Important Australian + International Fine Art

live Auction

Sydney28 August 2019

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 28 August 2019, 7:00 pm

Sydney

36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW

Lot 1

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

GERBERAS, 1926

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $122,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 2

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

THE MEETING IN THE GARDEN, c.1929

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $256,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

FIGURE WITH GUITAR, c.1932 – 35

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $170,800 (inc. BP)

PAYSAGE AUTOMNE (IN THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS)

Lot 4

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

PAYSAGE AUTOMNE (IN THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS), 1923

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

BRIDGE IN SPAIN (ALCÁNTARA BRIDGE, TOLEDO)

Lot 5

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

BRIDGE IN SPAIN (ALCÁNTARA BRIDGE, TOLEDO), 1925

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 6

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

MAN READING (PORTRAIT OF G. DAVIS), 1926

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

INTERIOR (SAM COURTAULD’S VILLA, FRANCE)

Lot 7

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

INTERIOR (SAM COURTAULD’S VILLA, FRANCE), 1948

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $146,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

STILL LIFE WITH MELON AND BELL

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $37,820 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

INDOOR STILL LIFE, 1913

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $268,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

THE BRIDGE FROM NORTH SHORE, c.1932

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

MOSMAN BRIDGE, c.1927

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 12

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

DRY RIVER CROSSING, N.T., 1946

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 13

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

FLANNEL FLOWERS ETC., c.1928

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

BLACK SWANS, WALLIS LAKE, N.S.W., 1923

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

Claude Flight

(1881 - 1955)

SPEED, c.1922

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 16

Cyril Power

(1872 - 1951)

THE TUBE STATION, c.1932

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 17

Ethel Spowers

(1890 - 1947)

THE GUST OF WIND, 1930 – 31

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

Eveline Syme

(1888 - 1961)

SYDNEY TRAMLINE, 1936

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $25,620 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

BUSH WIND MILL, 1927 – 28

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

Ethel Spowers

(1890 - 1947)

MELBOURNE FROM THE RIVER, c.1924

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $34,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

Claude Flight

(1881 - 1955)

DESCENT FROM THE BUS, c.1927

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Eileen Mayo

(1906 - 1994)

SPANISH KITCHEN, c.1945

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

Sold $2,440 (inc. BP)

Lot 23

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

THE PAINTER’S FAMILY, EASTER, 1927

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

PORTRAIT OF MARJORIE FEAR, 1931

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 25

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

DE MESTRE’S HOUSE, 1943

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 26

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

THE RAILWAY STATION, MOSS VALE, c.1926

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $42,700 (inc. BP)

Lot 27

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

ROCKY SHORE, SYDNEY HARBOUR, 1935

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 28

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

THE RIVER BANK, c.1942 – 44

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 29

Arnold Shore

(1897 - 1963)

FLOWER PIECE, 1944

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 30

Alison Rehfisch

(1900 - 1975)

FUSCHIAS AND OTHER FLOWERS, c.1958

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 31

Edith Holmes

(1893 - 1973)

MOUNT DIRECTION, TASMANIA, 1948

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $7,930 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

THE FARMER’S FENCE, 1928

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 33

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

EARLY MORNING, 1934

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 34

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

BODUMBA LANDS, 1927

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $17,690 (inc. BP)

Lot 35

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

AMONGST THE PAPERBARKS, c.1940

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

SEA AND REEF

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 37

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

SCENE BELOW, PADDINGTON, 1955 – 59

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 38

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

DOUBLE BAY, 1956

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $79,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

HOTEL SCENE, c.1950

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $219,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

BERWICK LANDSCAPE, c.1948

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $51,240 (inc. BP)

Lot 41

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

DUST STORM OVER DARWIN, 1951

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Lot 42

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

SCHOOLGIRL, 1953

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $183,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 43

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

ALICE TALL, 1956

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

Lot 44

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

BURNT GRASS, LYSTERFIELD, 1968

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 45

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

SILVER LANDSCAPE, 1968

Estimate $380,000 - $450,000

Sold $658,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 46

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

MOON IN WELLS, c.1963 – 64

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $146,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

THE TUSCAN FARMHOUSE, 1980

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

Sold $902,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 48

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

FLORIATED ADDRESS, 1995

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

Sold $732,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 49

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

CRASH PAINTING, 2010

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

When asked how he acquired his fine collection of French Empire clocks, Paul Keating, then prime minister of Australia, described his method thus; ‘Most people catch antiques when they are tame, in fashionable shops. I catch my clocks while they are still wild, in out-of-the-way places.

