Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art - Exhibition Announcement

August 10, 2022

The exhibition will be on view in Melbourne from Wednesday 10 August until Sunday 14 August, 10 am to 5 pm, at 14-16 Collins Street.

Among the highlights of the sale are four exceptional compositions by Cressida Campbell, including the impressive and expansive Garden Island 1990.  With its open-hearted and generous view of Sydney Harbour and its naval base, Campbell’s Garden Island provides the viewer with a delicate balance of avid detail and panoramic space.  The subject counts itself as one of the most popular visual histories of modern Australia, that of depicting Sydney Cove (Warrane), and assumes an important position within the overall iconography of Australian art.

Following Melbourne, the Sydney exhibition will take place from 18-24 August, 10 am to 5 pm at 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

The auction will be held at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra at 6.30 pm on 24 August 2022.

Pictured left

Lot 51

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960
Garden Island 1990   
watercolour on incised woodblock
91.5 x 148.5 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000 
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022

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Pictured centre

Lot 53

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960
Interior with Cat 2010   
watercolour on incised woodblock
92 x 50 cm
Estimate $300,000–400,000 
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022

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Pictured right

Lot 54

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960
Glass Carafe with Pink Stem and Fern (2016)  
watercolour on incised woodblock
170 x 31.5 cm
Estimate $180,000–220,000 
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022

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CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Geoffrey Smith
Gary Singer

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer & Director

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Gary Singer
       
Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
E: Emily Walker
David Mackay

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: David Mackay

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