50 - The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC

The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC
Sydney
-
30 August 2017
2

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

SOFA IN THE CORNER, 1962

oil on composition board

61.0 x 55.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – 120,000
Sold for $183,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
3

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

STILL LIFE IN THE WINDOW, 1959

oil on composition board

61.5 x 47.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – 90,000
Sold for $268,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
4

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

THE BAR – ALBURY, c.1942 – 43

pen and ink and watercolour on paper

29.5 x 39.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $128,100 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
5

IAN FAIRWEATHER

TEMPLE, WEST LAKE, HANGCHOW, 1936

oil and pencil on cardboard

51.5 x 58.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – 350,000
Sold for $549,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
6

IAN FAIRWEATHER

CHRISTMAS, 1961

synthetic polymer paint and gouache on composition board

95.5 x 70.0 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – 250,000
Sold for $439,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
7

JOHN OLSEN

THE BICYCLE BOYS REJOICE, 1955

oil on canvas

60.0 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – 90,000
Sold for $317,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
8

RALPH BALSON

CONSTRUCTIVE PAINTING, 1953

oil on composition board

84.0 x 109.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – 160,000
Sold for $585,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
9

TONY TUCKSON

RED COLLAGE, c.1960

oil, collage and synthetic polymer paint on composition board

122.0 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – 60,000
Sold for $134,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
10

EUGENE VON GUÉRARD

MR JOHN KING’S STATION, 1861

oil on canvas

40.0 x 84.0 cm

Estimate: 
$800,000 – 1,200,000
Sold for $1,952,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
11

TOM ROBERTS

LADY WITH A PARASOL, c.1889

oil on canvas

42.5 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – 500,000
Sold for $671,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
12

TOM ROBERTS

PORTRAIT IN THE GARDEN, 1896

oil on wood panel

60.5 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – 160,000
Sold for $122,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
13

CHARLES CONDER

RAINY DAY, 1888

oil on cedar cigar box lid

12.0 x 19.0 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – 300,000
Sold for $292,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
14

WALTER WITHERS

YARRA RIVER COTTAGE, c.1898

oil on canvas

22.5 x 31.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $82,960 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
15

ARTHUR STREETON

MINARETS, CAIRO, 1897

oil on canvas on board

102.0 x 33.5 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – 500,000
Sold for $976,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
16

FREDERICK McCUBBIN

LITTLE DOCK, MELBOURNE, c.1914

oil on wood panel

24.5 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $75,640 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
18

SIDNEY NOLAN

GLENROWAN, 1955

Ripolin on composition board

60.5 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$600,000 – 800,000
Sold for $610,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
19

SIDNEY NOLAN

GIRAFFE, 1963

oil on composition board

151.0 x 121.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $195,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
20

JEFFREY SMART

MISS AMHURST’S FIRST VISIT TO ROME, 1968 – 69

oil on canvas

50.0 x 99.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – 400,000
Sold for $427,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
21

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

STILL LIFE WITH ANGEL FRESCO, 1972

oil on composition board

73.5 x 54.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – 150,000
Sold for $158,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
22

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

SKYROS EVENING I, 1968

oil on canvas on composition board

53.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 50,000
Sold for $97,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
23

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

STILL LIFE ON A WINDOW LEDGE, 1993

oil on paper on board

48.0 x 33.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 50,000
Sold for $79,300 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
24

FRED WILLIAMS

LANDSCAPE (THE CHARCOAL BURNER), 1959

oil on composition board

61.0 x 71.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – 120,000
Sold for $103,700 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
25

FRED WILLIAMS

LANDSCAPE, 1970

gouache on paper

19.5 x 73.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $61,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
26

JOHN BRACK

NUDE WITH PURPLE RUG, 1985

watercolour, pastel and crayon on paper

75.0 x 80.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – 70,000
Sold for $134,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
27

LLOYD REES

FARM HOUSES AT PENNANT HILLS, 1932

pencil on paper

15.0 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $58,560 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
28