Lot 50

Dale Frank

(born 1959)

When asked how he acquired his fine collection of French Empire clocks, Paul Keating, then prime minister of Australia, described his method thus; ‘Most people catch antiques when they are tame, in fashionable shops. I catch my clocks while they are still wild, in out-of-the-way places., 2005

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $58,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford

(c.1922 - 2007)

THOOWOONGGOONARRIN, 2006

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Lot 52

Emily Kam Kngwarreye

(c.1910 - 1996)

EMU ALL OVER, 1990

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $91,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

EUCALYPT FOREST, 2000

Estimate $75,000 - $95,000

Sold $231,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

MILTON PARK, 1989

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

Gordon Bennett

(1955 - 2014)

NOTES TO BASQUIAT: MODERNITY, 1999

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $109,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

Brook Andrew

(born 1970)

AUSTRALIA I, 2012

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000

Sold $46,360 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Danie Mellor

(born 1971)

BAYI DAMBUN (GLADES OF DUSK AND SHADE), 2014

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $34,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Patricia Piccinini

(born 1965)

THE OFFERING, 2009

Estimate $8,000 - $10,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 59

Sam Leach

(born 1973)

RHINOS WITH EVOLUTION OF COLOUR TERMS, 2014

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $17,690 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

David Noonan

(born 1969)

UNTITLED, 2015

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 61

Juan Ford

(born 1973)

A VIEW WITH DUPLICITY, 2015

Estimate $14,000 - $18,000

Lot 62

Janet Laurence

(born 1949)

LAST GLANCE IN THE GLASS I, II and III, 2008

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

Jan Nelson

(born 1955)

WALKING IN TALL GRASS, LUCY 2, 2010

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

(in collaboration with NAVA CHAPMAN) WHITE TARA

Lot 64

Tim Johnson

(born 1947)

(in collaboration with NAVA CHAPMAN) WHITE TARA, 2010

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 65

Imants Tillers

(born 1950)

NATURE SPEAKS: BZ, 2010

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Lot 66

Kate Shaw

(born 1969)

BJÖRK (BIRCH), 2013

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 67

Nicholas Harding

(born 1956)

PARIS POND IRISES (1), 2013

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $34,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 68

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

(1935 - 2013)

CLUSTER WITH PURPLE BEAKERS, 2011

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 69

Ken Yonetani

(born 1971)

UNTITLED, 2009

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $6,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 70

Natasha Bieniek

(born 1984)

NICHOLAS, 2016

Estimate $7,500 - $9,500

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 71

Marian Drew

(born 1960)

LORIKEET WITH GREEN CLOTH, 2008 – 9

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

Sold $3,660 (inc. BP)

FANNY HARDWICKE: A NATIVE WITH A RINGTAILED POSSUM, VAN DIEMEN’S LAND

Lot 72

Attributed To Frederic Hardwicke

FANNY HARDWICKE: A NATIVE WITH A RINGTAILED POSSUM, VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, c.1822 – 24

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $91,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 73

Conrad Martens

(1801 - 1878)

VIEW OF SYDNEY COVE, 1838

Estimate $160,000 - $240,000

Sold $305,000 (inc. BP)

THE CITY AND HARBOUR OF SYDNEY FROM NEAR VAUCLUSE

Lot 74

George French Angas (1822 – 1886) And Thomas Shotter Boys

(1803 - 1874)

THE CITY AND HARBOUR OF SYDNEY FROM NEAR VAUCLUSE, 1852

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $4,758 (inc. BP)

Lot 75

George Edwards Peacock

(1806 - 1890)

VIEW OF SYDNEY HARBOUR

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 76

W.E. Riley

(1807 - 1836)

PORTRAITS OF A PRIZE RAM AND EWE, 1828

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $5,856 (inc. BP)

LARGE BLACK AND GREEN BUTTERFLY AND NATIVE PASSION FLOWERS OF QUEENSLAND

Lot 77

Ellis Rowan

(1848 - 1922)

LARGE BLACK AND GREEN BUTTERFLY AND NATIVE PASSION FLOWERS OF QUEENSLAND

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $6,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 78

Conrad Martens

(1801 - 1878)

VIEW OF SYDNEY FROM ST. LEONARDS, 1842

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 79

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

VIEW FROM MOUNT MACEDON, c.1907

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $134,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 80

Ethel Carrick Fox

(1872 - 1952)

FLOWER MARKET, c.1926

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 81

Rupert Bunny

(1864 - 1947)

THE FALLING STAR, c.1909

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000

Sold $170,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

SUMMER MORNING, BEAUMARIS

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $30,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 83

