Important Australian + International Fine Art

live Auction

Melbourne27 November 2019

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 27 November 2019, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

Lot 1

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

STILL LIFE (DAHLIAS), c.1929 – 30

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $67,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 2

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

THE QUARTETTE, c.1935

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,560 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Ethel Spowers

(1890 - 1947)

THE BAMBOO BLIND, 1926

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 4

Edith Lawrence

(1890 - 1973)

CRICKET, c.1930

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

THE MIDDAY REST, 1909

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $42,700 (inc. BP)

Lot 6

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE, 1950

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Lot 7

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SHOALHAVEN LANDSCAPE II, c.1972

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

Sold $146,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

TOWARDS THE SEA, FROM SPRINGBROOK, 1995

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $244,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

STILL LIFE ON A TERRACE, 1990 – 93

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $51,240 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

SALVAGE FROM RANDOM’S EFFIGY, 1939 – 41

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Joy Hester

(1920 - 1960)

DOLL IN GREEN DRESS, c.1947 – 48

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 12

Joy Hester

(1920 - 1960)

LOVERS WITH ROSE, c.1947

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Lot 13

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

YELLOW LEGS, 1969

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

Sold $1,195,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

Antony Gormley

(born 1950)

SMALL YIELD, 2015

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000

Sold $549,000 (inc. BP)

MARCHAND DE COULEURS (HARDWARE MERCHANT)

Lot 15

Takanori Oguiss

(Japanese, 1901 - 1986)

MARCHAND DE COULEURS (HARDWARE MERCHANT), c.1931 – 32

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

A one point two five liter bottle is to too tall to finish off in a sedan, you need a four wheel drive with that extra roof height to lift the bottle

Lot 16

Dale Frank

(born 1959)

A one point two five liter bottle is to too tall to finish off in a sedan, you need a four wheel drive with that extra roof height to lift the bottle, 2009

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $67,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 17

Stephen Bush

(born 1958)

LURE OF PARIS #29, 2011

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Lot 18

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

SKULL RORSCHACH, 2007

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

Michael Johnson

(born 1938)

TERRA ROSSA, 1999

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $73,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

THE SENTINEL (No.718b), 1988

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $97,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

(1935 - 2013)

PURPLE CLUSTER WITH GREY BOTTLE, 2009

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $51,240 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

FIVE SCULPTURES, 1995

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

CHRISTINE KEELER, AT MORLEY’S LONDON STUDIO

Lot 23

Lewis Morley

(1925 - 2013)

CHRISTINE KEELER, AT MORLEY’S LONDON STUDIO, 1963

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Reko Rennie

(born 1974)

ROYAL FLAG II, 2017

Estimate $20,000 - $25,000

Lot 25

Alex Seton

(born 1977)

LIFE VEST (EMERGENCY), 2014

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $28,060 (inc. BP)

Lot 26

Christian Thompson

(born 1978)

UNTITLED #7, 2010

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 27

Chiharu Shiota

(Japanese, born 1972)

STATE OF BEING (GUITAR), 2011

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $57,340 (inc. BP)

TIGA KEPALA SATU MASALAH (THREE HEADS AND ONE PROBLEM)

Lot 28

Eko Nugroho

(Indonesian, born 1977)

TIGA KEPALA SATU MASALAH (THREE HEADS AND ONE PROBLEM), 2010

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 29

Yang Yongliang

(Chinese, born 1980)

VIRIDESCENCE – STOCK WORLD, 2009

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $21,960 (inc. BP)

Lot 30

Tiffany Chung

(Vietnamese American, born 1969)

NAGASAKI, 2010

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 31

Li Hongbo

(Chinese, born 1974)

SMART LITTLE MAN, 2012

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Pinaree Sanpitak

(Thai, born 1961)

CLOUD SPROUT, 2008

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 33

Shane Cotton

(New Zealand, born 1964)

SMASHED MYTH STUDY, 2010

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Lot 34

Mark Whalen

(born 1982)

GATHERING, 2011

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 35

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

THE ALGERIAN HAT, c.1949 – 51

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

A DREAM OF PERSIA, c.1948

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,560 (inc. BP)

