Important Australian + International Fine Art

live Auction

Melbourne3 May 2023

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 3 May 2023, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

WOMAN, ALSO KNOWN AS WOMAN CARRYING BASKET

Lot 1

Margel Hinder

(1906 - 1995)

WOMAN, ALSO KNOWN AS WOMAN CARRYING BASKET, 1938

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

MAQUETTE (ADELAIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUILDING)

Lot 2

Margel Hinder

(1906 - 1995)

MAQUETTE (ADELAIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUILDING), 1971

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $184,091 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

NO. 266A, CYNTHIA, 1970

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 4

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

PELICAN I, 1983

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000

Sold $662,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

HARBOUR IN THE RAIN, 1977

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

Lot 6

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

WATTLE POLLEN TIME, 1974

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Sold $196,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 7

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

THE BATH, 1996

Estimate $280,000 - $360,000

Sold $343,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

PONDS, LYSTERFIELD, 1966

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000

Lot 9

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

DOUBLE IMAGE, 1961

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

ONE BALANCING GIRL, 1977

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

SECOND STUDY FOR HOUSE AT INTERSECTION, 1977

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $159,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 12

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

CHILDREN DANCING, 1950

Estimate $1,300,000 - $1,600,000

Sold $2,025,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 13

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

BOY BESIDE A FRUIT BARROW, 1943

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Lot 14

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

SELF PORTRAIT, 1948

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

GLADIOLI, c.1964

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Sold $135,000 (inc. BP)

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE WITH DAM AND WHITE COCKATOO

Lot 16

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE WITH DAM AND WHITE COCKATOO, c.1958

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

CHIMP TARONGA ZOO STUDY, VERSO: UNTITLED (FIG TREE)

Lot 17

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

CHIMP TARONGA ZOO STUDY, VERSO: UNTITLED (FIG TREE), 1978

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

TIDAL ESTUARY, 1993

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

TP 174A UNTITLED, c.1963

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

SHEEP WEATHER ALERT 5, 1992 – 93

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Lot 21

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

CHOOK YARD WITH BATH-TANK, c.1984

Estimate $100,000 - $140,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

William Robinson

(1936 - 2025)

SUN AND LIGHT RAIN NUMINBAH, 2004

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)

Lot 23

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

BRONTE INTERIOR, 2003

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000

Sold $294,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Banksy

(British, born 1973)

GIRL WITH BALLOON, 2004

Estimate $450,000 - $650,000

Lot 25

Peter Booth

(born 1940)

PAINTING (SNOW SCENE – GREY TREE), 2006

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 26

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

WANT WANT WANT, 2006

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000

Lot 27

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

WINDSOR #1, 2004

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 28

Ben Quilty

(born 1973)

THE OTTER, 2019

Estimate $28,000 - $36,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

THE OLD WHALING STATION, MOSMAN’S BAY, SYDNEY

Lot 29

Albert Henry Fullwood

(1863 - 1930)

THE OLD WHALING STATION, MOSMAN’S BAY, SYDNEY, 1899

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $159,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 30

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

DADONE, c.1900

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Sold $153,409 (inc. BP)

Lot 31

Julia Margaret Cameron

(1815 - 1879)

JULIA JACKSON, 1867

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 32

Dorothea Sharp

(1874 - 1955)

THREE CHILDREN FEEDING BIRDS

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

THE MILL, MOUNT GILEAD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE OLD MILL, MENANGLE

Lot 33

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

THE MILL, MOUNT GILEAD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE OLD MILL, MENANGLE, 1926

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 34

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

LANDSCAPE (BACCHUS MARSH), 1943 – 45

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Lot 35

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

NEBUCHADNEZZAR, RAINBOW AND WATERFALL, 1967

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

PULPIT ROCK, SANDBAR AND FIGURE, SHOALHAVEN RIVER

Lot 36

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

PULPIT ROCK, SANDBAR AND FIGURE, SHOALHAVEN RIVER, c.1987

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

Sold $202,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 37

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

LANDSCAPE WITH BLACKBOYS, BROOME, 1999

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 38

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

ROCKS AND SAPLINGS, 1957 – 58

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

Guy Grey-Smith

(1916 - 1981)

KARRI FOREST II, c.1976

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Guy Grey-Smith

(1916 - 1981)

NIGHT SISTER, 1963

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 41

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

COMPOSITION WITH CYLINDERS, c.1922

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 42

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

LANDSCAPE AT MIDNIGHT, 1966 – 67

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)

Lot 43

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

SONG OF INDIA, 1974

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $82,841 (inc. BP)

Lot 44

Roger Kemp

(1908 - 1987)

UNTITLED, c.1980

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Lot 45

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

CIRCULAR QUAY, 1925

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $63,818 (inc. BP)

Lot 46

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

BRACHYCHITON DISCOLOR, c.1931

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $28,227 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