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

BEACH

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 84

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SHOALHAVEN RIVER WITH BOAT, c.1980s

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $100,040 (inc. BP)

FLOODED RIVER PASSING THE SIMPSON DESERT

Lot 85

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

FLOODED RIVER PASSING THE SIMPSON DESERT, 2007

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Sold $122,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 86

Roger Kemp

(1908 - 1987)

SEQUENCE, c.1968 – 75

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $48,800 (inc. BP)

Lot 87

Leonard French

(1928 - 2017)

THE ARRIVALS, 1981

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

CALLIGRAPHY ON AN ANCIENT TABLET, 1965

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $47,580 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

DELICATE BALANCE, 1984

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

PAINTING 1983 (APOCALYPTIC LANDSCAPE), 1983

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 91

Imants Tillers

(born 1950)

DIEVTURI, 1990

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 92

Ken Unsworth

(born 1931)

FREE FALL SERIES II – STONE CUBE, 1976

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $15,250 (inc. BP)

Lot 93

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

SEROQUEL, 2013

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

Lot 94

Ramesh Nithiyendran

(born 1988)

GOLDEN DICKHEAD, 2013

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 95

Hossein Valamanesh

(Iranian/Australian, born 1949)

UNTITLED, c.1980

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,172 (inc. BP)

Lot 96

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

SELF PORTRAIT, SAINT DENIS, 2014

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 97

Philip Wolfhagen

(born 1963)

THIRD RECOLLECTION, 1997

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Lot 98

Aida Tomescu

(born 1955)

FLINDERS RED, 2004

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 99

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

COTTAGES, BELLE-ÎLE, c.1907

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 100

Vera Rockline

(1896 - 1934)

NUDE WITH NECKLACE

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 101

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

BANKSIA AND TRUNK, c.1935

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 102

Olive Cotton

(1911 - 2003)

TEACUP BALLET, 1935, printed 1994

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 103

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

HILLSIDE AT TURRAMURRA, 1951

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Lot 104

Eric Wilson

(1911 - 1946)

STREET SCENE, c.1937

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 105

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

ROMONA RECLINING, 1965

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 106

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

ROSEBUD LANDSCAPE WITH RED HOUSE, 1939

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 107

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

FARMHOUSE AMONG TREES, 1931

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 108

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

SYDNEY HARBOUR, 1933

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 109

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

UNTITLED, c.1950s

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $15,250 (inc. BP)

Lot 110

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

COMPORT WITH FRUIT SERIES, 1962

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 111

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

ABSTRACT, 1956

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $8,784 (inc. BP)

Lot 112

Jon Cattapan‎

(born 1956)

BLUE CHANNEL NO. 1, 2005

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 113

Michael Parekowhai

(New Zealand, born 1968)

ATARANGI #8, 2004

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 114

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

UNTITLED, c.1983- 84

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $9,760 (inc. BP)

Lot 115

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

UNTITLED, 1984

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 116

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928 - 1987)

SANTA CLAUS, 1981

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $32,940 (inc. BP)

Lot 117

Andreas Gursky

(born 1955)

UNTITLED, 2008

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 118

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

STRANGE FLOWERS, 1984

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 119

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN, 1982

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 120

Noel McKenna

(born 1956)

UNPLACED EFFORT, 1992

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $5,856 (inc. BP)

Lot 121

Robert Campbell Jnr

(1944 - 1993)

LOOKING AFTER BABY, 1988

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $25,620 (inc. BP)

Lot 122

Brook Andrew

(born 1970)

IGNORATIA (KOOKABURRA), 2003

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 123

David Noonan

(born 1969)

THE CHINESE LANTERN, 2004

Estimate $3,500 - $4,500

Sold $4,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 124

Makinti Napanangka

(c.1930 - 2011)

ROCKHOLE SITE OF LUPULNGA, 2001

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 125

Makinti Napanangka

(c.1930 - 2011)

LUPULNGA, 2001

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 126

Paddy Jaminji

(c.1912 - 1996)

KANMANTURR, c.1984

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 127

Nicholas Harding

(born 1956)

NEWRYBAR STILL LIFE, 2014

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $25,620 (inc. BP)

Lot 128

Zoe Young

(born 1978)

APPLES FOR TEA, 2017

Estimate $8,500 - $12,500

Lot 129

David James

(1853 - 1904)

BREAKING WAVES

Estimate $4,000 - $8,000

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 130

Murray Griffin

(1903 - 1992)

MAGPIES (1), 1932

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $4,392 (inc. BP)