Important Australian & International Art

AU0790 | 26 August 2014 | Sydney | 6.30 PM

RUSSELL DRYSDALE 1912-1981, The Barmaid, Broom (1965). Sold for $488,000 August 2014

JEFFREY SMART 1921–2013, Radial Road (1972). Sold for $610,000 August 2014

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, The Pier at Lavender Bay 1979-1980. Sold for $347,700 August 2014

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, You Yangs Landscape (1978). Sold for $524,600 August 2014

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013, The Red Warehouse (2003). Sold for $878,400

Sale Number: AU0790

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.

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

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $6,261,040 including buyer's premium

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Important Australian & International Art - AU0790

76 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

(Landscape with Cottage and Pine Trees) 1939

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

77 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Portrait of Mary Talbot (1950)

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

78 SALI HERMAN
1898-1993

Sunday Afternoon Drive 1967

$15,000-20,000 Lot Sold: $14,640 (including buyer's premium)

79 ROBERT DICKERSON
born 1924

Children Playing, Darlinghurst (1965)

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

80 RAY CROOKE
born 1922

On Thursday Island (1998)

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)

81 RAY CROOKE
born 1922

Greetings Queta Cathedral 1998

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000

82 JOHN FIRTH-SMITH
born 1943

Hang 1974

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

83 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Ape (1963)

Estimate † $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $85,400 (including buyer's premium)

84 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Warm Valley 1994

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)

85 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Hereabout 1971

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

86 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Always 1992

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

87 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Swing 1969

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)

88 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Wall For Bojangles 1987

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

89 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Crossover 1972

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $14,640 (including buyer's premium)

90 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Scronch 1994

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

91 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Hunch 1974

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

92 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Getting Along 1997

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)

93 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Stormy Weather 1997

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)

94 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Moreover 1996

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

95 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Hob Nob 1992

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)

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