AN IMPRESSION OF A TABLE IN MY HOME IN NICE

Lot 37

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

AN IMPRESSION OF A TABLE IN MY HOME IN NICE, 1947

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 38

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

IN THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS, c.1913

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Lot 39

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

ARTIST AND EASEL, LUXEMBOURG GARDENS, c.1910 – 14

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

ROSES OF THE RIVIERA

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 41

Kate O’Connor

(1876 - 1968)

THE CHOIR

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 42

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

SIN GING VILLAGE, 1936

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $183,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 43

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

TREES, c.1950

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $34,160 (inc. BP)

Lot 44

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED (RED, BLACK AND WHITE), c.1962 – 65

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $100,040 (inc. BP)

Lot 45

Roger Kemp

(1908 - 1987)

THE SYMBOL, c.1960 – 62

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 46

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ACACIAS IN THE YOU YANGS II, 1978

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $195,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

RABBIT WARREN – RYDAL, 1997

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

Lot 48

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

THE BARRACKER, 1965

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,200 (inc. BP)

MOUNT KENT, ON THE WONNANGATTA, GIPPS LAND

Lot 49

Eugene Von Guérard

(1811 - 1901)

MOUNT KENT, ON THE WONNANGATTA, GIPPS LAND, 1873

Estimate $240,000 - $280,000

Sold $341,600 (inc. BP)

AN AUTUMN SUNSET, LANE COVE RIVER, N.S. WALES

Lot 50

William Charles Piguenit

(1836 - 1914)

AN AUTUMN SUNSET, LANE COVE RIVER, N.S. WALES, c.1910

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $85,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Penleigh Boyd

(1890 - 1923)

WATTLE GATHERERS, 1918

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $73,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 52

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

PHILLIP STREET, 1996

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

….THY LIPS TO KISS, 1991

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

DESERT COUNTRY, 1990

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

RED ROOM AND VISITOR, 2001

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $61,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

Rick Amor

(born 1948)

STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT, 2004

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

TWO FIGURES WITH KANGAROO, 1995

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $31,720 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Garry Shead

(born 1942)

THE MEASURING ARTIST, 2003 – 04

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 59

Leonard French

(1928 - 2017)

QUARTET (CREATION OF THE SEASONS)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

Clifford Last

(1918 - 1991)

THE LOVERS (WALL RELIEF), 1961

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $20,740 (inc. BP)

Lot 61

John Kelly

(born 1965)

PAPIER MÂCHÉ COW, 1995 – 96

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 62

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SCHOOLBOY RIDING A GOAT, c.1954 –1996

Estimate $20,000 - $25,000

Sold $21,960 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

VIEW OF LONDON, c.1948 – 49

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $36,600 (inc. BP)

Lot 64

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

SYDNEY HARBOUR, 1977

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 65

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

THE SOUTH COAST, VICTOR HARBOUR, 1926

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $23,180 (inc. BP)

Lot 66

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

MT. GILLEN, ALICE SPRINGS, N.T., c.1956

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $39,040 (inc. BP)

Lot 67

Adelaide Perry

(1891 - 1973)

ACROSS THE LANE COVE RIVER, WOOLWICH, 1948

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 68

Jacqueline Hick

(1919 - 2004)

BALCONY STILL LIFE

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 69

Herbert Badham

(1899 - 1961)

ANDANTE, 1953

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 70

Edwin Tanner

(1920 - 1980)

MARS MINES, 1961

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 71

Michael Shannon

(1927 - 1993)

THE MARSHALLING YARDS, 1957

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

SHOALHAVEN RIVER WITH COCKATOOS AND PELICAN

Lot 72

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SHOALHAVEN RIVER WITH COCKATOOS AND PELICAN

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)

Lot 73

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

ROSEBUD, 1940

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH NATIVE FLOWERS AND PEARS

Lot 74

Criss Canning

(born 1947)

STILL LIFE WITH NATIVE FLOWERS AND PEARS, 1985

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $29,280 (inc. BP)

Lot 75

Nora Heysen

(1911 - 2003)

MUSHROOMS, 1928

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $11,590 (inc. BP)

Lot 76

Imants Tillers

(born 1950)

BETWEEN ECHO AND HOPE, 2002

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $17,080 (inc. BP)

Lot 77

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

PAINTING (CHAIR AND LADDER), 1995

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 78

John Passmore

(1904 - 1984)

FIGURES IN LANDSCAPE, c.1958 – 59

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $10,370 (inc. BP)

