live Auction
Melbourne16 August 2023

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 16 August 2023, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

Selected works from the Collection of Joan Clemenger AO + Peter Clemenger AO: LOTS 1 – 4

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SOUTH COAST AFTER THE RAIN
Lot 1

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

SOUTH COAST AFTER THE RAIN, 1984

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,000,000

Sold $2,209,091 (inc. BP)

LANDSCAPE WITH CREEK BED
Lot 2

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

LANDSCAPE WITH CREEK BED, 1976 - 77

Estimate $800,000 - $1,200,000

Sold $981,818 (inc. BP)

SEATED NUDE WITH SCREEN
Lot 3

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

SEATED NUDE WITH SCREEN, 1982 - 83

Estimate $500,000 - $700,000

ESCAPED CONVICT
Lot 4

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

ESCAPED CONVICT, 1948

Estimate $650,000 - $850,000

Important works from the KRONGOLD COLLECTION: Lots 5 – 22

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VIEW OF CAPRI NEAR NAPLES
Lot 5

Eugene Von Guérard

(1811 - 1901)

VIEW OF CAPRI NEAR NAPLES, 1883

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

ROUEN, FROM BON SECOURS
Lot 6

Arthur Streeton

(1867 - 1943)

ROUEN, FROM BON SECOURS, 1912

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

FIGURES BESIDE THE CREEK, STANWELL PARK
Lot 7

Emanuel Phillips Fox

(1865 - 1915)

FIGURES BESIDE THE CREEK, STANWELL PARK, c.1914

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

SUMMER HAZE
Lot 8

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

SUMMER HAZE, 1916

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

EARLY MORNING TOWNSHIP
Lot 9

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

EARLY MORNING TOWNSHIP, 1955

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,000,000

Sold $2,700,000 (inc. BP)

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEA PORT
Lot 10

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEA PORT, 1961

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

COOTAMUNDRA WATTLES – BOTANIST’S GARDEN
Lot 11

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

COOTAMUNDRA WATTLES – BOTANIST’S GARDEN, 1975

Estimate $380,000 - $480,000

Sold $662,727 (inc. BP)

LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP
Lot 12

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP, 1958

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Lot 13

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON, c.1968

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

HIDE AND SEEK
Lot 14

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

HIDE AND SEEK, 1985

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

DAY DREAMS
Lot 15

Tudor St George Tucker

(1862 - 1906)

DAY DREAMS, c.1892

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

EDGE OF THE CLEARING
Lot 16

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

EDGE OF THE CLEARING

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

SNOW IN THE ALPS (SWITZERLAND)
Lot 17

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

SNOW IN THE ALPS (SWITZERLAND), c.1912 - 15

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,273 (inc. BP)

SHADING TREE
Lot 18

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

SHADING TREE, 1939

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)

STREET SCENE, CENTENNIAL PARK
Lot 19

Danila Vassilieff

(1897 - 1958)

STREET SCENE, CENTENNIAL PARK, 1936

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

AT THE MARKET
Lot 20

Roland Wakelin

(1887 - 1971)

AT THE MARKET, c.1957

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

NORTHWOOD POINT
Lot 21

Lloyd Rees

(1895 - 1988)

NORTHWOOD POINT, 1943

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

PALM VALLEY
Lot 22

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

PALM VALLEY, 1940s

Estimate $45,000 - $55,000

Sold $88,364 (inc. BP)

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 23 - 67

SOUVENIR DE BELLE–ÎLE (MARIANNA RUSSELL WITH GOATS, GOULPHAR, BELLE–ÎLE)
Lot 23

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

SOUVENIR DE BELLE–ÎLE (MARIANNA RUSSELL WITH GOATS, GOULPHAR, BELLE–ÎLE), 1897

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,500,000

Sold $3,927,273 (inc. BP)

PORTRAIT OF ELENOR
Lot 24

Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack

(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)

PORTRAIT OF ELENOR, 1921

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

FLOODGATE I
Lot 25

Colin McCahon

(New Zealand, 1919 - 1987)

FLOODGATE I, 1964 - 65

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $159,545 (inc. BP)

WHITE AND GREY A
Lot 26

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

WHITE AND GREY A, 1980

Estimate $60,000 - $90,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

SUNLIT PLAIN
Lot 27

Guy Grey-Smith

(1916 - 1981)

SUNLIT PLAIN, 1965

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

SEASCAPE
Lot 28

Guy Grey-Smith

(1916 - 1981)

SEASCAPE, 1972

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)

TUSCAN LANDSCAPE
Lot 29

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

TUSCAN LANDSCAPE, 1959

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $270,000 (inc. BP)

UNTITLED NO. 100 (TP209B)
Lot 30

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED NO. 100 (TP209B), 1973

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $208,636 (inc. BP)

PAT AND SALLY’S COUNTRY
Lot 31

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Amanda Gabori and Elsie Gabori

(1924 - 2015)

PAT AND SALLY’S COUNTRY, 2011

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)

BUD
Lot 32

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

BUD, 2003

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $368,182 (inc. BP)

OF PINK PLANETS
Lot 33

Del Kathryn Barton

(born 1972)

OF PINK PLANETS, 2014

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000

Sold $527,727 (inc. BP)

LITHOGRAPH OF WATER MADE OF LINES WITH TWO LIGHT BLUE WASHES, 1978 – 80
Lot 34

David Hockney

(British, born 1937)

LITHOGRAPH OF WATER MADE OF LINES WITH TWO LIGHT BLUE WASHES, 1978 – 80

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $233,182 (inc. BP)

WOMAN SLEEPING
Lot 35

Lucian Freud

(British, 1922 - 2011)

