Important Australian + International Fine Art

live Auction

Sydney17 November 2010

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 17 November 2010, 7:00 pm

Sydney

36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW

Lot 1

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

RIVER AT HANGCHOW, 1945-47

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $57,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 2

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

AVENEL, c.1975

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $43,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE SPLIT SECOND SUMMER BEGAN, 1979

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Sold $99,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 4

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

THE BIG SUN AND LILY POND, 1986

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000

Sold $156,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

A CERTAIN SMILE, 1994-95

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000

Lot 6

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

SUMMER, 1964

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $324,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 7

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

GETHSEMANE, 1958

Estimate $900,000 - $1,200,000

Sold $960,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

TOMBS IN PEKING, 1936

Estimate $270,000 - $350,000

Sold $468,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

COLIBAN FALLS II, 1979

Estimate $280,000 - $340,000

Sold $324,000 (inc. BP)

CONSTRUCTION WITH WRECKS, DUNNY AND BULL

Lot 10

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

CONSTRUCTION WITH WRECKS, DUNNY AND BULL, 1984

Estimate $320,000 - $420,000

Sold $528,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

TWO GREEN CLOUDS, 1966

Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,400,000

Lot 12

Colin McCahon

(New Zealand, 1919 - 1987)

I APPLIED MY MIND, 1982

Estimate $800,000 - $1,200,000

Lot 13

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

IDIOM, 2001

Estimate $120,000 - $150,000

Sold $120,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

CALYX, 2002

Estimate $220,000 - $260,000

Sold $234,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

RESERVE, 1997

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000

Sold $45,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 16

Colin McCahon

(New Zealand, 1919 - 1987)

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES, SERIES 2, NO. 5, 1976

Estimate $250,000 - $300,000

Lot 17

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

TRISTAN, 1952

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $159,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

DREAM OF PROMETHEUS 4, c.1964

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $5,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

DREAM OF PROMETHEUS 6, c.1964

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

THE FORERUNNER, c.1950

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $19,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

WAVES, 1946

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $21,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

SAND DUNES, c.1933-36

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $20,400 (inc. BP)

BEACH AT ROSEBUD WITH MT MARTHA IN DISTANCE

Lot 23

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

BEACH AT ROSEBUD WITH MT MARTHA IN DISTANCE, 1938

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $31,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

FIGURE ON BEACH WITH JETTY, ROSEBUD

Estimate $28,000 - $38,000

Sold $28,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 25

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

THE TELLER, 1956

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000

Sold $45,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 26

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

BOATS AND MOONS, 1943

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Lot 27

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

FLOWERS IN A BLUE JUG, 1948

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $55,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 28

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

JINKER ON THE SANDBANK, SHOALHAVEN, 1986

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Lot 29

Ralph Balson

(1890 - 1964)

NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING, 1959

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $20,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 30

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

KIMBERLEY WET SEASON, 2004

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Lot 31

Sam Fullbrook

(1922 - 2004)

FLOWERPIECE I, 1973

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $72,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

HORSE AND NUDE, c.1978

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 33

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

RECLINING NUDE, 1981

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Lot 34

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

EMUS AT RANDWICK, 1964

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $31,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 35

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

CHILDHOOD MEMORY, 1951-52

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $33,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

NILE EVENING, 1984

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $9,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 37

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

PACIFIC DRIFT (ROSE CROSSING) STUDY, 1998

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 38

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

BEACON OF THE PILOT II

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $21,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

DESERT STORM, 1992

Estimate $20,000 - $25,000

Sold $26,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Leonard French

(1928 - 2017)

THE RAFT, c.1971

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $40,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 41

Colin Lanceley

(born 1938)

CYCLISTS IN THE PARK, 1990

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $19,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 42

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

HANGING ROCK, 1988

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Lot 43

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

CHARLES BLACKMAN AT MALLACOOTA INLET, 1955

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 44

John Molvig

(1923 - 1970)

BALLAD OF NATIVE STOCKMEN NO. 2, 1958

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $7,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 45

Judy Cassab

(born 1920)

DEAD TREES AND STONES, 1959

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Lot 46

John Passmore

(1904 - 1984)

SAND FIGHT NO.6, 1953

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $26,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

SEA, 1987

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Sold $16,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 48

