Important Australian Art
AU0801 | 24 November 2015 | Sydney | 6.30 PM
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.
Specialists |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: $8,557,812 including buyer's premiumEXHIBITION 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
1894-1937
Pacific Beach (circa 1930-1932)
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)1895-1988
Towards Balmain 1932
Estimate $18,000 - $28,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)1917-1996
Still Life against a Landscape (1972)
Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)born 1928
Schoolgirl (1954)
Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $115,900 (including buyer's premium)1927-1982
Red Landscape (1966)
Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)1917-1992
Burke and Wills Expedition 1962
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $146,400 (including buyer's premium)1871-1955
Autumn, Richmond, New South Wales (circa 1896)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)1865-1915
In the Park (circa 1909)
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)1848-1916
Blue Bay, Kilcunda 1888
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)1887-1971
Carlingford Pastoral 1935
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)1894-1968
Still Life with Fruit
Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)1899-1970
Drunken Bridesmaids (1936)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)1904-1984
Strawberry Pickers at Rest (circa 1950)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: SOLD1891-1974
Sampans at the Water Gate, Huchow (1936)
Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)1927-1982
Trees and Hillsides 1964
Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 Lot Sold: $1,708,000 (including buyer's premium)1939-1992
Monkey (1965)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Sleeping Bride (1957-1958)
Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 Lot Sold: $1,586,000 (including buyer's premium)1948-1996
Guyi Bulgabula (Fish and Lily) (1992)
Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Shady Riverbank - Shoalhaven
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $46,360 (including buyer's premium)1939-1992
New York 3 (1968)
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $70,760 (including buyer's premium)1921-2013
The Steps (1967)
Estimate $400,000 - $500,000 Lot Sold: $597,800 (including buyer's premium)1948-1980
Mask 3 (1979)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)1927-1982
Afternoon Light, Kew Billabong (1975)
Estimate $280,000 - $380,000 Lot Sold: $488,000 (including buyer's premium)1923-2011
Still Life of Blossoms, Plums and Pewter Jug
Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)