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Important Australian Art - Catalogue Announcement

31 July 2023

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

The digital catalogue for the upcoming Important Australian Art auction at Smith & Singer is now available to view online.

Among the highlights of the sale is Fred Williams’s magnificent Masons Falls (1981) (lot 23, estimate $2,000,000–3,000,000, pictured above).

Fred Williams’s ‘Waterfall’ compositions of 1979-1981 have long been acknowledged as one of the artist’s most accomplished, sustained and complex series; a body of work that finds its origins deeply embedded within the history and development of Australian art as well as fundamentally inspired by the astonishing qualities found within the Australian landscape itself.

We are particularly honoured to present the magisterial Masons Falls for public sale for the first time – a composition of exceptional quality, beauty and significance – created at the height of Williams’s powers as an artist and one of great influencers of his own and subsequent generations.

The exhibition will take place in Melbourne from Wednesday 9 August – Sunday 13 August, 10 am to 5 pm at 14-16 Collins Street, and in Sydney from Thursday 17 August – Wednesday 23 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 23 August 2023.

  EXPLORE SALE  

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]


Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art
+61 (0)3 9508 9900
[email protected]

Gary Singer 
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected]


David Mackay 
Gallery Manager, Sydney   
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
[email protected] 

   
Pictured above 

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982
Masons Falls (1981) 
oil on canvas 
182.2 x 151.8 cm
Estimate $2,000,000–3,000,000
© Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2023

VIEW LOT

 

Invitation to consign - Important Australian Art

5 July 2023

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

Consign now to our forthcoming auction of Important Australian Art.

In May, Smith & Singer achieved a sale total in excess of $13 million (including buyer’s premium) that combined excellent sold rates and performances against estimates.  The sale established 7 of the 10 highest prices for art at auction in Australia this year to date.

Building on the resounding success of our auctions of fewer works of higher value, our carefully curated August 2023 auction will include significant examples of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.

To participate in this momentous sale, please contact our highly experienced specialists for a confidential appraisal.

You may also use our appraisal estimate form

  

For more information, please contact:

Geoffrey Smith
Chairman
+61 (0)418 889 656 
[email protected]

Emily Walker 
Administrator, Art 
+61 (0)3 9508 9900 
[email protected]

Gary Singer
Chief Executive Officer & Director
+61 (0)418 337 788 
[email protected] 

David Mackay  
Gallery Manager, Sydney    
+61 (0)2 9302 2402 
[email protected]

 

Pictured above 

CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018  
The White Tablecloth 1956  
tempera and oil on composition board  
119.3 x 135 cm   
Estimate $1,200,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,500,000 on 2 May 2023   
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023 

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