live Auction
Melbourne1 December 2022

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Thu 1 December 2022, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

SECOND STUDY FOR MADRAS AIRPORT
Lot 1

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

SECOND STUDY FOR MADRAS AIRPORT, 1979

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

ROCKY HILLSIDE, SHOALHAVEN
Lot 2

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

ROCKY HILLSIDE, SHOALHAVEN, c.1980

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)

ASCENDING CHILDREN
Lot 3

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

ASCENDING CHILDREN, 1960

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $380,455 (inc. BP)

GIRAFFE NO. 1
Lot 4

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

GIRAFFE NO. 1, 1964 – 65

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $306,818 (inc. BP)

HIGH FENCED
Lot 5

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

HIGH FENCED, 1996

Estimate $500,000 - $700,000

Sold $859,091 (inc. BP)

BEATEN TRACK
Lot 6

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

BEATEN TRACK, 1992

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

Sold $1,043,182 (inc. BP)

DAISIES
Lot 7

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

DAISIES, 1975 – 76

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $319,091 (inc. BP)

GARDEN
Lot 8

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

GARDEN, 1975

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

MALWAN POND – DAWN
Lot 9

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

MALWAN POND – DAWN, 1994

Estimate $180,000 - $250,000

Sold $380,455 (inc. BP)

BUTTERFLIES
Lot 10

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

BUTTERFLIES, 1993

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

BULLA GUKUP (TWO FROGS)
Lot 11

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

BULLA GUKUP (TWO FROGS)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)

GOONYA GA GIRRARNG (FISH AND LEAVES)
Lot 12

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

GOONYA GA GIRRARNG (FISH AND LEAVES), 1995

Estimate $180,000 - $250,000

Sold $319,091 (inc. BP)

BIRRAKALA (BUTTERFLIES) AT NIGHT
Lot 13

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

BIRRAKALA (BUTTERFLIES) AT NIGHT, 1993

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

NGAKAYDJIL (LIZARDS)
Lot 14

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

NGAKAYDJIL (LIZARDS), c.1993

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $66,273 (inc. BP)

WARRINYA (FLYING FOXES)
Lot 15

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

WARRINYA (FLYING FOXES), 1993

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $41,727 (inc. BP)

SPEARGRASS
Lot 16

Lin Onus

(1948 - 1996)

SPEARGRASS, 1993

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $54,000 (inc. BP)

MOLONG SHOW (also known as THE FAIRGROUND)
Lot 17

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

MOLONG SHOW (also known as THE FAIRGROUND), 1946

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)

NIGHT LIFE
Lot 18

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

NIGHT LIFE, 1962

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)

THE WEDDING
Lot 19

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

THE WEDDING, 1954

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

PORTRAIT OF EILEEN (VERSO: COASTAL LANDSCAPE)
Lot 20

Tom Roberts

(1856 - 1931)

PORTRAIT OF EILEEN (VERSO: COASTAL LANDSCAPE), c.1892

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

ELTHAM
Lot 21

Walter Withers

(1854 - 1914)

ELTHAM, c.1898

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)

PORTRAIT OF A CHILD
Lot 22

Florence Fuller

(1867 - 1946)

PORTRAIT OF A CHILD, c.1889

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $30,682 (inc. BP)

UNE TRICOTEUSE (A KNITTER)
Lot 23

Iso Rae

(1860 - 1940)

UNE TRICOTEUSE (A KNITTER), c.1909

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $128,864 (inc. BP)

A BLOSSOM TREE, BELLE-ÎLE
Lot 24

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

A BLOSSOM TREE, BELLE-ÎLE, 1887

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $368,182 (inc. BP)

JOUEURS DE CROQUET (LUXEMBOURG)
Lot 25

Rupert Bunny

(1864 - 1947)

JOUEURS DE CROQUET (LUXEMBOURG), c.1909

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $85,909 (inc. BP)

THE BUSTLE OF LIFE (also known as MARTIN PLACE, SYDNEY)
Lot 26

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

THE BUSTLE OF LIFE (also known as MARTIN PLACE, SYDNEY), 1914

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

ST. TROPEZ
Lot 27

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

ST. TROPEZ, 1924

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

APPLES ON A CLOTH
Lot 28

William Dobell

(1899 - 1970)

APPLES ON A CLOTH, 1932

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

BEAUMARIS SUNSET
Lot 29

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

BEAUMARIS SUNSET, c.1928 – 32

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $79,773 (inc. BP)

COMPOSITION
Lot 30

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

COMPOSITION, 1937

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

PEKING WALLS
Lot 31

Ian Fairweather

(1891 - 1974)

PEKING WALLS, 1945 – 46

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

COUNTRY ROAD, MOUNT RANKIN, NEAR BATHURST
Lot 32

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

COUNTRY ROAD, MOUNT RANKIN, NEAR BATHURST, 1948

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

HILLS OF BATHURST
Lot 33

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

HILLS OF BATHURST, c.1944

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

CHRIST WALKING ON THE WATER, c.1947 – 48
Lot 34

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

CHRIST WALKING ON THE WATER, c.1947 – 48

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED (STILL LIFE WITH DAISIES AND GRAPES)
Lot 35

