Important Australian Art

AU0779 | 27 August 2013 | Sydney | 6:30 PM

SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 DESERT BIRD 1948 ENAMEL PAINT ON COMPOSITION BOARD 91.5 X 122CM ESTIMATE $400,000-600,000 (c) The Sidney Nolan Trust

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 THE ORANGE NUDE 1981 OIL ON CANVAS 182 X 151.5CM ESTIMATE $900,000-1,200,000 (c) Courtesy of Wendy Whiteley

SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 ROYAL HOTEL 1948 ENAMEL PAINT ON COMPOSITION BOARD 122.5 x 91.5CM ESTIMATE $600,000-800,000 (c) The Sidney Nolan Trust

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN 1855-1917 GOLDEN LIGHT 1913 OIL ON CANVAS 50.6 X 76.2CM ESTIMATE $340,000-380,000

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013 THE HITCH-HIKER (1972) OIL ON CANVAS 70 X 90CM ESTIMATE $300,000-400,000 (c) The Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Sale Number: AU0779

An impressive selection of Important Australian Art from early colonial works to significant contemporary paintings and sculpture will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s Australia on 27 August 2013 in Sydney.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne | Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900 or
+61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Fiona Hayward

Dr David Hansen

Senior Researcher | Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Dr David Hansen

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Brett Ballard

Harley Young

Specialist | Logistics Manager

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Harley Young

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $1,972,740 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

Melbourne | 15-18 August, 10 am to 5pm
ANZAC House, Level 4, 4 Collins Street, Melbourne

Sydney | 22-26 August, 10 am to 5 pm
118-122 Queen Street, Woollahra

1 Albert Namatjira
1902-1959

THE VALLEY, MACDONNELL RANGES, NORTHERN TERRITORY (1956)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)

2 John Olsen
born 1928

THE DESERT WIND 1983

Estimate $160,000 - $200,000

3 Robert Neill
1801-1852

ABORIGINES OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND 1828

Estimate $180,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)

4 Conrad Martens
1801-1878

VIEW ON THE NORTH SHORE WITH THE PARRAMATTA RIVER (CIRCA 1855)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

5 Fred Williams
1927-1982

HANGING ROCK (1976,1980)

Estimate $220,000 - $280,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)

6 Albert Tucker
1914-1999

SELF PORTRAIT 1948

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $53,680 (including buyer's premium)

7 Sidney Nolan
1917-1992

DESERT BIRD 1948

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

8 Donald Friend
1915-1989

(BOY PLAYING FLUTE WITH TWO OWLS) 1956

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)

9 Arthur Boyd
1920-1999

SUNSET, SHOALHAVEN RIVERBANK (1988)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

10 Charles Blackman
born 1928

THE WAITING CAT (1969)

Estimate † $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

11 Jeffrey Smart
1921-2013

THE HITCH-HIKER (1972)

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000 Lot Sold: $366,000 (including buyer's premium)

12 Albert Tucker
1914-1999

FAUN ATTACKED BY PARROT 2 1968

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)

13 Charles Blackman
born 1928

THE SWIMMER (1955)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

14 Sidney Nolan
1917-1992

ROYAL HOTEL 1948

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000

15 Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
1935-2013

HARBOUR (2002)

Estimate • $22,000 - $28,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)

16 Peter Booth
born 1940

UNTITLED 1997

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)

17 Brett Whiteley
1939-1992

THE ORANGE NUDE 1981

Estimate $900,000 - $1,200,000

18 Clement Meadmore
1929-2005

OVERHANG 1986

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

19 Del Kathryn Barton
born 1972

GIRL #6 2004

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $58,560 (including buyer's premium)

20 Lloyd Rees
1895-1988

ABERCROMBIE RIVER 1963

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

21 Edwin Stocqueler
1829-1895

DIGGING FOR GOLD ALONG AN OLD CREEK BED 1877

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

22 Frederick McCubbin
1855-1917

GOLDEN LIGHT 1913

Estimate $340,000 - $380,000

23 Thomas Wainewright
1794-1847

PORTRAIT OF THOMAS GIBLIN (1846)

Estimate † $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)

24 Attributed to Thomas Bock
1790/1793-1855

MARGARET AND WILLIAM ROBERTSON AND THEIR FAMILY (1847)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

25 Brett Whiteley
1939-1992

CLARK PARK, LAVENDER BAY (1976)

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

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