Important Australian and International Fine Art

live Auction

Sydney13 September 2016

Important Australian and International Fine Art

Past live auction

Tue 13 September 2016, 7:00 pm

Sydney

36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW

Lot 1

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

ONE BIG ONE, 2005

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $97,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 2

Alex Seton

(born 1977)

SOLOIST, 2012

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

Sold $134,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Sam Jinks

(born 1973)

UNTITLED, 2012 – 14

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 4

Guan Wei

(Chinese/Australian, born 1957)

THE LAST SUPPER, 1995

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

DRAPERY IN THE STUDIO, 1960

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 6

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

AIR TRAVEL: PINEAPPLE PLANTATION, c.1949

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 7

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

BULLI LANDSCAPE, c.1930

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

CERAMICS WITH CORAL FLOWER, 1996

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

SKETCH FOR BACKS AND FRONTS, 1969

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $97,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

STUDY FOR THE RED CARPET, 1970

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

THE FARM CART, c.1930

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 12

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

YANKEE WITH GIRLS, AUSSIES WITHOUT, 1942

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $73,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 13

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

SPLIT ROCKS, c.1952

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $87,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

SUNSET ON THE OMEGA HILLS, 1948

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $219,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

PARINGA, 1951

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Lot 16

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ACACIA SAPLINGS, c.1974

Estimate $280,000 - $340,000

Sold $341,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 17

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

WASHING THE SALT OFF III, 1985

Estimate $650,000 - $850,000

Sold $1,220,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

BLUE AND GREEN PADDOCK, 1979

Estimate $450,000 - $550,000

Sold $549,000 (inc. BP)

SECOND STUDY FOR MORNING, YARRAGON SIDING

Lot 19

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

SECOND STUDY FOR MORNING, YARRAGON SIDING, 1983

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Sold $146,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

FIRST STUDY FOR OSTIA, 1969 – 70

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

Sold $93,940 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

MORNING TALLANBANNA, 1998

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $402,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

LEDA AND THE SWAN, 1945

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $67,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 23

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

BRIDE IN LANDSCAPE, c.1967

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $87,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

SCHOOLGIRL AND BUILDINGS, c.1952 – 53

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

HERSELF FORGIVEN: FIGURE FROM A DRAMA, 1963 (FROM ‘FIGURES FROM A DRAMA: SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR’)

Lot 25

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

HERSELF FORGIVEN: FIGURE FROM A DRAMA, 1963 (FROM ‘FIGURES FROM A DRAMA: SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR’)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 26

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

THE NIGHT (CHROME TAP), 2008

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $79,300 (inc. BP)

MORNING, 1994 (FROM ‘D.H. LAWRENCE’ SERIES)

Lot 27

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

MORNING, 1994 (FROM ‘D.H. LAWRENCE’ SERIES)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 28

Rick Amor

(born 1948)

STILL LIFE (INTERIOR), 1991 – 98

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $39,040 (inc. BP)

Lot 29

Michael Zavros

(born 1974)

WINNING IS EASY, 2009

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 30

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

SKULL, 2009

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 31

Nicholas Harding

(born 1956)

IN THE SWELL (LILO AND SNORKEL), 2005

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $28,060 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

PAINTING (FIGURE IN OLIVE JUMPER), 2005

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 33

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

BATHERS AND BRIGHT PAVILIONS, 1996

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 34

Lucian Freud

(British, 1922 - 2011)

BLOND GIRL, 1985

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Lot 35

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

THE NIGHT SKY, 1993

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $146,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

THE GARDEN, 1972

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $366,000 (inc. BP)

THE SECRET II, 1992 (FROM ‘D.H.LAWRENCE’ SERIES)

Lot 37

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

THE SECRET II, 1992 (FROM ‘D.H.LAWRENCE’ SERIES)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 38

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

ARTIST AND MUSE, c.2003

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $34,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

Sali Herman

(1898 - 1993)

THE WHITE HOUSE, PADDINGTON, 1964

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Sali Herman

(1898 - 1993)

TERRACE HOUSES BALMAIN, 1966

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 41

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

ST JAMES’ CHURCH, SYDNEY, 1949

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 42

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

SYDNEY, 1974

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 43

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

MONASTERY AT PORTOFINO, 1920

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 44

Horace Trenerry

(1899 - 1958)

THE BARN, c.1924

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 45

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

SPRING MORNING, c.1917

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Lot 46

William Strutt

(1825 - 1915)

SPRING CLEANING, 1892

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $79,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

John Glover

(1767 - 1849)

VIEW AT MATLOCK, DERBYSHIRE

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 48

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

ST FRANCIS WITH THE WOLF I, c.1964 – 65

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Lot 49

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

NIGHT FLIGHT OVER PARIS, 1973

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Lot 50

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

ERN MALLEY, 1969 – 73

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 51

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

TEMPLE CARVINGS, BALI, c.1984

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

STUDY FOR THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES

Lot 52

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

STUDY FOR THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $39,040 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

HUT IN THE MOONLIGHT, c.1955

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Lot 54

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

GIRL IN A LANE, c.1962

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 55

Brian Dunlop

(1938 - 2009)

EURYDICE’S BIRD, 2009

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 56

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

CANTICLE OF THE SUN II, 1967

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

SUNFLOWERS, c.1985

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Sam Fullbrook

(1922 - 2004)

FLORAL STILL LIFE

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 59

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

BLACKMAN’S ALICE

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

DELLA FRANCESCA ANGEL, 1948 – 68

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 61

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

POND AT DUSK NEAR BLACK MOUNTAIN, 1965

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Lot 62

Bill Henson

(born 1955)

UNTITLED 41, 1998/1999/2000

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

Bill Henson

(born 1955)

UNTITLED 1997– 98, 1997–98

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 65

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

DIRIGIBLE, 1989

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 66

Patricia Piccinini

(born 1965)

CYCLEPUPS: NEBULA, 2005

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Lot 67

David Noonan

(born 1969)

UNTITLED, 2005

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 68

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

HAYSTACK, HAHNDORF

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 69

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

BUNYEROO, 1927

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 70

Albert Aldis

(1869 - 1921)

ROYAL PARK, MELBOURNE – SUMMER, 1892

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 71

James R. Jackson

(1886 - 1975)

SYDNEY HARBOUR

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 72

James Alfred Turner

(1850 - 1908)

BROKEN BRIDGE, 1892

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 73

Frederick Woodhouse Snr

(1820 - 1909)

FALCON: WINNER OF THE 1864 ADELAIDE CUP, 1865

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 74

Albert Henry Fullwood

(1863 - 1930)

THE PORT OF FLUSHING, 1913

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 75

Jean-Louis Forain

(1852 - 1931)

PORTRAIT DE FEMME COUCHÉE DANS SON LIT

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 76

Robert Juniper

(1929 - 2012)

POET AND HIS DOG, 1988

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $30,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 77

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

HORSEMAN, PALMER RIVER, 1969

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 78

Clifton Pugh

(1924 - 1990)

NEW GROWTH, 1959

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 79

Nicholas Harding

(born 1956)

MAGNOLIA V, 2004

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 80

Nicholas Harding

(born 1956)

BEACH LIFE (LILO GIRL AND SNORKELLER), 2004

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $5,124 (inc. BP)

Lot 81

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

PROTEA, 1989

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

POPPIES, 1962 – 64

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

OBNOXIOUS LIBERALS (TO GUSTON & BASQUIAT)

Lot 83

Gordon Bennett

(1955 - 2014)

OBNOXIOUS LIBERALS (TO GUSTON & BASQUIAT), 2002

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $6,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 84

Adam Cullen

(1965 - 2012)

FOR HEAVENS SAKE, 1999

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Lot 85

David Noonan

(born 1969)

THE KEEP, 2003

Estimate $3,500 - $5,500

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 86

Noel McKenna

(born 1956)

TWO TREES, 2000

Estimate $6,500 - $9,500

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 87

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DRAWING (TWO FIGURES), 1986

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $2,196 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DRAWING (FOUR LEGGED FIGURE), 1986

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $3,050 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DRAWING (FIGURE AND FALLS), 1986

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $2,684 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DRAWING (LANDSCAPE AND COMET), 1986

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $2,318 (inc. BP)

Lot 91

Bill Henson

(born 1955)

UNTITLED 1983 – 1984, 1983 – 84

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 92

Louise Hearman

(born 1963)

UNTITLED, 1998

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,270 (inc. BP)

Lot 93

Philip Wolfhagen

(born 1963)

STUDY FOR THE NINTH ILLUSORY FIELD, 1992

Estimate $5,500 - $8,500

Sold $6,344 (inc. BP)

Lot 94

Julie Rrap

(born 1950)

ESCAPE ARTIST: CASTAWAY 3, 2009

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $1,952 (inc. BP)

Lot 95

Jan Senbergs

(born 1939)

GOING UNDERGROUND, 1983

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,344 (inc. BP)

Lot 96

Mike Brown

(1938 - 1997)

THE WELL, 1985

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 97

Gonkar Gyatso

(born 1961)

BUDDHA IN MODERN TIMES, 2009

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 98

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

ACROSS TOWN, 1991

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Sold $4,270 (inc. BP)

Lot 99

Sean Scully

(born 1945)

WALL, 1988

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

Lot 100

Sean Scully

(born 1945)

RAVAL 2, 1996

Estimate $3,500 - $5,500

Lot 101

Frank Auerbach

(born 1931)

WILLIAM FEAVER, 2007

Estimate $5,500 - $7,500

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

JYM, 1990 (FROM ‘SEVEN PORTRAITS’ SERIES)

Lot 102

Frank Auerbach

(born 1931)

JYM, 1990 (FROM ‘SEVEN PORTRAITS’ SERIES)

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $3,172 (inc. BP)

Lot 103

Henry Moore

(1898 - 1986)

RECLINING WOMAN III, 1980 – 81

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

Lot 104

Henry Moore

(1898 - 1986)

RECLINING WOMAN ON BEACH, 1980 – 81

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Lot 105

John Passmore

(1904 - 1984)

PORTRAIT OF MARJORIE JENKINS, c.1946

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Lot 106

Weaver Hawkins

(1893 - 1977)

SALOME, 1947

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,416 (inc. BP)

Lot 107

James Cant

(1911 - 1983)

STREET SCENE, LONDON, 1955

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $8,174 (inc. BP)

Lot 108

William Dobell

(1899 - 1970)

STUDY FOR THE TATTOOED LADY, 1941

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Lot 109

William Dobell

(1899 - 1970)

STUDY FOR THE LONDON ZOO, c.1936

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Lot 110

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

SKETCH OF JOE, 1950

Estimate $5,500 - $8,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

Lot 111

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

YOUNG LADY SEATED, c.1930s

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 112

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

THE YOUNG HALF CASTE, 1967

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 113

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

UNTITLED, 1967

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $3,660 (inc. BP)

Lot 114

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

THE BEACH, 1957

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 115

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

SEA, CLIFFS AND FISH

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $1,342 (inc. BP)

Lot 116

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

GEISHA, c.1990

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

A SLOW JOURNEY, JUST THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR

Lot 117

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

A SLOW JOURNEY, JUST THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR, 1978

Estimate $1,200 - $1,500

Sold $1,586 (inc. BP)