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

UNTITLED (STILL LIFE WITH DAISIES AND GRAPES), 1979

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $63,818 (inc. BP)

BOTTLE BRUSH (2)
Lot 36

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

BOTTLE BRUSH (2), 1946

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

KANGAROO PAW ETC
Lot 37

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

KANGAROO PAW ETC, c.1930s

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $28,227 (inc. BP)

SELF PORTRAIT
Lot 38

Nora Heysen

(1911 - 2003)

SELF PORTRAIT, 1971

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

ORANGES (STILL LIFE)
Lot 39

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

ORANGES (STILL LIFE), 1963

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $39,273 (inc. BP)

SUNDAY, THURSDAY ISLAND
Lot 40

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

SUNDAY, THURSDAY ISLAND, 1960

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

SLEEPING LUBRA
Lot 41

John Molvig

(1923 - 1970)

SLEEPING LUBRA, 1958

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $83,455 (inc. BP)

SAND HILL BOUNDARY
Lot 42

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

SAND HILL BOUNDARY, c.1950s

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

THE PEARL
Lot 43

Alexander Archipenko

(Ukrainian/American, 1887 - 1964)

THE PEARL

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

COW
Lot 44

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928 - 1987)

COW, 1976

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

GANGSTA RAT
Lot 45

Banksy

(British, born 1973)

GANGSTA RAT, 2004

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU….. CONSTANT WONDER
Lot 46

Del Kathryn Barton

(born 1972)

I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU….. CONSTANT WONDER, 2017

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

SASH
Lot 47

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

SASH, 1994

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED (ALALGURA/EMU COUNTRY)
Lot 48

Emily Kam Kngwarreye

(c.1910 - 1996)

UNTITLED (ALALGURA/EMU COUNTRY), 1989

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $343,636 (inc. BP)

MENDOOWOORRJI – MEDICINE POCKET
Lot 49

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford

(c.1922 - 2007)

MENDOOWOORRJI – MEDICINE POCKET, 2005

Estimate $140,000 - $160,000

Sold $319,091 (inc. BP)

DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY
Lot 50

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

(c.1924 - 2015)

DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2009

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY
Lot 51

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori

(c.1924 - 2015)

DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2009

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED (CARLTON CAFÉ KITCHEN)
Lot 52

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

UNTITLED (CARLTON CAFÉ KITCHEN), 1969

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $23,318 (inc. BP)

L.C.H (LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE) NO. 3
Lot 53

Richard Larter

(1929 - 2014)

L.C.H (LA COMÉDIE HUMAINE) NO. 3, 1963

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

EPISTROPHY
Lot 54

Dick Watkins

(born 1937)

EPISTROPHY, 1973

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

HEARTLAND I
Lot 55

Aida Tomescu

(born 1955)

HEARTLAND I, 2015

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

PAINTING
Lot 56

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

PAINTING, 1984

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU I GET IDEAS
Lot 57

Louise Weaver

(born 1966)

WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU I GET IDEAS, 2002

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $7,977 (inc. BP)

SILENT STILL LIFE
Lot 58

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

(1935 - 2013)

SILENT STILL LIFE, 1994/2012

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

CAMEL GAP
Lot 59

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford

(c.1922 - 2007)

CAMEL GAP, 2004

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

LIMMEN BIGHT COUNTRY
Lot 60

Ginger Riley Munduwalawala

(c.1936 - 2002)

LIMMEN BIGHT COUNTRY, c.1990

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $44,182 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED
Lot 61

Roger Kemp

(1908 - 1987)

UNTITLED, c.1981

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

CITYSCAPE/DEEP DREAM
Lot 62

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

CITYSCAPE/DEEP DREAM, 1994

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

COW ANTICS
Lot 63

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

COW ANTICS, 1976

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $25,773 (inc. BP)

ANNITOWA LANDSCAPE
Lot 64

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

ANNITOWA LANDSCAPE, 1999

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $39,273 (inc. BP)

WOMAN IN A GARDEN
Lot 65

Constance Stokes

(1906 - 1991)

WOMAN IN A GARDEN, c.1981

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $20,864 (inc. BP)

THE JETTY
Lot 66

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

THE JETTY

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

STUDY FOR NUDE WITH NIGHTGOWN
Lot 67

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

STUDY FOR NUDE WITH NIGHTGOWN, 1957

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

REDFERN BOY
Lot 68

Robert Dickerson

(1924 - 2015)

REDFERN BOY, c.1958

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED SKETCH (NURSERY)
Lot 69

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

UNTITLED SKETCH (NURSERY), 1962

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $11,045 (inc. BP)

WOMAN AND ROSE
Lot 70

Joy Hester

(1920 - 1960)

WOMAN AND ROSE, 1957

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

OLINDA HILL FROM FOSTER’S GARDEN, SUMMER
Lot 71

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

OLINDA HILL FROM FOSTER’S GARDEN, SUMMER, 1961

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

MITTAGONG
Lot 72

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

MITTAGONG, 1957

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $28,227 (inc. BP)