LLOYD REES

PANORAMIC VIEW FROM MT. CAMBEWARRA, NEAR WOLLONGONG, 1964 – 65

watercolour and pencil on paper

35.0 x 50.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
29

LAWRENCE DAWS

SUMMER, 1993

oil on canvas on board

172.0 x 180.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
30

WILLIAM ROBINSON

MORNING SPRINGBROOK AND WEST, 1995

oil on canvas

137.0 x 183.0 cm

Estimate: 
$160,000 – 220,000
Sold for $341,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
31

KEN WHISSON

SIX HOUSES AND ONE SHED, 2002 – 04

oil on linen

70.0 x 80.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $45,140 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
32

ROY DE MAISTRE

LANDSCAPE, SUTTON FOREST, 1927

oil on plywood

33.0 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $31,720 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
33

ROLAND WAKELIN

EDWARD STREET, NORTH SYDNEY, 1927

oil on plywood

54.5 x 41.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $36,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
35

MARGARET PRESTON

MOSMAN BRIDGE, c.1927

hand-coloured woodcut

25.0 x 18.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – 25,000
Sold for $36,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
36

MARGARET PRESTON

WHEEL FLOWER, c.1929

hand-coloured woodcut

44.0 x 44.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $54,900 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
37

DORRIT BLACK

DUTCH HOUSES, c.1929

colour linocut

27.0 x 20.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – 25,000
Sold for $39,040 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
38

THEA PROCTOR

THE TAME BIRD, 1916

lithograph

30.0 x 28.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,000 – 3,000
Sold for $4,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
WEAVER HAWKINS, THROWN, 1960
39

WEAVER HAWKINS

THROWN, 1960

oil on composition board

59.0 x 77.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – 20,000
Sold for $26,840 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
40

TONY TUCKSON

ARTISTS’ BALL, NO. 1, c.1949

oil on canvas

71.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $45,140 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
41

JOHN PASSMORE

THE ARGUMENT, c.1953

oil on composition board

29.0 x 36.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $30,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
42

JOHN PERCEVAL

CELLO PLAYER, c.1958 – 59

glazed earthenware

40.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $79,300 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
43

DONALD FRIEND

FLIGHT TO EGYPT I, 1964

copper and wood

59.5 cm height

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $36,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
COLIN LANCELEY, ATLAS, 1965
44

COLIN LANCELEY

ATLAS, 1965

oil on carved wood and metal

241.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $58,560 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
45

INGE KING

DERVISH (MAQUETTE II), 1991

polychrome steel

70.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$15,000 – 20,000
Sold for $61,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
46

MARGEL HINDER

MODEL FOR CANBERRA REVOLVE, 1961

steel wire

35.0 x 39.0 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 – 6,000
Sold for $18,910 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
47

ROBERT KLIPPEL

NO. 211, 1967

unique bronze cast

41.0 cm height (including base)

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $23,180 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
48

ROY DE MAISTRE

STUDY OF A NUDE

pen, ink and wash on paper

31.0 x 40.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 – 4,000
Sold for $14,030 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
49

WILLIAM DOBELL

COCKNEY FAMILY, c.1937

pencil on paper

34.0 x 24.0 cm

Estimate: 
$3,000 – 5,000
Sold for $5,490 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
50

WILLIAM DOBELL

STUDY FOR BATHERS, 1935

pencil on paper

29.5 x 24.5 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 – 3,500
Sold for $5,124 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
51

ERIC WILSON

HOSPITAL THEME, INTERIOR, c.1942

pencil and coloured pencil on paper

23.5 x 19.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,000 – 2,000
Sold for $4,880 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
52

JOHN PERCEVAL

MARKET GARDEN WITH PLOUGH, 1946

pencil on paper

24.5 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$3,000 – 5,000
Sold for $4,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
53

WALTER ISAAC JENNER

COASTAL SCENE WITH CLIFFS, ROWBOATS AND ARCHED ROCK, 1894

oil on board

23.5 x 40.0 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 – 6,000
Sold for $6,710 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney
54

MORTIMER MENPES

ONE OF OUR NEW ALLIES, JAPAN, c.1901 – 02

gouache and pencil on board

41.0 x 32.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $26,840 (inc. BP) in Auction 50 - 30 August 2017, Sydney