Important Australian & International Art
AU0790 | 26 August 2014 | Sydney | 6.30 PM
Exceptionally strong results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August auction of Important Australian & International Art. The sale featured a number of rare and significant works, many of which were offered to the market for the first time in several decades. Comprising 95 lots of art by leading practitioners, the sale achieved $6.26 million including buyer’s premium, or 75% by volume and 114% by value, with new auction records achieved for 6 artists.
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Dr David HansenSenior Researcher | Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International Art |
1891-1951
A Dorset Farmyard (1944)
$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $54,900 (including buyer's premium)1921-2013
San Cataldo II 1964
$220,000-280,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)1923-2011
Sweet Williams and Apples (1990)
$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)1925-2006
VICTORIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOP
Established 1976 (manufacturer)
Autumn (1984)
$18,000-28,000 Lot Sold: $34,160 (including buyer's premium)1917-1992
TAPECARIAS DE PORTALEGRE
Established 1948 (manufacturer)
Ned Kelly (Death of Constable Scanlon) (1973)
$80,000-100,000 Lot Sold: $158,600 (including buyer's premium)1921-2013
Radial Road (1972)
$500,000-700,000 Lot Sold: $610,000 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
She-oaks, Wimmera (circa 1975)
$60,000-80,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)born 1924
The Tourists (2007)
$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)1921-2013
The Red Warehouse (2003)
$400,000-600,000 Lot Sold: $878,400 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Reclining Nude 1981
$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Pond near Flinders, Boneo Road (1957)
$80,000-100,000 Lot Sold: $119,560 (including buyer's premium)circa 1835-1901
(Spearing Fish and Black Swans) (circa 1890)
$28,000-35,0001862-1959
(Aboriginal Mother and Child in Landscape) (circa 1880s)
$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $43,920 (including buyer's premium)1827-1869
Sydney Harbour from Watson's Bay 1854
$12,000-18,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)1867-1943
Mountain Mist (1925)
$50,000-70,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)1882-1939
The Evening Bathe (1917)
$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)1879-1969
Spoils of Peace 1949
$50,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $71,980 (including buyer's premium)1923-2011
Hydrangeas (1970)
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $51,240 (including buyer's premium)