Significant offering of 133 lots including works from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Exceptional Modern and Contemporary Works of Art
Estimate range: $6,000,000 - 8,000,000
Deutscher and Hackett is delighted to announce a major auction of 133 lots for its final sale for 2010. The Important Australian + International fine art auction will be held in Sydney on 17 November at the Paddington Town Hall.
Presenting an exceptional offering of modern, contemporary and traditional art with broad appeal over a range of price-levels, the star lots of the sale are two remarkable Ian Fairweather paintings: the large and powerful work Gethsemane 1958 (donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales by Patrick White in 1974) and the mid 1960s classic figure group Summer. De-accessioned from the collection of the Gallery, the proceeds of their sale will assist in funding their acquisition of another major Fairweather, Last Supper, recently purchased from Deutscher and Hackett for $2.1 million. Added to the Gallery offerings is the private consignment of Tombs in Peking 1936, a rare and important Chinese oil painting by Fairweather acquired by the present vendor’s family when first exhibited in London in 1936.
Another highlight is a significant painting by Fred Williams, Two Green Clouds 1966, the artist’s Wynne Prize entry in 1967. On offer for the first time since it was purchased from Rudy Komon Gallery in 1971, the painting has expectations of $1,000,000 – 1,400,000.
Possibly the most important work by the artist to ever appear at auction, New Zealander Colin McCahon’s I Applied My Mind 1982, is an extremely powerful work by the artist at the end of his career. Acquired by the present owners in 1983, this painting has been on long term loan to the National Gallery of Australia from 1991 – 2008. With an international exhibition history including the 2002 Stedelijk Museum retrospective, the painting bears an estimate range of $800,000 – 1,200,000. Deutscher and Hackett set the world record price at auction for this artist in August 2009, with the sale of Let Be, Let Be 1959, being the first work by McCahon ever to sell at auction for over NZ$1 million.
Again offering high quality modern and contemporary art, Deutscher and Hackett are excited to present key works by Rosalie Gascoigne and Bronwyn Oliver. Gascoigne’s A Certain Smile 1994-95 (estimate $140,000 – 180,000) is a classic example of the artist’s retro-reflective road sign compositions and has been held in the same collection since its purchase in the mid 90s. Two beautiful sculptures by Bronwyn Oliver are also on offer: Idiom 2001 (estimate $120,000 – 150,000) a quintessential finely welded copper wall sculpture, and Calyx 2002, (estimate $220,000 – 260,000), a major outdoor work commissioned by the present owners in 2002.
Many of the major works on offer have at one time been exhibited in public galleries or museums, such as the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Trust of Australia or a number of regional museums. Some, like James Gleeson’s Tristan 1952, (estimate: $150,000 – 200,000) have never been offered for sale since originally purchased from the artist.
Fully illustrated catalogue now online: http://www.deutscherandhackett.com/
For further information or press images, please contact:
Sydney Art Specialist
Merryn Schriever
on 02 9287 0600 or ms@deutscherandhackett.com