WOMAN SLEEPING, 1995

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $54,000 (inc. BP)

(I) CEREMONY
Lot 36

Tommy Mcrae

(1830 - 1901)

(I) CEREMONY, c.1880

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $196,364 (inc. BP)

FIELD SPORTS OF THE NATIVE INHABITANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Lot 37

John Heaviside Clark

(1771 - 1863)

FIELD SPORTS OF THE NATIVE INHABITANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, c.1813

Estimate $500,000 - $700,000

LANDSCAPE
Lot 38

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

LANDSCAPE, 1967

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

LIFE UPON THE GOLDEN RIVER
Lot 39

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

LIFE UPON THE GOLDEN RIVER, 1990

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $282,273 (inc. BP)

SELF PORTRAIT WITH CAT ON ROOFTOPS
Lot 40

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

SELF PORTRAIT WITH CAT ON ROOFTOPS, c.1952

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000

Sold $79,773 (inc. BP)

SLEEPING ABORIGINAL WOMAN AND CHILD
Lot 41

John Molvig

(1923 - 1970)

SLEEPING ABORIGINAL WOMAN AND CHILD, 1958

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

THE OLGAS, 8AM, ALSO KNOWN AS OLGAS III
Lot 42

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE OLGAS, 8AM, ALSO KNOWN AS OLGAS III, 1985

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

THE MESSENGER
Lot 43

Sam Fullbrook

(1922 - 2004)

THE MESSENGER, 1961

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

HAY, HELL AND BOOLIGAL
Lot 44

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

HAY, HELL AND BOOLIGAL, 1981

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $196,364 (inc. BP)

THE BURNING OF THE ARK
Lot 45

John Perceval

(1923 - 2000)

THE BURNING OF THE ARK, c.1994

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

FAMILY GROUP, THURSDAY ISLAND, 1962 – 63
Lot 46

Ray Crooke

(1922 - 2015)

FAMILY GROUP, THURSDAY ISLAND, 1962 – 63

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

CROSSING
Lot 47

Clement Meadmore

(1929 - 2005)

CROSSING, 1997

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)

STILL LIFE WITH GOLD BOTTLE
Lot 48

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

(1935 - 2013)

STILL LIFE WITH GOLD BOTTLE, 1996

Estimate $18,000 - $24,000

Sold $22,091 (inc. BP)

GUARDIANS [PAIR OF MAQUETTES FOR THE GRAND HYATT HOTEL, MELBOURNE]
Lot 49

Bruce Armstrong

(born 1957)

GUARDIANS [PAIR OF MAQUETTES FOR THE GRAND HYATT HOTEL, MELBOURNE], 2009 – 2021

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000

Sold $270,000 (inc. BP)

SHINY
Lot 50

Del Kathryn Barton

(born 1972)

SHINY, 2014

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

MORE THE HER
Lot 51

Del Kathryn Barton

(born 1972)

MORE THE HER, 2022

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

KINGFISHER AND FROG
Lot 52

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

KINGFISHER AND FROG, 1979

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $45,409 (inc. BP)

SOUTH COUNTRY
Lot 53

John Coburn

(1925 - 2006)

SOUTH COUNTRY, 1978

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

EARTH AND SKY OR HEAVEN AND EARTH
Lot 54

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

EARTH AND SKY OR HEAVEN AND EARTH, c.1965

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

COCKTAILS FOR TWO NO.1 (TP 160)
Lot 55

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

COCKTAILS FOR TWO NO.1 (TP 160), 1947 - 49

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $68,727 (inc. BP)

CONSTRUCTION OF A HANGAR
Lot 56

Weaver Hawkins

(1893 - 1977)

CONSTRUCTION OF A HANGAR, 1949

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

WHITE LILAC, c.1937 – 38
Lot 57

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

WHITE LILAC, c.1937 – 38

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $34,364 (inc. BP)

STREET SCENE II
Lot 58

Joy Hester

(1920 - 1960)

STREET SCENE II, c.1941

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

GERTRUDE STREET
Lot 59

Lina Bryans

(German/Australian, 1909 - 2001)

GERTRUDE STREET, 1948

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

GHOST GUM, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Lot 60

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

GHOST GUM, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, 1951

Estimate $38,000 - $45,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

LOOKING WEST FROM GLEN HELEN
Lot 61

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

LOOKING WEST FROM GLEN HELEN, 1951

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

THE DROVER
Lot 62

James Alfred Turner

(1850 - 1908)

THE DROVER, 1896

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $22,091 (inc. BP)

ALONG THE CREEK
Lot 63

Ernest Buckmaster

(1897 - 1968)

ALONG THE CREEK, 1963

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000

Sold $10,432 (inc. BP)

MAIN CAMP AT “YARDIANA”, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lot 64

Artist Unknown

MAIN CAMP AT “YARDIANA”, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1877

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $6,136 (inc. BP)

HIPPA OR PLACE OF RETREAT ON AN ARCH’D ROCK IN NEW ZEALAND WITH A WAR CANOE: & A NONDESCRIPT ANIMAL OF NEW HOLLAND
Lot 65

Unknown Artist

HIPPA OR PLACE OF RETREAT ON AN ARCH’D ROCK IN NEW ZEALAND WITH A WAR CANOE: & A NONDESCRIPT ANIMAL OF NEW HOLLAND, c.1773

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $12,273 (inc. BP)

TOWER HILL, WARRNAMBOOL
Lot 66

Daniel Clarke

(1827 - 1918)

TOWER HILL, WARRNAMBOOL, 1867

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $11,045 (inc. BP)

GHOST GUMS, MACDONNELL RANGES
Lot 67

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

GHOST GUMS, MACDONNELL RANGES, c.1950s

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)