live Auction
Melbourne27 July 2022

100 Highlights from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art

Past live auction

Wed 27 July 2022, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

ON THE AMERICKAN CREEK NEAR WOLLONGONG, c.1859 – 61
Lot 1

Eugene Von Guérard

(1811 - 1901)

ON THE AMERICKAN CREEK NEAR WOLLONGONG, c.1859 – 61

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)

WEST BROOK, JUNE 29,
Lot 2

Eugene Von Guérard

(1811 - 1901)

WEST BROOK, JUNE 29,, c.1860

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

TAHLEE, PORT STEPHENS, NSW, 1841 or
Lot 3

Conrad Martens

(1801 - 1878)

TAHLEE, PORT STEPHENS, NSW, 1841 or, 1842

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

VIEW OF ADELAIDE FROM BELAIR ROAD
Lot 4

S.T. Gill

(1818 - 1880)

VIEW OF ADELAIDE FROM BELAIR ROAD, c.1860

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)

“WHEN THE GLOW IS IN THE WEST”, LANE COVE FROM ABOVE THE BRIDGE
Lot 5

William Charles Piguenit

(1836 - 1914)

“WHEN THE GLOW IS IN THE WEST”, LANE COVE FROM ABOVE THE BRIDGE, 1893

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)

MT WELLINGTON FROM NEW TOWN BAY
Lot 6

William Charles Piguenit

(1836 - 1914)

MT WELLINGTON FROM NEW TOWN BAY, c.1898

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $39,273 (inc. BP)

THE HILLSIDE, MACEDON
Lot 7

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

THE HILLSIDE, MACEDON, 1904

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $159,545 (inc. BP)

BALMAIN AND LEICHHARDT, FROM HOLTERMANN’S TOWER
Lot 8

Arthur Streeton

(1867 - 1943)

BALMAIN AND LEICHHARDT, FROM HOLTERMANN’S TOWER, c.1921

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $294,545 (inc. BP)

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL
Lot 9

Tom Roberts

(1856 - 1931)

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL, 1909

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)

MOONRISE
Lot 10

David Davies

(1864 - 1939)

MOONRISE, c.1894

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $15,955 (inc. BP)

STUDY FOR ENDORMIES
Lot 11

Rupert Bunny

(1864 - 1947)

STUDY FOR ENDORMIES, c.1904

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $104,318 (inc. BP)

OUR TENT AT SWANAGE, DORSETSHIRE
Lot 12

Tudor St George Tucker

(1862 - 1906)

OUR TENT AT SWANAGE, DORSETSHIRE, c.1903

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)

REPOS, c.1909 – 11
Lot 13

Emanuel Phillips Fox

(1865 - 1915)

REPOS, c.1909 – 11

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

ROLLING HILLS, YASS
Lot 14

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

ROLLING HILLS, YASS, 1929

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

FIELD
Lot 15

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

FIELD, 1917

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

JAMISON VALLEY, BLUE MOUNTAINS
Lot 16

Penleigh Boyd

(1890 - 1923)

JAMISON VALLEY, BLUE MOUNTAINS, 1922

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

THE DEAD TREE, COLDSTREAM
Lot 17

George Washington Lambert

(1873 - 1930)

THE DEAD TREE, COLDSTREAM, 1926

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

WHITE GUMS
Lot 18

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

WHITE GUMS, 1926

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $45,409 (inc. BP)

IN THE STUDIO
Lot 19

Lindsay Bernard Hall

(1859 - 1935)

IN THE STUDIO, c.1924

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

FLOWERS IN JUG
Lot 20

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

FLOWERS IN JUG, c.1929

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $19,636 (inc. BP)

COASTAL GUMS, also known as AUSTRALIAN GUM BLOSSOM
Lot 21

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

COASTAL GUMS, also known as AUSTRALIAN GUM BLOSSOM, 1929

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $613,636 (inc. BP)

BEACH SCENE, c.1932 – 33
Lot 22

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

BEACH SCENE, c.1932 – 33

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)