THE CAT
Lot 73

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE CAT, 1980

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $68,727 (inc. BP)

BONDI
Lot 74

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

BONDI, 1984

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

SKETCHBOOK OF VIEWS IN ITALY
Lot 75

John Richardson Glover

(1790 - 1868)

SKETCHBOOK OF VIEWS IN ITALY, c.1849

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,818 (inc. BP)

ROMANCE
Lot 76

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

ROMANCE, 1921

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)

THE SHADOWED HILL
Lot 77

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

THE SHADOWED HILL, 1936

Estimate $15,000 - $18,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

PINK FLAMINGOS
Lot 78

Sid Long

(1871 - 1955)

PINK FLAMINGOS

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $41,727 (inc. BP)

REFLECTIONS – RHODODENDRONS
Lot 79

Max Meldrum

(1875 - 1955)

REFLECTIONS – RHODODENDRONS, 1934

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $15,955 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED (SEATED FEMALE FIGURE WITH LONG YELLOW HAIR)
Lot 80

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

UNTITLED (SEATED FEMALE FIGURE WITH LONG YELLOW HAIR), 1921 - 22

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $79,773 (inc. BP)

NATIONALISME, INTERNMENT CAMP STUDIES, HUYTON, ENGLAND (VERSO: FIGURE STUDIES)
Lot 81

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

NATIONALISME, INTERNMENT CAMP STUDIES, HUYTON, ENGLAND (VERSO: FIGURE STUDIES), 1940

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

Sold $3,191 (inc. BP)

FIGURES OUTSIDE HUT 18, HAY
Lot 82

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

FIGURES OUTSIDE HUT 18, HAY, 1940

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

Sold $6,750 (inc. BP)

TWO WORKS
Lot 83

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

TWO WORKS

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

Sold $859 (inc. BP)

TWO WORKS
Lot 84

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

TWO WORKS

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

Sold $2,700 (inc. BP)

STUDY FOR INTERNMENT CAMP, TATURA (VERSO: PREPARATORY SKETCH FOR THE WOODCUT ‘INTERNMENT CAMP, TATURA’)
Lot 85

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

STUDY FOR INTERNMENT CAMP, TATURA (VERSO: PREPARATORY SKETCH FOR THE WOODCUT ‘INTERNMENT CAMP, TATURA’), 1941

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $15,955 (inc. BP)

TWO WORKS
Lot 86

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

TWO WORKS

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $7,364 (inc. BP)

THREE WORKS
Lot 87

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

THREE WORKS

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $7,977 (inc. BP)

DESOLATION, INTERNMENT CAMP, ORANGE, NSW
Lot 88

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

DESOLATION, INTERNMENT CAMP, ORANGE, NSW, 1941

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

DESOLATION, INTERNMENT CAMP, ORANGE, NSW
Lot 89

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

DESOLATION, INTERNMENT CAMP, ORANGE, NSW, 1941

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

(TWO WORLDS) (VERSO: STUDY OF A COUPLE)
Lot 90

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

(TWO WORLDS) (VERSO: STUDY OF A COUPLE), 1943

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $2,086 (inc. BP)

GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHAPEL, FROM THE REAR
Lot 91

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHAPEL, FROM THE REAR, 1943

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $4,664 (inc. BP)

CUTHBERTSON HOUSE, GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Lot 92

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

CUTHBERTSON HOUSE, GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL, c.1943

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $614 (inc. BP)

THE CLOISTERS, GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Lot 93

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

THE CLOISTERS, GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 1943

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $3,805 (inc. BP)

CORIO, ROAD TO THE YOU YANGS
Lot 94

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

CORIO, ROAD TO THE YOU YANGS, c.1943

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $1,227 (inc. BP)

WANDERER – PROPERTY OF P. G. DIXON ESQ.,
Lot 95

Frederick Woodhouse Snr

(1820 - 1909)

WANDERER – PROPERTY OF P. G. DIXON ESQ.,, 1878

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

MENTOR, WINNER OF 1888 MELBOURNE CUP, WITH TRAINER WALTER S. HICKENBOTHAM AND JOCKEY MICK O’BRIEN, AT FLEMINGTON
Lot 96

Frederick Woodhouse Jnr

(1847 - 1927)

MENTOR, WINNER OF 1888 MELBOURNE CUP, WITH TRAINER WALTER S. HICKENBOTHAM AND JOCKEY MICK O’BRIEN, AT FLEMINGTON, 1889

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

AFTER THE HUNT
Lot 97

Frederick Woodhouse Snr

(1820 - 1909)

AFTER THE HUNT, 1882

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

CHAMPION RACEHORSE LE VAR, WITH OWNER ALFRED ECCLES
Lot 98

Frederick Woodhouse Snr

(1820 - 1909)

CHAMPION RACEHORSE LE VAR, WITH OWNER ALFRED ECCLES, 1897

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000