VOLCANO MAN, 2004

oil on five canvas panels

90.0 x 300.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$18,000 - 25,000 (5)
Sold for $18,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
14

IAN FAIRWEATHER

HANGCHOW CANAL, 1945-47

watercolour, gouache and crayon on paper

37.0 x 41.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $126,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
15

IAN FAIRWEATHER

BIRDCAGE, 1955

gouache on card

53.5 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $156,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
16

COLIN McCAHON

NORTH OTAGO LANDSCAPE, 1951

oil on canvas on board

51.5 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 - 85,000
Sold for $72,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
17

TONY TUCKSON

UNTITLED (TP188), c.1964

synthetic polymer paint and collage on board

122.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 - 80,000
18

KEN WHISSON

HILLTOP, 1975

oil on composition board

86.5 x 107.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 - 45,000
19

JEFFREY SMART

SECOND STUDY FOR STADIUM ENTRANCE, 1999

oil on canvas

36.5 x 62.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $102,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
20

JEFFREY SMART

MR T.S. EUGENIDES, MORNING, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, 1978

oil on canvas

65.0 x 83.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $240,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
21

EDWIN TANNER

MAN IN OFFICE, c.1954

oil on canvas

177.0 x 72.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $78,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
22

HOWARD ARKLEY

SPRAY VENEER (VERNICE A SPRUZZO), 1994

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

203.0 x 153.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 - 300,000
Sold for $300,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
23

JOHN COBURN

CANTICLE OF THE SUN II, 1974

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91.5 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
24

TIM STORRIER

THE WHITE PAN (SADDLE 4), 1982

mixed media on paper

101.0 x 101.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $45,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
25

ARTHUR BOYD

SHOALHAVEN LANDSCAPE WITH BLACK SWAN AND COCKATOO, c.1985

oil on composition board

91.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 - 60,000
Sold for $57,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
26

ARTHUR BOYD

CHRIST WALKING ON THE WATER, c.1947-48

oil on composition board

67.0 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $66,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
27

SIDNEY NOLAN

LEDA AND THE SWAN, 1960

ripolin on composition board

122.0 x 152.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $90,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
28

SIDNEY NOLAN

LEDA AND THE SWAN, 1960

ripolin on composition board

122.0 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 - 60,000
29

JOHN BRACK

ASSEMBLY, 1989

oil on canvas

107.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 - 300,000
Sold for $366,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
30

FRED WILLIAMS

AVENEL LANDSCAPE II, 1975

gouache on paper

55.5 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $38,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
31

MARGARET OLLEY

SOLANDRAS, 1966

oil on canvas on plywood

101.5 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 - 90,000
32

MARGARET OLLEY

SPANISH JUG AND KELIM, 2001

oil on composition board

69.0 x 92.0 cm

Private sale
33

GARRY SHEAD

THE MANUSCRIPT

oil on composition board

50.0 x 40.0 cm

Private sale
34

GARRY SHEAD

ENVOY I, 1992

oil on composition board

91.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 - 120,000
35

LUCIAN FREUD

GIRL SITTING, 1987

etching

52.5 x 70.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 - 60,000
36

Attributed To THOMAS BOCK

A PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF THE FAMILY OF THOMAS AND MARY BURBURY, OATLANDS, TASMANIA, c.1845

watercolour and crayon on paper
75.0 x 65.0 cm each (sight)

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000 (2)
37

S.T. GILL

A COLLECTION OF SKETCHES FROM HORROCKS EXPEDITION, 1846 AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA, c.1846

ten sepia watercolours

Estimate: 
$80,000 - 120,000 (10)
Sold for $96,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
38

NORMAN LINDSAY

THE JADE EARRING, c.1933

oil on canvas

42.5 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $33,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
39

NORMAN LINDSAY

RECLINING NUDE

oil on composition board

35.0 x 41.0 cm

Estimate: 
$16,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
40

ARTHUR STREETON

THE THAMES, NEAR WINDSOR, 1904

oil on canvas

33.0 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $33,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
41

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

SIMPSONS GAP RANGE, c.1955

watercolour on paper

24.0 x 33.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $26,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
42

ARTHUR BOYD

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE WITH FARM HOUSE

oil on board

32.0 x 36.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
43

DONALD FRIEND

BOY WITH A DOG, 1956

oil on canvas on composition board

95.0 x 65.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
44

ELAINE HAXTON

OLD SYDNEY, 1942

oil on board

50.5 x 71.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $24,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
45

MARGARET PRESTON

THE BOAT, SYDNEY HARBOUR, c.1920

hand-coloured woodcut

21.5 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
46

THEA PROCTOR

THE ROSE, 1927

hand-coloured woodcut

22.5 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $22,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
47

SAM FULLBROOK

LANDSCAPE, c.1980

oil on canvas

51.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
48

SAM FULLBROOK

THE CLOWN

oil on canvas

51.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $21,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
49

CHARLES BLACKMAN

BOWL OF FRUIT

oil on composition board

44.0 x 59.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
50

RAY CROOKE

WOMEN ON THE BEACH

oil on canvas-board

39.5 x 49.5 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
51

MARGARET OLLEY

MAGNOLIA, 1989

oil on composition board

51.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 - 40,000
52

BRIAN DUNLOP

INTERIOR, 1986

oil on canvas

121.0 x 151.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
53

ROBERT CLINCH

BIG BROTHER, 1984

gouache on paper

61.0 x 74.0 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
54

LEONARD FRENCH

DEATH OF A GENERAL, 1986

enamel on composition board

137.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $14,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
55

