Important Australian + International Fine Art

live Auction

Melbourne28 August 2024

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Past live auction

Wed 28 August 2024, 7:00 pm

Melbourne

105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC

Lot 1

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

BOATS AT SUNSET, 1930

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 2

Emanuel Phillips Fox

(1865 - 1915)

VANITY, c.1912

Estimate $350,000 - $550,000

Sold $392,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 3

Rupert Bunny

(1864 - 1947)

THE TELEGRAM, c.1908

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Lot 4

Bertram Mackennal

(1863 - 1931)

CIRCE, c.1902 – 04

Estimate $180,000 - $240,000

Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 5

Bertram Mackennal

(1863 - 1931)

TRUTH, 1894

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 6

Bertram Mackennal

(1863 - 1931)

SALOME, 1897

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000

Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 7

Frederick McCubbin

(1855 - 1917)

RAINBOW OVER BURNLEY, 1910

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)

Lot 8

Rupert Bunny

(1864 - 1947)

THE SWING, c.1913

Estimate $450,000 - $650,000

Sold $417,273 (inc. BP)

Lot 9

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE DEAD RABBIT, 1979

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $392,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 10

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE WILLOW, 1979

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

Lot 11

Cressida Campbell

(born 1960)

LILIES AND PARROT SHAWL, 2006

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)

Lot 12

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

CLASP, 2006

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $466,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 13

Bronwyn Oliver

(1959 - 2006)

FLOW, 2002

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $515,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 14

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

PLAZA, 1988

Estimate $160,000 - $220,000

Sold $233,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 15

William Scott

(1913 - 1989)

NEW STILL LIFE STUDY, 1983

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000

Sold $429,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 16

Ross Bleckner

(born 1949)

MOLECULAR BASIS, 1998

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 17

Marilyn Minter

(American, born 1948)

QUAIL’S EGG, 2003

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 18

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

RIVER-BUSH HOMAGE TO POLLOCK, 1976

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000

Sold $245,455 (inc. BP)

Lot 19

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

WERRIBEE GORGE NO. 8, 1977 – 78

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

Sold $429,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 20

George Baldessin

(1939 - 1978)

TRAPEZE, 1965

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $85,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 21

Clement Meadmore

(1929 - 2005)

RIFF, 1996

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

Sold $141,136 (inc. BP)

Lot 22

Inge King

(1915 - 2016)

BLACK SUN, 1974

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 23

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE, 1962

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $41,727 (inc. BP)

Lot 24

Tony Tuckson

(1921 - 1973)

UNTITLED, c.1962

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $116,591 (inc. BP)

Lot 25

Thomas Balcombe

(1810 - 1861)

ABORIGINAL ENCAMPMENT, 1847

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $159,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 26

Hans Heysen

(1877 - 1968)

MORNING LIGHT, 1938

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

RANGES 10 MILES NORTH FROM ALICE SPRINGS

Lot 27

Albert Namatjira

(1902 - 1959)

RANGES 10 MILES NORTH FROM ALICE SPRINGS, c.1954

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $46,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 28

John Brack

(1920 - 1999)

THREE JOCKEYS, 1956

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000

Sold $208,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 29

Charles Blackman

(1928 - 2018)

SUITE, 1961

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000

Lot 30

Arthur Boyd

(1920 - 1999)

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE WITH THICKET, c.1985

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $135,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 31

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

TREES, 1958 – 59

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Lot 32

Ralph Balson

(1890 - 1964)

NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING, 1956

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)

Lot 33

Clifford Last

(1918 - 1991)

BIRD FORM, 1953

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $10,432 (inc. BP)

Lot 34

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

TUSCAN KITCHEN, 2004

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000

Lot 35

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

INSCAPE BROOME, 1999

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

UNTITLED LANDSCAPE I, c.1966

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $208,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 37

Fred Williams

(1927 - 1982)

EARLY MORNING RIVER REFLECTIONS, 1971

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 38

Ralph Balson

(1890 - 1964)

NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING, 1964

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $31,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 39

Yvonne Audette

(born 1930)

CONSTRUCTION IN COLOUR, 1960

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 40

Justin O’Brien

(1917 - 1996)

THE RESURRECTION, c.1956

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 41

Roy De Maistre

(1894 - 1968)

TRIPTYCH, 1959

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $27,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 42

Donald Friend

(1915 - 1989)

HILL END, c.1942

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold $9,818 (inc. BP)

Lot 43

Ken Whisson

(1927 - 2022)

FROM HERE AND FROM THERE, 2001

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)

Lot 44

Rosalie Gascoigne

(1917 - 1999)

ON A CLEAR DAY, 1988

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

Sold $184,091 (inc. BP)

Lot 45

Imants Tillers

(born 1950)

ORNAMENTAL DESPAIR, 1989

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)

Lot 46

John Kelly

(born 1965)

PAINTED LABYRINTH, 1996

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)

Lot 47

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

WET SEASON

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 48

John Olsen

(1928 - 2023)

FROG SPAWN, 1996

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000

Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)

Lot 49

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

GUM BLOSSOM, c.1928 – 32

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)

Lot 50

Elioth Gruner‎

(1882 - 1939)

A MOUNTAIN CASTLE, ITALY, c.1924

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $25,773 (inc. BP)

Lot 51

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

FENCE AND DRY HILL, 1930

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $61,364 (inc. BP)

Lot 52

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

WARATAHS ETC, 1949

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)

Lot 53

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

GUM BLOSSOM, 1928

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000

Sold $73,636 (inc. BP)

Lot 54

Margaret Preston

(1875 - 1963)

HIBISCUS, 1925

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)

Lot 55

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

BEACH ROAD, BEAUMARIS, c.1919

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)

Lot 56

Clarice Beckett‎

(1887 - 1935)

WINTER MORNING, c.1923

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $55,227 (inc. BP)

Lot 57

Max Meldrum

(1875 - 1955)

REHEARSAL, 1944

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)

Lot 58

Max Meldrum

(1875 - 1955)

SELF PORTRAIT, 1950

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)

Lot 59

Max Meldrum

(1875 - 1955)

CORNFLOWERS AND CARNATIONS, 1929

Estimate $5,000 - $8,000

Sold $19,023 (inc. BP)

Lot 60

Bernard Buffet

(1928 - 1999)

ENVIRONS DE SAINT-GILLES, 1975

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)