74 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
-
3 May 2023
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 1 – 80
1

MARGEL HINDER

WOMAN, ALSO KNOWN AS WOMAN CARRYING BASKET, 1938

New Guinea wood

50.0 x 15.0 x 17.0 cm

Private sale
2

MARGEL HINDER

MAQUETTE (ADELAIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUILDING), 1971

beaten copper and copper pipe on wooden base

120.0 x 65.0 x 82.0 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 – $85,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
3

ROBERT KLIPPEL

NO. 266A, CYNTHIA, 1970

brazed steel geometric sections and synthetic polymer paint on original wooden base

47.0 cm height (including base)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
4

BRETT WHITELEY

PELICAN I, 1983

painted bronze

89.0 x 93.0 x 29.0 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $662,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
5

BRETT WHITELEY

HARBOUR IN THE RAIN, 1977

oil on canvas

61.0 x 76.5 cm

Private sale
6

JOHN OLSEN

WATTLE POLLEN TIME, 1974

oil on canvas

127.5 x 137.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
7

JOHN OLSEN

THE BATH, 1996

oil on canvas

180.0 x 200.0 cm

Estimate: 
$280,000 – $360,000
Sold for $343,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
8

FRED WILLIAMS

PONDS, LYSTERFIELD, 1966

oil on canvas

86.0 x 71.0 cm

Private sale
9

CHARLES BLACKMAN

DOUBLE IMAGE, 1961

oil on composition board

137.0 x 152.5 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
10

JOHN BRACK

ONE BALANCING GIRL, 1977

watercolour, pen and ink on paper

66.0 x 48.0 cm 73.0 x 55.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
11

JEFFREY SMART

SECOND STUDY FOR HOUSE AT INTERSECTION, 1977

oil on canvas on composition board

27.5 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
12

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

CHILDREN DANCING, 1950

oil on canvas

66.0 x 102.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,300,000 – $1,600,000
Sold for $2,025,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
13

JOHN PERCEVAL

BOY BESIDE A FRUIT BARROW, 1943

oil on canvas on composition board

69.0 x 42.0 cm

Private sale
14

ALBERT TUCKER

SELF PORTRAIT, 1948

oil pastel, synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard

50.5 x 37.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
15

CHARLES BLACKMAN

GLADIOLI, c.1964

oil on canvas

122.0 x 102.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
16

ARTHUR BOYD

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE WITH DAM AND WHITE COCKATOO, c.1958

oil on composition board

39.5 x 49.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
17

BRETT WHITELEY

CHIMP TARONGA ZOO STUDY, VERSO: UNTITLED (FIG TREE), 1978

brush and ink on paper

57.0 x 53.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
18

JOHN OLSEN

TIDAL ESTUARY, 1993

watercolour and pastel on paper

97.0 x 152.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $100,000
Sold for $171,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
19

TONY TUCKSON

TP 174A UNTITLED, c.1963

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

122.0 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
20

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

SHEEP WEATHER ALERT 5, 1992 – 93

torn and cut bitumen-based printed linoleum, paint and weathered plywood (diptych)

78.0 x 240.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
21

WILLIAM ROBINSON

CHOOK YARD WITH BATH-TANK, c.1984

oil on linen

72.0 x 87.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $140,000
Sold for $122,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
22

WILLIAM ROBINSON

SUN AND LIGHT RAIN NUMINBAH, 2004

oil on linen

51.0 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
23

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

BRONTE INTERIOR, 2003

unique colour woodblock print

95.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$140,000 – $180,000
Sold for $294,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
24

BANKSY

GIRL WITH BALLOON, 2004

screenprint in colours 

66.0 x 50.0 cm (sheet)

Private sale
25

PETER BOOTH

PAINTING (SNOW SCENE - GREY TREE), 2006

oil on canvas 

45.5 x 81.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
26

BEN QUILTY

WANT WANT WANT, 2006

oil and aerosol on linen

140.0 x 200.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
27

BEN QUILTY

WINDSOR #1, 2004

oil on canvas

35.0 x 40.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
28

BEN QUILTY

THE OTTER, 2019

oil on canvas

40.5 x 30.5 cm

Estimate: 
$28,000 – $36,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
29

ALBERT HENRY FULLWOOD

THE OLD WHALING STATION, MOSMAN’S BAY, SYDNEY, 1899

watercolour and gouache on paper on cardboard

57.5 x 94.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
30

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

DADONE, c.1900

oil on canvas

32.0 x 25.5 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $153,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
31

