Important Australian Art
AU0798 | 25 August 2015 | Sydney | 6.30 PM
Strong results were achieved tonight at Sotheby’s Australia’s August auction of Important Australian 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 116 lots of art by leading practitioners, the sale achieved $5.29 million including buyer’s premium, or 67.2% by volume and 90.3% by value, with several new auction records achieved.
Geoffrey Smith, chairman of Sotheby’s Australia commented: ‘Following the outstanding result of our April 2015 sale, which achieved the highest auction total for Sotheby’s Australia since 2007, the August sale attracted strong attention from discerning collectors and first time buyers, re-affirming confidence in the market. The outstanding results are testament to our ongoing commitment to sourcing and offering to the market the finest works of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.’
AUCTION
25 August 2015 | 6.30 PM AEST
InterContinental Sydney
117 Macquarie Street, Sydney
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Geoffrey Smith
Fiona Hayward
Brett BallardAuction Results & Details
Sale Total: $5,297,118 including buyer's premiumEXHIBITION TIMES +
EXHIBITION
MELBOURNE | LEVEL 7 & 9, 41 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE
THU. 13 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 6 PM AEST
FRI. 14 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 6 PM AEST
SAT. 15 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 16 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SYDNEY | 30, 34 & 38 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THU. 20 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
FRI. 21 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SAT. 22 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 23 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
MON. 24 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
TUE. 25 AUG 15 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
© Rick Amor. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
born 1948
Backbeach Sorrento 2005-2006
Estimate $28,000 - $38,000 Lot Sold: $34,160 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1920-1999
Landscape
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)
1893-1977
Footballers 1966
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $3,904 (including buyer's premium)
© Peter Booth. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
born 1940
Drawing 1980
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)
born 1959
The Unattended Funeral Coldest before Dawn as the Last 2007
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $58,560 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1927-1982
(Lysterfield, Ochre and Silver) (1968)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)
1936-2015
Place I 1996
Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $115,900 (including buyer's premium)
© Cressida Campbell. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
born 1960
Still life with Ceramics 2007
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: SOLD
© Various artists. Licensed by Viscopy Ltd. Australia
(born 1952); (born 1949); (born 1938); (born 1940); (circa 1930-2002); (born 1952); (born 1950); (born 1957); (born circa 1939); (1942-2001); (born circa 1932)
Kintore Men's Painting (1999)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: SOLD
© The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1920-1999
Irrigation Lake, Wimmera (1980)
Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $152,500 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of David Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1924-2011
A Day by the Ocean Beach 1976
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
1872-1952
(Nurses and Children) (1910)
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1875-1963
Spilt Milk (1903)
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $43,920 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Gloucester (1894)
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $98,820 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Hampstead 1902
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Thames at Chelsea
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $17,080 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Unloading Bricks, Kew (1905)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $122,000 (including buyer's premium)