Herbert Badham

(1899 - 1961)

NUDE MODEL, 1934

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 48

Godfrey Miller

(1893 - 1964)

THE GREEN GINGER JAR

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 49

John Passmore

(1904 - 1984)

[HARBOUR LANDSCAPE], c.1956

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Lot 50

Margaret Olley‎

(1923 - 2011)

PROTEA AND FRUIT, 1976

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Robert Klippel

(1920 - 2001)

NO. 274B, 1974

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 52

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

WOMAN IN CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE, c.1953

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

William Dobell

(1899 - 1970)

SELF PORTRAIT, c.1966 – 68

Estimate $28,000 - $35,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

MAN’S HEAD NO. 2 (TP330), c.1952 – 56

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

Richard Larter

(1929 - 2014)

THAT SPECIAL DISPOSITION, 1973

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $20,864 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

THE WATTLE TREE, 1934

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,273 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

EVENING NO. 1, 1982/83

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Murray Griffin

(1903 - 1992)

THE WOODCUTTER, c.1948

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Lot 59

Eveline Syme

(1888 - 1961)

BAYSIDE STILL LIFE WITH PINEAPPLE

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $12,273 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

James Gleeson

(1915 - 2008)

IMAGES FOR A DARKENING TIME, 2003

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 61

Albert Tucker

(1914 - 1999)

PARROTS IN FLIGHT

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 62

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

BURKE AND CAMEL, 1966

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 63

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

SPRING GARDEN, 1976

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 64

Tim Storrier

(born 1949)

FIRE LINE, 1995

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 65

John Glover

(1767 - 1849)

EVENING ON THE THAMES, 1808

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 66

Conrad Martens

(1801 - 1878)

GOVETTS LEAP, 1876

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 67

Tom Roberts

(1856 - 1931)

RIVER OMEGA, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

Lot 68

Bessie Davidson

(1879 - 1965)

GUÉTHARY (BASSES-PYRÉNÉES), 1948

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $20,864 (inc. BP)

Lot 69

Charles Conder

(1868 - 1909)

BEACH AT NEWQUAY, c.1906

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Lot 70

Hilda Rix Nicholas

(1884 - 1961)

PORTRAIT, 1911

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Sold $7,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 71

Hilda Rix Nicholas

(1884 - 1961)

PORTRAIT WITH PINK HAT, 1911

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 72

Antoine-Charles Vauthier

(1790 - 1879)

ECHIDNA, c.1827

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000

Sold $14,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 73

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

GUMS, 1906

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 74

Max Meldrum

(1875 - 1955)

GOMETZ LE CHÂTEL, 1927

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $8,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 75

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

WATTLE AT SHERBROOKE, c.1923

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 76

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

LANGOUR, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PINK DRAPE, 1934

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Lot 77

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

SATYR AND TWO NYMPHS

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $19,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 78

Norman Lindsay

(1879 - 1969)

THE PICNIC, 1944

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

Lot 79

Janet Cumbrae-Stewart

(1883 - 1960)

THE PLAITS, 1925

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $10,432 (inc. BP)

Lot 80

Clara Southern

(1860 - 1940)

AUTUMN ON THE YARRA

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $15,955 (inc. BP)

Lot 81

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

UNTITLED (BAUHAUS AUSSTELLUNG), 1923

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $5,891 (inc. BP)

Lot 82

Paul Klee

(Swiss/German, 1879 - 1940)

LATERNENFEST BAUHAUS, 1922

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 83

Oskar Schlemmer

(German, 1888 - 1943)

LATERNENFEST BAUHAUS SONNWEND WEIMAR, 1922

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 84

Oskar Schlemmer

(German, 1888 - 1943)

KONZENTRISCHE GRUPPE (FIGURENPLAN K 1), 1921

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $3,927 (inc. BP)

Lot 85

Oskar Schlemmer

(German, 1888 - 1943)

FIGUR VON DER SEITE: FIGUR H2 SITZENDE, 1921

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold $2,700 (inc. BP)

Lot 86

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

DRACHENFEST WEIMAR, 1922

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $7,977 (inc. BP)

Lot 87

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

DRACHENFEST WEIMAR, 1922

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold $6,750 (inc. BP)

Lot 88

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

REACHING THE STARS, 1922

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $8,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 89

Lyonel Feininger

(German/American, 1871 - 1956)

TAHITI, 1920

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

Sold $4,295 (inc. BP)

Lot 90

Various Artists

TEN AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHS (FOLIO 1), 1935 – 2001

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $22,091 (inc. BP)

PRIME MINISTER GOUGH WHITLAM POURS SOIL INTO THE HANDS OF TRADITIONAL LANDOWNER

Lot 91

Mervyn Bishop

(born 1945)

PRIME MINISTER GOUGH WHITLAM POURS SOIL INTO THE HANDS OF TRADITIONAL LANDOWNER, 1975/2021

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)