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

MORNING AT BALMAIN, 1977

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $18,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 49

Alexander Schramm

(1814 - 1864)

NATIVES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, c.1850

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $48,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 50

Haughton Forrest

(1826 - 1925)

LAKE SCENE

Estimate $9,000 - $14,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Emanuel Phillips Fox

(1865 - 1915)

VIEW ACROSS THE HARBOUR, SYDNEY

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $10,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 52

Will Ashton

(1881 - 1963)

EVENING ALONG THE SEINE

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Frank Crozier

(1883 - 1948)

MAN ON HORSE BESIDE CART, c.1910

Estimate $800 - $1,200

Sold $1,020 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

STUDY OF POULTRY, c.1908

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $39,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

Robert Richmond Campbell

(1902 - 1972)

SUMMER DAY, 1939

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

Robert Richmond Campbell

(1902 - 1972)

BOATS MOORED IN A COVE, SYDNEY

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $7,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

CREEPING SHADOWS, c.1895

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $15,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

MOONRISE THROUGH THE TREES

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $12,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 59

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

HAWAIIANS, c.1985

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $14,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

ISLANDERS COLLECTING FRUIT, c.1980s

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $22,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 61

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

CORNFLOWERS AND MELON, c.1970

Estimate $25,000 - $30,000

Sold $36,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 62

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

THE JOURNEY (ELEPHANT), 1978

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $12,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

LILY TROTTERS IN SWAMP, 1972

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Sold $24,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 64

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

STORMY LANDSCAPE, c.1965

Estimate $28,000 - $36,000

Lot 65

John Kelly

(born 1965)

TWO COWS UNPAINTED, 1993

Estimate $5,500 - $7,500

Sold $13,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 66

Rick Amor

(born 1948)

STUDY FOR UNDER THE BRIDGE, 1994

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $7,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 67

McLean Edwards

(born 1972)

BRUISES, 1996

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $15,600 (inc. BP)

GUIDE TO RECENT ARCHITECTURE: FOUNTAINS (EXCERPT)

Lot 68

Shaun Gladwell

(born 1972)

GUIDE TO RECENT ARCHITECTURE: FOUNTAINS (EXCERPT), 2000-07

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

Sold $3,120 (inc. BP)

Lot 69

Lionel Bawden

(born 1974)

OBJECT OF DESIRE, 2003

Estimate $3,500 - $5,000

Sold $6,600 (inc. BP)

THE WONDERFUL PAINTING AND THE LOOSE LABRADOR WITH HI HO SILVER

Lot 70

Dale Frank

(born 1959)

THE WONDERFUL PAINTING AND THE LOOSE LABRADOR WITH HI HO SILVER, 1994-95

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 71

Sean Cordeiro And Claire Healy

(born 1974)

BERLIN (LACK), 2007

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $15,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 72

John Nicholson

(born 1970)

FILTER, 2008

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $7,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 73

Dale Frank

(born 1959)

SWAMP AT SUNSET, 1989

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 74

Dale Frank

(born 1959)

SMELL PAINTING III, 1993

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $5,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 75

Guan Wei

(Chinese/Australian, born 1957)

THE LAST TEMPTATION, 1997

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $11,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 76

Guan Wei

(Chinese/Australian, born 1957)

GUM, 1990

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,200 (inc. BP)

THERE’S SO MUCH TO FIND (IL CUCCO, SICILY)

Lot 77

Jason Benjamin

(born 1971)

THERE’S SO MUCH TO FIND (IL CUCCO, SICILY), 2004-05

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Lot 78

Geoffrey Bartlett

(born 1952)

UNTITLED SCULPTURE

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 79

Peter Churcher

(born 1964)

SIMON, 2005

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 80

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

PARIS, 1973-74

Estimate $3,500 - $5,000

Sold $3,120 (inc. BP)

Lot 81

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

DREAM OF CLOCHARD III, 1970

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

COMPOSER, 1983

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $2,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 83

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

DESERT LANDSCAPE

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000

Sold $13,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 84

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

DEATH OF MINOTAUR, 1956

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Lot 85

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

STOCKMEN IN THE SCRUB, CAPE YORK

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 86

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

WATERHOLE, LAURA RIVER, CAPE YORK

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $7,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 87

Pro Hart

(1928 - 2006)

STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF COOK, 1968

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $10,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

Pro Hart

(1928 - 2006)

LANDSCAPE WITH CRUCIFIXION, 1970

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $5,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

David Boyd

(born 1924)

JUDGE AND BATHERS, 1963

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $4,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

ANGEL OVER ELY, 1950

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 91

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

TWO FIGURES, c.1950

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Lot 92

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

JONAH SPEWED ON THE BEACH

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $2,040 (inc. BP)

Lot 93

William Frater

(1890 - 1974)

PORTRAIT, DIANA LANG, 1920

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 95

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

CHILDREN PLAYING

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 96

Bill Coleman

(1922 - 1993)

BEDROOM INTERIOR WITH NUDE

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 97

Loudon Sainthill

(1918 - 1969)

PIERROT

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $4,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 98

Loudon Sainthill

(1918 - 1969)

CUBIST BUST

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,120 (inc. BP)

Lot 99

Weaver Hawkins

(1893 - 1977)

HOUSE IN PROVENCE, 1924

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $5,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 100

Nancy Borlase

(1914 - 2006)

SUBURBAN SCENE

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

Lot 101

Winifred Nicholson

(1893 - 1981)

MYKHNE – GREECE – BLUE IRIS, 1969

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 102

Aletta Lewis

(born 1904)

HOUSES AND TREES, 1927

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 103

Jack Kilgour

(1900 - 1987)

EVENING CLASS

Estimate $2,500 - $4,000

Sold $4,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 104

Vincent Brown

(1901 - 2001)

DEMOLITION, FORTITUDE VALLEY, BRISBANE, 1945

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $5,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 105

William Frater

(1890 - 1974)

OLD BUILDINGS, MELBOURNE, 1946

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 106

Frank Hinder

(1906 - 1992)

STUDY FOR SUBWAY PEOPLE, 1945

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $4,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 107

Frank Hinder

(1906 - 1992)

CINESOUND STUDIO BONDI JUNCTION, 1944

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $2,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 108

Frank Hinder

(1906 - 1992)

NEWPORT 1938-39, 1938-39

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

Sold $1,440 (inc. BP)

Lot 109

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

TD897, c.1963

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $3,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 110

Frank Hinder

(1906 - 1992)

THE RED DOOR, 1989

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

Sold $720 (inc. BP)

Lot 111

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928 - 1987)

SELF PORTRAIT (PINK)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 112

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928 - 1987)

SELF PORTRAIT (GREEN)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 113

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928 - 1987)

MICK JAGGER, 1975

Estimate $22,000 - $28,000

Sold $24,000 (inc. BP)

HASEGAWA KYOKO WEARS YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE

Lot 114

Izima Kaoru

(born 1954)

HASEGAWA KYOKO WEARS YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE, 2003

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 115

Rex Dupain

(born 1954)

BONDI BROLLY, 2002

Estimate $4,500 - $6,500

Sold $7,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 116

Rex Dupain

(born 1954)

SURF RACE, BONDI, 2001

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Lot 117

Max Dupain

(1911 - 1992)

JEAN WITH WIRE MESH, 1937

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000

Sold $13,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 118

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

TOWARDS SCULPTURE 7, 1977

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $6,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 119

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

LAVENDER BAY WHARF, 1978

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 120

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

SILVER EYE, 1988

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $19,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 121

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

FUNERAL MARCH OF DON JUAN, 1924

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $3,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 122

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

THIEVES’ KITCHEN, 1929

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $3,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 123

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

SPECTATORS, 1956

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $19,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 124

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

FOREST OF GUM TREES, 1965-66

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 125

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

FIGURE ON AN ORANGE BACKGROUND, 1961

Estimate $3,000 - $4,000

Sold $5,700 (inc. BP)

Lot 126

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

MONKEY, TARONGA PARK ZOO, SYDNEY, 1979

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $4,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 127

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

SWIMMING FROG, 1986

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 128

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

DIVING FROG, 1986

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 129

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

HANGING TREE FROG, 1986

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 130

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

RED COW AT SHOALHAVEN

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Lot 131

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

FLAME TREES WITH PULPIT ROCK

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 132

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

STRINGYBARK CREEK

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 133

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

FIGURE AND HORSES

Estimate $800 - $1,200

Sold $480 (inc. BP)