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
1915-2008
An Exit-Entrance 2002
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)1915-2008
Reluctant Adam 1996
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)born 1976
Professor 2005
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)born 1976
Frank 2 (Man and Torch) 2005
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999 (designer)
TAPECARIAS DE PORTALEGRE
Established 1948 (manufacturer)
On Fire (1970)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,0001920-1999
Flame Trees and Cockatoos
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)1924-2015
The Woman in Red (1994)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Twilight, Pulpit Rock (circa 1982)
Estimate $200,000 - $240,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)born 1928
Faces and Flowers
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)1914-1999
Sidney Nolan 1983
Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Figures in a Dry Landscape (1969)
Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $80,520 (including buyer's premium)born 1922
Island Interior 1999
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)1920-1999
Shoalhaven with River (1988)
Estimate $120,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $158,600 (including buyer's premium)1877-1968
A Pastoral
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)1860-1948
Landscape
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)