Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0801 | 24 November 2015 | Sydney | 6.30 PM

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Trees and Hillsides 1964. Sold for $1,708,000 November 2015.
ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999, Sleeping Bride (1957-1958). Sold for $1,586,000 November 2015.
JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013, The Steps (1967). Sold for $597,800 November 2015.
RUPERT BUNNY 1867-1947, Hair Drying (circa 1908). Sold for $341,600 November 2015.
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Afternoon Light, Kew Billabong (1975). Sold for $488,000 November 2015.
Sale Number: AU0801

Important Australian art

Stellar results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s auction of Important Australian Art.  Two paintings sold for over $1.5 million, the highest auction results for 2015.  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 94 lots by leading practitioners, the sale achieved $8.55 million including buyer’s premium: the highest total for a Sotheby’s Australia November sale ever.

Setting the two highest Australian art auction prices for 2015 to date, two impressive paintings by Australia’s modern masters Arthur Boyd and Fred Williams both exceeded $1.5 million.  Sotheby’s Australia currently holds four of the top 5 Australian art auction results for 2015.^

  • Arthur Boyd’s Sleeping Bride (1957-1958) (estimate $1,000,000-1,200,000, lot 17) realised $1,586,000
  • Fred Williams’s Trees and Hillsides 1964 (estimate $1,000,000-1,200,000 lot 15) achieved $1,708,000

 

^as at 24 November 2015.

 
CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne  |  Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 or
+61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900
E: Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Brett Ballard

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,557,812 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

EXHIBITION

MELBOURNE  |  LEVEL 7 & 9, 41 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE
WED. 11 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
THU. 12 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
FRI. 13 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
SAT. 14 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
SUN. 15 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT

SYDNEY | 30 & 34 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THU. 19 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
FRI. 20 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
SAT. 21 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
SUN. 22 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
MON. 23 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
TUE. 24 NOVEMBER | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT








Important Australian Art - AU0801
1 RAYNER HOFF
1894-1937

Pacific Beach (circa 1930-1932)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Lloyd Rees. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
2 LLOYD REES
1895-1988

Towards Balmain 1932

Estimate $18,000 - $28,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
3 JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Still Life against a Landscape (1972)

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
4 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Schoolgirl (1954)

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $115,900 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
5 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Red Landscape (1966)

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
6 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Burke and Wills Expedition 1962

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $146,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
7 SYDNEY LONG
1871-1955

Autumn, Richmond, New South Wales (circa 1896)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
8 E. PHILLIPS FOX
1865-1915

In the Park (circa 1909)

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
9 JOHN MATHER
1848-1916

Blue Bay, Kilcunda 1888

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
10 ROLAND WAKELIN
1887-1971

Carlingford Pastoral 1935

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
11 ROY DE MAISTRE
1894-1968

Still Life with Fruit

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of William Dobell. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
12 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Drunken Bridesmaids (1936)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
13 JOHN PASSMORE
1904-1984

Strawberry Pickers at Rest (circa 1950)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Ian Fairweather. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
14 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Sampans at the Water Gate, Huchow (1936)

Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
15 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Trees and Hillsides 1964

Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 Lot Sold: $1,708,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © Wendy Whiteley
16 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Monkey (1965)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
17 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Sleeping Bride (1957-1958)

Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 Lot Sold: $1,586,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 ©The Estate of Lin Onus. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
18 LIN ONUS
1948-1996

Guyi Bulgabula (Fish and Lily) (1992)

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
19 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Shady Riverbank - Shoalhaven

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $46,360 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © Rick Amor. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
20 RICK AMOR
born 1948

Study for The Halls 2001

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © Wendy Whiteley
21 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

New York 3 (1968)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $70,760 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
22 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

The Steps (1967)

Estimate $400,000 - $500,000 Lot Sold: $597,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801
23 JOEL ELENBERG
1948-1980

Mask 3 (1979)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
24 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Afternoon Light, Kew Billabong (1975)

Estimate $280,000 - $380,000 Lot Sold: $488,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0801 © Reproduced with permission of the Estate of Margaret Olley
25 MARGARET OLLEY
1923-2011

Still Life of Blossoms, Plums and Pewter Jug

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)

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