JULIA MARGARET CAMERON

JULIA JACKSON, 1867

Albumen silver print from glass negative

25.0 x 18.5 cm (image)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $122,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
32

DOROTHEA SHARP

THREE CHILDREN FEEDING BIRDS

oil on canvas

61.0 x 61.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
33

ELIOTH GRUNER

THE MILL, MOUNT GILEAD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE OLD MILL, MENANGLE, 1926

oil on wood panel

24.0 x 28.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
34

ARTHUR BOYD

LANDSCAPE (BACCHUS MARSH), 1943 – 45

oil on canvas on composition board

62.5 x 74.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
35

ARTHUR BOYD

NEBUCHADNEZZAR, RAINBOW AND WATERFALL, 1967

oil on canvas

107.5 x 112.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
36

ARTHUR BOYD

PULPIT ROCK, SANDBAR AND FIGURE, SHOALHAVEN RIVER, c.1987

oil on composition board

91.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $202,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
37

JOHN OLSEN

LANDSCAPE WITH BLACKBOYS, BROOME, 1999

watercolour on paper

79.0 x 90.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
38

FRED WILLIAMS

ROCKS AND SAPLINGS, 1957 – 58

gouache on paper

53.5 x 37.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
39

GUY GREY-SMITH

KARRI FOREST II, c.1976

oil on canvas on board 

122.0 x 183.0 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 – $85,000
Sold for $116,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
40

GUY GREY-SMITH

NIGHT SISTER, 1963

oil on composition board

75.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
41

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK

COMPOSITION WITH CYLINDERS, c.1922

tempera on cardboard

37.5 x 44.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
42

YVONNE AUDETTE

LANDSCAPE AT MIDNIGHT, 1966 – 67

oil on plywood

152.5 x 114.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
43

JOHN COBURN

SONG OF INDIA, 1974

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

120.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $82,841 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
44

ROGER KEMP

UNTITLED, c.1980

synthetic polymer paint on linen

136.5 x 235.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
45

MARGARET PRESTON

CIRCULAR QUAY, 1925

hand-coloured woodcut

24.5 x 24.5 cm (image)
41.5 x 29.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $63,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
46

MARGARET PRESTON

BRACHYCHITON DISCOLOR, c.1931

hand–coloured woodcut

46.0 x 46.0 cm (image)
60.0 x 54.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $28,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
47

HERBERT BADHAM

NUDE MODEL, 1934

oil on canvas on board

39.5 x 34.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
48

GODFREY MILLER

THE GREEN GINGER JAR

oil on canvas

40.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
49

JOHN PASSMORE

[HARBOUR LANDSCAPE], c.1956

oil on composition board

35.5 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
50

MARGARET OLLEY

PROTEA AND FRUIT, 1976

oil on composition board

75.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
51

ROBERT KLIPPEL

NO. 274B, 1974

welded steel

259.0 cm (height)

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
52

JAMES GLEESON

WOMAN IN CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE, c.1953

oil on board

30.0 x 19.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
53

WILLIAM DOBELL

SELF PORTRAIT, c.1966 – 68

oil on composition board

19.5 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$28,000 – $35,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
54