TUSCAN LANDSCAPE (VERSO: SIENA)
Lot 23

Eveline Syme

(1888 - 1961)

TUSCAN LANDSCAPE (VERSO: SIENA), c.1930

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

FARMHOUSE, MT TORRENS
Lot 24

Dorrit Black

(1891 - 1951)

FARMHOUSE, MT TORRENS, c.1945

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

PURPLE STILL LIFE
Lot 25

Freda Robertshaw

(1916 - 1997)

PURPLE STILL LIFE, c.1940

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

THE CART
Lot 26

William Dobell

(1899 - 1970)

THE CART, c.1936

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE STUDY IN GREY GREEN
Lot 27

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

STILL LIFE STUDY IN GREY GREEN, 1952

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

THE FOSSICKER
Lot 28

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

THE FOSSICKER, 1949

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000

Sold $429,545 (inc. BP)

SPRING AFTERNOON, WERRI BEACH
Lot 29

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

SPRING AFTERNOON, WERRI BEACH, c.1948

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

TREES IN QUARRY, c.1952 – 56
Lot 30

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

TREES IN QUARRY, c.1952 – 56

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $466,364 (inc. BP)

CROSSING THE RIVER
Lot 31

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

CROSSING THE RIVER, 1964

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

Sold $1,080,000 (inc. BP)

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Lot 32

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, 1956

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

EAST MELBOURNE HILLSIDE, STEEP STREET
Lot 33

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

EAST MELBOURNE HILLSIDE, STEEP STREET, c.1930s

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

FACES
Lot 34

Joy Hester

(1920 - 1960)

FACES, c.1948

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $19,636 (inc. BP)

BARBARA
Lot 35

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

BARBARA, c.1960

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $135,000 (inc. BP)

ANTIPODEAN HEAD (INTRUDER)
Lot 36

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

ANTIPODEAN HEAD (INTRUDER), 1962

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $39,273 (inc. BP)

PARROTS IN BUSH
Lot 37

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

PARROTS IN BUSH, c.1973

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

SHOALHAVEN RIVERBANKS AND LARGE STONES
Lot 38

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SHOALHAVEN RIVERBANKS AND LARGE STONES, 1981

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $613,636 (inc. BP)

LANDSCAPE HANGING ON TO AN EDGE
Lot 39

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

LANDSCAPE HANGING ON TO AN EDGE, 1987

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

SAPLING FOREST, c.1960 – 62
Lot 40

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

SAPLING FOREST, c.1960 – 62

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $282,273 (inc. BP)

ECHUCA LANDSCAPE, c.1960 – 62
Lot 41

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ECHUCA LANDSCAPE, c.1960 – 62

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $104,318 (inc. BP)

SAPLING PANEL V
Lot 42

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

SAPLING PANEL V, 1966

Estimate $60,000 - $90,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

LYSTERFIELD LANDSCAPE
Lot 43

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

LYSTERFIELD LANDSCAPE, c.1968

Estimate $50,000 - $75,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

HILLSIDE, ELLERSTON
Lot 44

William Delafield Cook

(born 1936)

HILLSIDE, ELLERSTON, 1990

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $454,091 (inc. BP)

MORNING VISION (LANE COVE RIVER)
Lot 45

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

MORNING VISION (LANE COVE RIVER), 1982

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

STUDY FOR MAN WITH BOUQUET
Lot 46

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

STUDY FOR MAN WITH BOUQUET, 1981

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000

Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)

CHILDREN PLAYING
Lot 47

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

CHILDREN PLAYING, 1965

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $368,182 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH MARIGOLDS AND ORANGES
Lot 48

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

STILL LIFE WITH MARIGOLDS AND ORANGES, c.1973

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

SELF PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST STUNTING
Lot 49

Edwin Tanner

(1920 - 1980)