RAY CROOKE

ISLAND GARDEN, c.1970

oil on canvas-board

51.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000
56

DAVID BOYD

CHILDREN BY A RIVER, c.1980

oil on canvas

56.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
57

ARTHUR BOYD

SHOALHAVEN IV, c.1992

oil on board

37.0 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
58

ROBERT DICKERSON

MOTHER AND CHILD

pastel on paper

77.5 x 55.0 cm

Estimate: 
$7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $7,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
59

ROBERT DICKERSON

GIRL IN YELLOW

pastel on paper

77.0 x 57.0 cm

Estimate: 
$6,500 - 9,000
60

ROBERT DICKERSON

YOUNG COUPLE, 1999

pastel on paper

56.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
61

JAMES GLEESON

VARIATION ON THE "TITAN" THEME VII

oil on board

14.5 x 11.5 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
62

DONALD FRIEND

BIRDS BY A LAGOON, BALI

ink and gouache on paper

78.5 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
$7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $11,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
63

DONALD FRIEND

MARIONETTE THEATRE, COLOMBO

ink, watercolour and pastel on paper

33.0 x 49.0 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
64

GODFREY MILLER

BOTTLES, 1938-41

oil on canvas on board

34.0 x 23.5 cm

Estimate: 
$4,500 - 6,500
Sold for $18,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
65

DAVID STRACHAN

(FEMALE FIGURE AT A WRITING DESK), 1947

oil on canvas

31.0 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 9,000
66

MICHAEL JOHNSON

THE ZIPPER, 1967

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

56.0 x 279.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
67

MICHAEL JOHNSON

RIVER LINE, 2004

oil on canvas

107.0 x 275.0 cm

Private sale
68

ILDIKO KOVACS

ZIG-ZAG, 2001

oil on plywood

152.5 x 122.0 cm

Private sale
69

SAVANHDARY VONGPOOTHORN

SOKKAN, 2005

synthetic polymer paint on perforated canvas

120.0 x 80.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $12,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
70

TIM STORRIER

REEF DREAMING: STILL LIFE, 1990

synthetic polymer paint on board

40.0 x 50.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
71

EUAN MACLEOD

CLAREVILLE, 2002

synthetic polymer paint on paper

38.0 x 58.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $2,640 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
72

RICK AMOR

STUDY FOR RUSSIAN EMBASSY, LONDON, 1985

gouache on paper

36.0 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,440 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
73

DANILA VASSILIEFF

GREY KNIGHT, 1948

quartzite

16.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
75

ANTHONY PRYOR

THE PERFORMERS (MAQUETTE)

bronze, brass and marble

50.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
76

ROBERT KLIPPEL

(ABSTRACT), 1953

oil, lacquer and ink on paper

37.0 x 57.5 cm

Estimate: 
$6,500 - 9,000
Sold for $8,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
77

SANDRA BLOW

COMPOSITION

oil, sand and collage on composition board

40.5 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $31,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
78

EDWARD WOORE

CARTOON FOR THE MEMORIAL STAINED GLASS WINDOW, SCEGS CHAPEL, SHORE, 1928

pen, ink pencil and watercolour on paper

42.0 x 30.5 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
79

CHARLES CONDER

DESIGN FOR A FAN

watercolour on silk

23.0 x 55.5 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
80

RUPERT BUNNY

SKETCH IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

oil on card

19.5 x 24.0 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $6,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
81

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

ROSE BAY FROM PADDY'S MEADOW, 1921

watercolour and pencil on paper

25.0 x 38.5 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $5,040 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
82

JAMES JACKSON

MOSMAN BAY, SYDNEY

oil on canvas on composition board

25.0 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$4,500 - 6,500
Sold for $5,040 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
83

JAMES JACKSON

HAPPY DAYS, NARRABEEN

oil on canvas on board

43.5 x 53.5 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
84

AMALIE COLQUHOUN

LORNE

oil on canvas on composition board

50.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$3,000 - 4,000
85

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL

THREE VIEWS OF SORRENTO AND DROMANA, 1887

watercolour on paper

25.0 x 17.5 cm

Estimate: 
$1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
86

SYDNEY LOUGH THOMPSON

ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL, PROVENCE, c.1948

oil on canvas

38.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $2,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
87

TOM GARRETT

HOMEWARD

colour monotype

29.5 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
88

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL

HMS GALATEA PASSING THE SYDNEY HEADS WITH THE PELICAN AND EMU IN ATTENDANCE, c.1868

watercolour with pen and ink on paper

24.0 x 33.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
89

EVE KIRK

ST PAUL'S AFTER THE BLITZ, 1941

oil on canvas

68.5 x 73.5 cm

Estimate: 
$3,000 - 5,000
90

MAX DUPAIN

TORSO IN SUNLIGHT II, 1941

printed 1970s
silver gelatin photograph

49.0 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 - 4,500
Sold for $3,720 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
91

MAX DUPAIN

NUDE CLOSE UP, 1930s

printed 1970s
silver gelatin photograph

49.0 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 - 4,500
Sold for $3,480 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
92

DEL KATHRYN BARTON

LESS VAST...... LESS URGENT TOO, 2008

graphite pencil and coloured pencil on paper

76.0 x 57.0 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,360 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne