Important Australian and International Fine Art

live Auction

Sydney10 May 2017

Important Australian and International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 10 May 2017, 7:00 pm

Sydney

36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW

Lot 1

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

KAPUNDA CHURCH, 1946

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $43,920 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

MARIGOLDS, c.1929

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 4

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

AUSTRALIAN NATIVE FLOWERS, 1943

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

NATIVE GROUP, DAVAO, PHILIPPINES, 1934

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $244,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 7

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE PINK DOVE I, 1983

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $189,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ACACIAS, YOU YANGS III, 1971

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

BLAZE, 2003

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $292,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

RIDDLE OF THE KOI, 1994

Estimate $450,000 - $650,000

Sold $561,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Howard Taylor

(1918 - 2001)

PLANET, 1996

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $183,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 12

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

STUDY FOR POND AT BUNDANON, 1975

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 13

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

PORTRAIT OF (VERLAINE AS) RIMBAUD, 1970

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $68,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

William Delafield Cook

(born 1936)

KIMONO, 1991 –, 1998

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $51,240 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

KITCHEN STORY, 1993

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $219,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 16

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

EVENING (FLOWERS FOR NANCY), 1993

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Lot 17

Shane Cotton

(New Zealand, born 1964)

GALLERY FOREST, 2005

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $58,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

Paul Partos

(1943 - 2002)

SCRIPT, 1991

Estimate $16,000 - $20,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

Imants Tillers

(born 1950)

SANCTUARY II, 2003

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

Philip Wolfhagen

(born 1963)

UNTITLED (STUDY FOR NOCTURNE), 1995

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

Philip Wolfhagen

(born 1963)

LANDSCAPE SEMAPHORE NO. 7, 2004

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $30,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Tony Oursler

(born 1957)

BLACK BOX, 2010

Estimate $20,000 - $40,000

Lot 23

Paul McCarthy

(born 1945)

PROPO (BENT DOLL), 2002

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Shaun Gladwell

(born 1972)

BARRIER HIGHWAY (MULTITUDES STATE), 2007

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 25

Chuck Close

(born 1940)

SELF PORTRAIT WOODCUT, 2009

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 26

Lucian Freud

(British, 1922 - 2011)

GIRL HOLDING HER FOOT, 1985

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $29,463 (inc. BP)

Lot 27

Lynn Chadwick

(1914 - 2003)

CLOAKED FIGURE VI, 1977

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 28

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

THE LUTE PLAYER, c.1924

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $195,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 29

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

THE CURTAIN, 1921

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 30

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

SET OF THREE OIL PAINTINGS, c.1920s

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 31

Raynor Hoff

(1894 - 1937)

FAUN AND NYMPH, 1924

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $54,900 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Raynor Hoff

(1894 - 1937)

SALOMÉ, 1938

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 33

Sir Alfred Gilbert

(1854 - 1934)

PERSEUS ARMING, 1882

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 34

Bertram Mackennal

(1863 - 1931)

VESTA, c.1900

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 35

Bertram Mackennal

(1863 - 1931)

DIANA WOUNDED, 1905

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $85,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

THREE JUGGLERS, 1955

Estimate $100,000 - $140,000

Sold $122,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 37

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

BURNT STUBBLE WIMMERA, c.1975

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $122,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 38

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

THE STRUGGLE, 1956

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $91,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ACACIA LANDSCAPE WITH CLOUDS, 1980

Estimate $260,000 - $320,000

Lot 40

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

SADDLE, 1982

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 41

Colin McCahon

(New Zealand, 1919 - 1987)

PAINTING, 1956

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $67,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 42

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

PAVEMENT II, 1997

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Lot 43

Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula

(1932 - 2001)

WOMEN CAMPED AT KAMPURRULA, 1973

Estimate $35,000 - $55,000

Sold $42,700 (inc. BP)

Lot 44

Rover Thomas (Joolama)

(c.1926 - 1998)

GUWALIWALI COUNTRY, 1989

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Lot 45

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford

(c.1922 - 2007)

LIGHTNING CREEK – BUSH TURKEY, 2003

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Sold $109,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 46

Emily Kam Kngwarreye

(c.1910 - 1996)

THE FIRST FLOWERS OF SUMMER, 1990

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $85,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

SEASCAPE WITH SURFBOARD, 1996

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Lot 48

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

THE WAVE AND GARLAND, 1999

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $91,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 49

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

THE PRESENTATION, 1995

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Sold $134,200 (inc. BP)

THE KISS, 2001 (FROM ARTIST AND THE MUSE SERIES)

Lot 50

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

THE KISS, 2001 (FROM ARTIST AND THE MUSE SERIES)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

THE EXPULSION, c.1986

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $54,900 (inc. BP)

Lot 52

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, 1982

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

BIRDS IN FLIGHT, 1974

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

DEEP WATERS, 1976 –, 1979

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

SONG OF INDIA, 1974

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

UNTITLED, 1958

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

BATHERS, 1946

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 58

Clement Meadmore

(1929 - 2005)

WARM VALLEY, 1994

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 59

Clement Meadmore

(1929 - 2005)

ROUND MIDNIGHT, 1996

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

Clement Meadmore

(1929 - 2005)

WALLFLOWER, 1987

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $170,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 61

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

OPUS 664 (b), 1987

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $44,835 (inc. BP)

Lot 62

Stephen Bush

(born 1958)

LADY CAMPBELL WEED DUKE OF NORMANDY, 2010

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

Philip Wolfhagen

(born 1963)

UNTITLED LANDSCAPE STUDY NO. 12, 1994

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 64

Rick Amor

(born 1948)

BOY ON THE BEACH, 1999

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $51,240 (inc. BP)

Lot 65

Noel McKenna

(born 1956)

(i) UNTITLED, 2001; (ii) UNTITLED, 2001

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

Sold $1,952 (inc. BP)

Lot 66

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

SKULL FOR CULLEN, 2009

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 67

Noel McKenna

(born 1956)

UNTITLED, 2002

Estimate $600 - $800

Sold $2,440 (inc. BP)

Lot 68

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

GLEBE, 1985

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH ANN WILSON POTTER, MRS FRANCIS BARNES, HOBART

Lot 69

Augustus Earle

(1793 - 1838)

PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH ANN WILSON POTTER, MRS FRANCIS BARNES, HOBART, 1825

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000

Sold $122,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 70

Oswald Brierly

(1817 - 1894)

THE WANDERER, ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, 1840

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

A RARE GROUP OF FOUR EARLY WATERCOLOURS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

Lot 71

Samuel Howitt

(1765 - 1822)

A RARE GROUP OF FOUR EARLY WATERCOLOURS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS, c.1812

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 72

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

WATERHOLE AND GHOST GUM

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $21,960 (inc. BP)

NEAR CORROBOREE ROCK, EASTERN MACDONNELLS

Lot 73

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

NEAR CORROBOREE ROCK, EASTERN MACDONNELLS

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 74

Ronnie Tjampitjinpa

(born c.1943)

UNTITLED (TINGARI STORY), 1988

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 75

Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri

(c.1920 - 2008)

ROCKHOLES AND COUNTRY NEAR THE OLGAS, 2008

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 76

Tjungkara Ken

(born 1969)

SEVEN SISTERS, 2011

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 77

Gertie Huddleston

(1933 - 2013)

FRESH WATER SPRINGS, 2000

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 78

Maggie Napangardi Watson

(1921 - 2004)

DIGGING STICKS, 1990

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 79

Emily Kam Kngwarreye

(c.1910 - 1996)

UNTITLED, 1992

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 80

Yirawala

(c.1895 - 1976)

UNTITLED (KANGAROOS), 1967

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Lot 81

Wandjuk Marika

(1927 - 1987)

DJANGKAWU CREATION STORY, 1964

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

Iso Rae

(1860 - 1940)

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Sold $3,660 (inc. BP)

Lot 83

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

THE SPIRIT OF THE AIR, c.1900

Estimate $9,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 84

Tom Roberts

(1856 - 1931)

LONDON STREET SCENE, c.1884

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 85

William Robert Colton

(1867 - 1921)

ANGAS MEMORIAL BRONZE RELIEFS, c.1915

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 86

Haughton Forrest

(1826 - 1925)

EUROPEAN WARSHIPS OFF THE COAST

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 87

S.T. Gill

(1818 - 1880)

OFF TO THE DIGGINGS

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

American School

WHALING, c.1850

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

TURRAMURRA LANDSCAPE, c.1926

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

INTERIOR STILL LIFE

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 91

Horace Trenerry

(1899 - 1958)

MORNING LIGHT, 1928

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 92

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

EUROPEAN CANAL AND BRIDGE

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $7,930 (inc. BP)

Lot 93

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

WOODFORD BAY, LANE COVE, 1941

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $14,030 (inc. BP)

Lot 94

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

THE PATHWAY, 1946

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $7,076 (inc. BP)

Lot 95

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED NO. 5 (BLUE), c.1960

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 96

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED (TD 2433), 1956

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,636 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED (RED, BLACK AND WHITE), c.1958, VERSO: SEATED NUDE

Lot 97

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED (RED, BLACK AND WHITE), c.1958, VERSO: SEATED NUDE

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $30,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 98

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

THE TORRENS WEIR, c.1946 –, 1948

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 99

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

STILL LIFE, c.1948

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 100

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

Study for THE FIVE FACTORIES, 1987

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 101

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

A COLLECTION OF THREE SCULPTURES, c.1990

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 102

Bill Coleman

(1922 - 1993)

BEDROOM INTERIOR WITH NUDE

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 103

David Larwill

(born 1956)

THE PLOT, 2002

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

Lot 104

David Larwill

(born 1956)

ATTACK OF THE EUROPEAN WASP, 1986

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 105

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

THE MONKEY WITH NUT, 1946

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 106

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

THE FOURTH STATION, c.1958

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $11,590 (inc. BP)

Lot 107

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

SUITE, 1960

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 108

Michael Kmit

(1910 - 1981)

THE CALLING OF CHRIST, 1952

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 109

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

LEDA AND SWAN (BLUE LANDSCAPE)

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 110

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

LEDA AND SWAN (GREEN LANDSCAPE)

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 111

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

KELLY, 1954

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 112

Henry Moore

(1898 - 1986)

HEAD (AFTER ANDREA PISANO), 1980 – 81

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,660 (inc. BP)

Lot 113

Walter Sickert R.A.

(1860 - 1942)

MORAX, c.1900

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $1,342 (inc. BP)

Lot 114

Edvard Munch

(1863 - 1944)

MODEL WARMING HER HANDS, 1896

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 115

Jesse Jewhurst Hilder

(1881 - 1916)

ENTRY GATES WITH WOMAN AND CHILD, c.1914

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 116

James R. Jackson

(1886 - 1975)

MIDDLE HARBOUR, SYDNEY, c.1933

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 117

James Alfred Turner

(1850 - 1908)

THE RIGHT DIRECTION, 1902

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 118

Harold Septimus Power

(1878 - 1951)

HARD AT WORK

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $5,856 (inc. BP)

Lot 119

J.H. Scheltema

(1861 - 1941)

CATTLE BY THE RIVER

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 120

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DREAM 2, 1987

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $3,172 (inc. BP)

Lot 121

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

NIGHT LANDSCAPE 2, 1987

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $3,050 (inc. BP)

Lot 122

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

FIGURE ON ROAD, 1987

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $3,172 (inc. BP)

Lot 123

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

UNTITLED, 1984

Estimate $1,800 - $2,200

Sold $3,416 (inc. BP)

Lot 124

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK, 1984

Estimate $1,000 - $1,200

Sold $610 (inc. BP)

Lot 125

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

N.Y.C., 1984

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

Sold $793 (inc. BP)

Lot 126

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

N.Y.C., 1984

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

Sold $1,037 (inc. BP)

Lot 127

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

KNOLL IN THE YOU YANGS, 1963 – 64

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 128

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

LANDSCAPE WITH A STEEP ROAD, 1959

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,660 (inc. BP)

Lot 129

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

HILLSIDE NUMBER 1, 1965 – 66

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 130

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

STUDY FOR AN OIL PORTRAIT, 1940

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 131

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

MADONNA AND CHILD AGAINST LANDSCAPE, 1974

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 132

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

JONAH

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500

Sold $2,074 (inc. BP)