SELF PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST STUNTING, 1958

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

THREE EGYPTIAN WOMEN
Lot 50

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

THREE EGYPTIAN WOMEN, 1975

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

THREE FACES
Lot 51

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

THREE FACES, c.1965

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

MECHANICS OF THE MIND, also known as CONFIGURATION
Lot 52

Roger Kemp

(1908 - 1987)

MECHANICS OF THE MIND, also known as CONFIGURATION, c.1985

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

SKETCH OF THE RIVER AT CARCOAR
Lot 53

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

SKETCH OF THE RIVER AT CARCOAR, c.1977

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)

PRELIMINARY NOTES FOR ‘HARRY’S BUILDING’
Lot 54

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

PRELIMINARY NOTES FOR ‘HARRY’S BUILDING’, 1976

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

GIRL IN STRIPED DRESS WITH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS
Lot 55

George Baldessin

(1939 - 1978)

GIRL IN STRIPED DRESS WITH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, c.1977

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $79,773 (inc. BP)

WATER AND LIGHT
Lot 56

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

WATER AND LIGHT, 1999

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $35,591 (inc. BP)

LASSETER’S REEF, 1993/1996 – 97
Lot 57

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

LASSETER’S REEF, 1993/1996 – 97

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $245,455 (inc. BP)

WINTER
Lot 58

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

WINTER, 1988

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)

DULL HOME
Lot 59

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

DULL HOME, 1998

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED
Lot 60

Juan Davila

(Chilean/Australian, born 1946)

UNTITLED, 1994

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

CATTLE IN LANDSCAPE
Lot 61

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

CATTLE IN LANDSCAPE, c.1938

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $10,432 (inc. BP)

NORTHCOTE QUARRY
Lot 62

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

NORTHCOTE QUARRY, c.1940

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $13,500 (inc. BP)

A WOMAN IN THE DOORWAY OF NO. 171
Lot 63

Sali Herman

(1898 - 1993)

A WOMAN IN THE DOORWAY OF NO. 171, 1949

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $20,864 (inc. BP)

NEW GROWTH, c.1958 – 63
Lot 64

Clifton Pugh

(1924 - 1990)

NEW GROWTH, c.1958 – 63

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $13,500 (inc. BP)

THE BRIDGE
Lot 65

Leonard French

(1928 - 2017)

THE BRIDGE, 1983

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

SEAGULLS AND SULPHUR SMOKE AT WILLIAMSTOWN
Lot 66

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

SEAGULLS AND SULPHUR SMOKE AT WILLIAMSTOWN, 1990

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $141,136 (inc. BP)

GIRLS IN THE GARDENS, also known as PINK AND BLUE
Lot 67

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

GIRLS IN THE GARDENS, also known as PINK AND BLUE, 1970

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

MATTER PAINTING (PAINTING NO. 8)
Lot 68

Ralph Balson

(1890 - 1964)

MATTER PAINTING (PAINTING NO. 8), 1960

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

ORANGE ACCENT II
Lot 69

Peter Upward

(1932 - 1983)

ORANGE ACCENT II, 1960

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

BARRIER REEF
Lot 70

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

BARRIER REEF, 1976

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $76,091 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED DRAWING #3 (TD 388), c.1953 – 56
Lot 71

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED DRAWING #3 (TD 388), c.1953 – 56

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

SLEVIN, 1992 – 93
Lot 72

Michael Johnson

(born 1938)

SLEVIN, 1992 – 93

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

DEPARTURE I
Lot 73

David Larwill

(born 1956)

DEPARTURE I, 1985

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

Sold $39,273 (inc. BP)

WELL ALRIGHT, SO NOW
Lot 74

Richard Larter

(1929 - 2014)

WELL ALRIGHT, SO NOW, 1970

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

MIDNIGHT
Lot 75

David Aspden

(1935 - 2005)

MIDNIGHT, 1988

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

REFLECTION OF MOSQUITO COILS
Lot 76

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

REFLECTION OF MOSQUITO COILS, 1980

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $11,045 (inc. BP)

THREATENING WEATHER
Lot 77

Rick Amor

(born 1948)