WATERFRONT SERIES, FIGURES IN QUAY LANDSCAPE

Lot 79

John Passmore

(1904 - 1984)

WATERFRONT SERIES, FIGURES IN QUAY LANDSCAPE, c.1958 – 59

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 80

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

FLOODED LAND, 1990

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $24,400 (inc. BP)

Lot 81

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

SONG OF THE EARTH, 1960

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

TREES, c.1940 – 50

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $5,490 (inc. BP)

Lot 83

Ralph Balson

(1890 - 1964)

MATTER PAINTING, c.1961

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 84

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

TRADITION OF THE FAN, 1981

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,150 (inc. BP)

Lot 85

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

VEGETABLE GARDEN, 1988

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 86

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

ELEPHANTS AND GAZELLES, 1963

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 87

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

THE DOME, 1978 – 79

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $19,520 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

HOTEL BEDROOM

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

Lawrence Daws

(born 1927)

INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE, c.1954 – 55

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $7,320 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Sali Herman

(1898 - 1993)

WANGI SCENE, 1948

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $6,710 (inc. BP)

Lot 91

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

LIGHT ON THE DERWENT RIVER, 1973

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $11,590 (inc. BP)

Lot 92

Clifton Pugh

(1924 - 1990)

WETLANDS WITH BLUE BIRD, 1965

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $14,640 (inc. BP)

Lot 93

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

IBIS, 1963

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,300 (inc. BP)

Lot 94

Robert Juniper

(1929 - 2012)

CENTRAL DESERT LANDSCAPE, 2004

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $26,840 (inc. BP)

Lot 95

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

FIGURE, 1972

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

ABORIGINALS IN CAVE PAINTINGS, ARNHEM LAND

Lot 96

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

ABORIGINALS IN CAVE PAINTINGS, ARNHEM LAND, 1971

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 97

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

THE FAMILY, c.1957

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,172 (inc. BP)

Lot 98

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

TWO CHILDREN, c.1957

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 99

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

SUNDAY AND SWEENEY REED

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 100

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

CRETE, 1956

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $10,370 (inc. BP)

Lot 101

Elisabeth Cummings

(born 1934)

DOG IN THE STUDIO, 1997

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $10,980 (inc. BP)

Lot 102

Elisabeth Cummings

(born 1934)

BREAKFAST AT CURRUMBIN, 1995

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $6,100 (inc. BP)

Lot 103

Euan MacLeod

(New Zealand/Australian, born 1956)

GEOFF – HYDE PARK, 1989

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 104

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

DRAWING (GREEK RUINS II), 1999

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 105

Fiona Hall

(born 1953)

BLACKBOY VASE, 1997

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $4,880 (inc. BP)

Lot 106

Janet Laurence

(born 1949)

GLASSHOUSE SERIES, 2004

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

Sold $1,952 (inc. BP)

Lot 107

Sam Leach

(born 1973)

NEGENTROPHY, 2009

Estimate $7,000 - $9,000

Lot 108

Maria Kuczynska

(Polish, born 1948)

TORSO

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

Sold $3,416 (inc. BP)

Lot 109

Robert Jacks

(1943 - 2014)

SUITE ESPANOLA, 1992

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

Sold $6,344 (inc. BP)

Lot 110

Dale Hickey

(born 1937)

BENDIGO LANDSCAPE, 1976

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Sold $5,856 (inc. BP)

Lot 111

Robert Rooney

(1937 - 2017)

SCHOOL ARTS STORMS: BIG RED TREE, 2002

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $15,860 (inc. BP)

Lot 112

William Wyatt

(1838 - 1872)

NATIVES ENCAMPED, 1862

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 113

J.W. Curtis

(1839 - 1901)

POTATO FARM, BURKE ROAD, 1888

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $8,540 (inc. BP)

Lot 114

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

(1888 - 1960)

THE POOL, 1916

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $11,590 (inc. BP)

Lot 115

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

PARRAMATTA RIVER, DRUMMOYNE

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,420 (inc. BP)

Lot 116

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

NEAR KVAM, NORWAY, c.1925

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Lot 117

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

VIEW OF A BAY, SYDNEY HARBOUR, c.1921 – 22

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 118

William Dargie

(1912 - 2003)

BATTLE OF THE HINGE, KOREA, 7TH OCTOBER, 1951

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,200 (inc. BP)