83 - Important Australian Fine Art

Important Australian Fine Art
Melbourne
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27 August 2025

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Lots 1 – 2 Bessie Davidson CATALOGUE ESSAY
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Bessie Davidson 
(Interior with girl reading), c.1924

tempera on compressed card

73.0 x 60.5 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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2

Bessie Davidson
Intérieur, c.1924

oil on board

60.5 x 73.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
Sold for $294,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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3

Grace Cossington Smith
The reader (the school cape), c.1916

oil on canvas on pulpboard 

32.0 x 24.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $981,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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4

Grace Cossington Smith
House with golden trees (Pink house), 1937

oil on board 

74.0 x 89.5 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $500,000
Sold for $325,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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5

Nora Heysen
Flinders Street Station, 1944

oil on canvas on plywood

48.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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6

William Dobell
Young man sleeping, c.1936

oil on board

27.0 x 44.5 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $280,000
Sold for $515,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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7

Roy De Maistre
Two women in a boat, c.1935

oil on board 

64.0 x 52.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $104,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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8

Roy De Maistre
View of Sydney Harbour from Admiralty House to Fort Denison, c.1929

oil on canvas

41.0 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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9

Roy De Maistre
Woman in a chair, c.1944

oil on canvas

122.5 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $180,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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10

John Brack
The slicing machine shop, 1955

oil on canvas 

76.0 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$600,000 – $800,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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11

Albert Tucker
Betrayal, 1952

oil on composition board

61.0 x 136.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $319,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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Lot 12: Property of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, sold to benefit its acquisitions program
12

Albert Tucker
Lunar landscape, 1957

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

96.0 x 131.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $165,682 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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13

Arthur Boyd
White bridge, c.1949 - 51

oil and tempera on composition board

83.5 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $515,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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14

Fred Williams
Burnt hillside, 1968 – 69

oil on canvas 

91.5 x 106.5 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $736,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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15

Brett Whiteley
Champagne, 1976

oil and collage on canvas with 19 corks

96.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$650,000 – $850,000
Sold for $552,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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16

Jeffrey Smart
Study for Approach to E.U.R., 1970

oil on board

31.0 x 48.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $282,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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17

Howard Arkley
New room, 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

173.0 x 135.0 cm

Estimate: 
$800,000 – $1,200,000
Sold for $2,025,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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18

Brett Whiteley
The magpie, 1976 - 77

oil on canvas

91.5 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$450,000 – $650,000
Sold for $675,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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19

Brett Whiteley
Startled heron, 1984

charcoal, ink, gouache and collage on card on board (with white oil on Perspex surface)

158.0 x 130.0 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $675,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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20

Charles Blackman
Alice amongst flowers, c.1956 - 57

oil and enamel on composition board

96.5 x 131.0 cm

Estimate: 
$700,000 – $900,000
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21

John Olsen
Adios grumpy author [Patrick White and the Gypsy Caravan], 1991

oil on canvas

152.5 x 198.0 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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22

Bronwyn Oliver
Lick, 1996

copper

230.0 cm length

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $589,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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23

Del Kathryn Barton
Here she HEAR, 2019

polished and clear-coated bronze

205.0 x 115.0 x 75.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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24

Clement Meadmore
Wingspan, 1996

bronze

19.0 x 34.5 x 19.0 cm (not including base)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $45,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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25

Jonny Niesche
Let the shadow come, 2019

dye sublimation print on polyester voile, auto-paint on aluminium

160.0 x 125.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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26

Tony Tuckson
Big red W, c.1964

oil on composition board

121.5 x 152.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $150,000
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27

Emily Kam Kngwarreye
Untitled (Awelye), 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

152.0 x 90.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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28

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
Dibirdibi Country, 2011

synthetic polymer paint on linen

152.0 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$28,000 – $38,000
Sold for $71,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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29

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford
Winperrji - Police rock hole, 2004

natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on board

80.0 x 100.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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LOTS 30 – 32 S. T. Gill CATALOGUE ESSAY
30

S.T. Gill
Mt. Emu from Stockyard Hill, 1855

oil on compressed card

17.5 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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31

S.T. Gill
On the Barwon River above Fyansford, Victoria, 1855

oil on compressed card

17.5 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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32

S.T. Gill
On Rocky Creek near Fryers Creek, 1852

oil on compressed card

22.5 x 30.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $30,682 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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33

Frederick Mccubbin
Bush farm, c.1910

oil on wood panel

25.0 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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34

Robert Klippel
No. 21, Pointed theme, 1945

Tasmanian blackwood

14.5 cm height

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
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35

Roy De Maistre
Garden under snow at Ecclestone Street, Pimlico, 1947

oil on canvas

57.0 x 72.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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36

Godfrey Miller
Cityscape, c.1950 – 52

oil on canvas on compressed card

35.5 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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37

Jeffrey Smart
Third study for Portrait of Bruce Beresford, 2009

oil on canvas

39.5 x 26.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $104,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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38

John Brack
The fertility goddesses, 1974

oil on canvas

61.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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39

Edwin Tanner
Homage to A.D. Hope, 1975 - 76

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

167.0 x 182.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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40

Arthur Boyd
Nebuchadnezzar dreaming of gold, c.1968 - 71

oil on composition board

20.0 x 24.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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41

Ken Whisson
Two aeroplanes and one or two birds, 1975

oil and enamel on composition board

82.5 x 110.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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42

Brett Whiteley
The Back of Notre Dame with Bridges, 1990

charcoal on paper

56.0 x 75.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $56,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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43

William Robinson
Morning landscape with neighbour's bull, 1991

oil on canvas

76.5 x 102.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $95,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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44

Margaret Olley
Marigolds and cornflowers, 1973

oil on composition board

76.5 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $106,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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45

Mirka Mora
The wedding, 1988

oil on canvas

76.0 x 102.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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46

Charles Blackman
Nocturne, 1952

oil and tempera on muslin on board

52.0 x 65.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
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47

Albert Namatjira
Darwin, 1950

watercolour on paper on cardboard

26.0 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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48

Hans Heysen
In the Moralana Gorge, Flinders Ranges, 1954

watercolour on paper

50.5 x 71.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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49

Grace Cossington Smith
Bush scene, 1955

oil on card on board

44.0 x 37.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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50

Bessie Davidson
Scottish Loch, c.1935

oil on plywood

36.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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51

Grace Cossington Smith
Golden wattle

oil on pulpboard

44.0 x 36.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $63,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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52

Max Dupain
Sunbaker, 1937 (printed later)

silver gelatin photograph

37.5 x 39.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 83 - 27 August 2025, Melbourne
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