THREATENING WEATHER, 1997

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

BLACK SWANS AT SHOALHAVEN III
Lot 78

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

BLACK SWANS AT SHOALHAVEN III

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $41,727 (inc. BP)

EVENING BLAZE LINE
Lot 79

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

EVENING BLAZE LINE, 1990

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

THE SEASIDE
Lot 80

Thea Proctor

(1879 - 1966)

THE SEASIDE, c.1923

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

SUMMER AT PITTWATER
Lot 81

Adrian Feint

(1894 - 1971)

SUMMER AT PITTWATER, 1951

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

STUDY FOR THE EXPULSION, (VERSO: STUDY FOR TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY)
Lot 82

Herbert Badham

(1899 - 1961)

STUDY FOR THE EXPULSION, (VERSO: STUDY FOR TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY), 1956

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

RECEDING TIDE, NEAR COOLUM, QUEENSLAND
Lot 83

Kenneth Macqueen

(1897 - 1960)

RECEDING TIDE, NEAR COOLUM, QUEENSLAND

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $12,273 (inc. BP)

BUILDING OF THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE
Lot 84

Arthur d’Auvergne Boxall

(1895 - 1944)

BUILDING OF THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, 1930

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

THE BACKYARD OPALESCENT SHED
Lot 85

Murray Griffin

(1903 - 1992)

THE BACKYARD OPALESCENT SHED, 1949

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

FIGURES IN A GARDEN
Lot 86

Weaver Hawkins

(1893 - 1977)

FIGURES IN A GARDEN, 1948

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

TWO GIRLS
Lot 87

Jean Bellette

(1908 - 1991)

TWO GIRLS, c.1945

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

Sold $13,500 (inc. BP)

PORT FAIRY IMAGE (VERSO: STREET SCENE WITH TERRACED HOUSES)
Lot 88

Shay Docking

(1928 - 1998)

PORT FAIRY IMAGE (VERSO: STREET SCENE WITH TERRACED HOUSES), 1957

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $9,818 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH ZINNIAS
Lot 89

Alison Rehfisch

(1900 - 1975)

STILL LIFE WITH ZINNIAS

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000

Sold $9,205 (inc. BP)

INGRAMS GREEN, SUSSEX
Lot 90

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

INGRAMS GREEN, SUSSEX, 1949

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

PORTRAIT OF JEAN SHAW
Lot 91

Janet Cumbrae-Stewart

(1883 - 1960)

PORTRAIT OF JEAN SHAW, 1918

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

LADY IN THE SHADE
Lot 92

Jessie Traill

(1881 - 1967)

LADY IN THE SHADE

Estimate $12,000 - $16,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

CHRISTMAS LILIES
Lot 93

Sybil Craig

(1901 - 1989)

CHRISTMAS LILIES

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $4,295 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH FUCHSIAS
Lot 94

Vida Lahey

(1882 - 1968)

STILL LIFE WITH FUCHSIAS, c.1930

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

ZINNIAS
Lot 95

Alice Marian Ellen Bale

(1875 - 1955)

ZINNIAS

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $7,364 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH ORIENTAL VASE
Lot 96

Alice Marian Ellen Bale

(1875 - 1955)

STILL LIFE WITH ORIENTAL VASE

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $3,927 (inc. BP)

PASTORAL
Lot 97

Louis Buvelot

(1814 - 1888)

PASTORAL, 1871

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $15,955 (inc. BP)

RIVER LANDSCAPE, TASMANIA
Lot 98

Haughton Forrest

(1826 - 1925)

RIVER LANDSCAPE, TASMANIA, c.1880

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

KOOKABURRAS
Lot 99

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

KOOKABURRAS, 1910

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $13,500 (inc. BP)

SUMMER AFTERNOON, AMBLESIDE
Lot 100

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

SUMMER AFTERNOON, AMBLESIDE, 1936

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $40,500 (inc. BP)

Laura’s Test Lot
Lot 123

Unknown Artist

Laura’s Test Lot, 1994

Estimate $100 - $150