TONY TUCKSON

MAN’S HEAD NO. 2 (TP330), c.1952 – 56

oil on canvas

41.0 x 37.0 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
55

RICHARD LARTER

THAT SPECIAL DISPOSITION, 1973

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

180.5 x 114.5 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
56

LLOYD REES

THE WATTLE TREE, 1934

pencil on paper 

18.0 x 26.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
57

LLOYD REES

EVENING NO. 1, 1982/83

oil on canvas on board

50.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
58

MURRAY GRIFFIN

THE WOODCUTTER, c.1948

oil on composition board

81.0 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
59

EVELINE SYME

BAYSIDE STILL LIFE WITH PINEAPPLE

oil on canvas

41.5 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
60

JAMES GLEESON

IMAGES FOR A DARKENING TIME, 2003

oil on canvas

178.0 x 132.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
61

ALBERT TUCKER

PARROTS IN FLIGHT

oil on cardboard

61.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
62

SIDNEY NOLAN

BURKE AND CAMEL, 1966

Ripolin enamel on paper on board

51.5 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
63

JOHN COBURN

SPRING GARDEN, 1976

synthetic polymer paint on paper

51.5 x 71.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
64

TIM STORRIER

FIRE LINE, 1995

synthetic polymer paint and rope on paper

103.0 x 152.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
65

JOHN GLOVER

EVENING ON THE THAMES, 1808

watercolour on paper

73.0 x 110.0 cm

Private sale
66

CONRAD MARTENS

GOVETTS LEAP, 1876

watercolour and gouache on paper

44.5 x 64.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
67

TOM ROBERTS

RIVER OMEGA, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901

oil on wood panel

19.5 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
68

BESSIE DAVIDSON

GUÉTHARY (BASSES-PYRÉNÉES), 1948

oil on panel

19.0 x 24.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
69

CHARLES CONDER

BEACH AT NEWQUAY, c.1906

oil on canvas

41.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
70

HILDA RIX NICHOLAS

PORTRAIT, 1911

pastel and charcoal on paper

37.5 x 27.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $8,000
Sold for $7,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
71

HILDA RIX NICHOLAS

PORTRAIT WITH PINK HAT, 1911

pastel and charcoal on paper

37.5 x 27.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $8,000
72

ANTOINE-CHARLES VAUTHIER

ECHIDNA, c.1827

watercolour, pen and ink on paper

11.0 x 15.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
73

HANS HEYSEN

GUMS, 1906

oil on canvas on board

33.0 x 26.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
74

MAX MELDRUM

GOMETZ LE CHÂTEL, 1927

oil on canvas on board

37.0 x 34.0 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $8,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
75

CLARICE BECKETT

WATTLE AT SHERBROOKE, c.1923

oil on pulpboard

36.0 x 30.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
76

NORMAN LINDSAY

LANGOUR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PINK DRAPE, 1934

oil on canvas on composition board

61.0 x 51.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
77

NORMAN LINDSAY

SATYR AND TWO NYMPHS

watercolour on paper

42.0 x 41.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
78

NORMAN LINDSAY

THE PICNIC, 1944

watercolour on paper

53.0 x 58.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
79

JANET CUMBRAE STEWART

THE PLAITS, 1925

pastel on paper

26.5 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $10,432 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
80

CLARA SOUTHERN

AUTUMN ON THE YARRA

oil on canvas on board

34.0 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $15,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
82

PAUL KLEE

LATERNENFEST BAUHAUS, 1922

colour lithograph and watercolour on paper

9.0 x 13.5 cm (image)

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
83

OSKAR SCHLEMMER

LATERNENFEST BAUHAUS SONNWEND WEIMAR, 1922

colour lithograph and ink on card

10.5 x 15.5 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
84

OSKAR SCHLEMMER

KONZENTRISCHE GRUPPE (FIGURENPLAN K 1), 1921, from the portfolio NEW EUROPEAN GRAPHICS, 1ST PORTFOLIO: MASTERS OF THE STATE BAUHAUS, WEIMAR

lithograph on paper

49.0 x 33.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $3,927 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
85

OSKAR SCHLEMMER

FIGUR VON DER SEITE: FIGUR H2 SITZENDE, 1921, from the portfolio NEW EUROPEAN GRAPHICS, 1ST PORTFOLIO: MASTERS OF THE STATE BAUHAUS, WEIMAR

lithograph on paper

47.5 x 35.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$3,000 – $5,000
Sold for $2,700 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
86

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK

DRACHENFEST WEIMAR, 1922

colour lithograph and watercolour on paper 

12.5 x 8.5 cm (image)

Estimate: 
$2,000 – $4,000
Sold for $7,977 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
87

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK

DRACHENFEST WEIMAR, 1922

colour lithograph and ink on paper

9.0 x 12.5 cm (image) 10.5 x 15.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$2,000 – $4,000
Sold for $6,750 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
88

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK

REACHING THE STARS, 1922

colour lithograph on paper

42.0 x 31.5 cm (image) 68.5 x 50.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $8,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
89

LYONEL FEININGER

TAHITI, 1920, from the portfolio 12 WOODCUTS BY LYONEL FEININGER

woodcut on paper

16.0 x 19.0 cm (image) 22.5 x 33.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$2,000 – $3,000
Sold for $4,295 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 90 - 91
90

VARIOUS ARTISTS

TEN AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHS (FOLIO 1), 1935 – 1997, 2001

ten silver gelatin photographs 

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne
91

MERVYN BISHOP

PRIME MINISTER GOUGH WHITLAM POURS SOIL INTO THE HANDS OF TRADITIONAL LANDOWNER, 1975/2021

digital inkjet print

60.0 x 60.0 cm (image)

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 74 - 3 May 2023, Melbourne