Important Australian Art

AU0809 | 31 August 2016 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999, Mod Style 1992. Sold for $646,600 August 2016. ***Auction Record for the Artist*** (c) The Estate of Howard Arkley. Licenced by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art

ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999, Explorer and Bird 1968. Sold for $597,800 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Barbara Tucker. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia

CHARLES BLACKMAN, born 1928, Tryst 1959. Sold for $402,600 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Charles Blackman, licenced by Viscopy Ltd Australia.

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, The Robin and the Moon 1981. Sold for $1,098,000 August 2016. © Wendy Whiteley

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013, Study for Red Arrow I (1973). Sold for $244,000 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Sale Number: AU0809

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

Auction records tumbled at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held in Sydney on 31 August. With 69 works of art on offer, the sale realised $8.96 million with clearance rates of 132% by value and 75.4% volume.

Generating strong interest prior to auction, Sir Arthur Streeton’s Sydney Harbour 1907 achieved the second highest price at auction for the artist at $2,074,000 (estimate $1,500,000-2,000,000, lot 31) and became the highest priced Australian painting sold at auction since 2013.

The Great Australian Dream was celebrated as Howard Arkley’s Mod Style 1992 realised $646,600 and established a new auction record for the artist (estimate $400,000-500,000).

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne \| Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith	Gary Singer Chief Executive Officer Australian & International Art Melbourne \| Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer

	Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,965,170 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

EXHIBITION

50 LINDE IVIMEY
born 1965

Damian and Cosmas (2007)

Estimate $35,000 - $55,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

51 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

No. 437 (1982)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)

52 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Australian Landscape (1969-1970)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $51,240 (including buyer's premium)

53 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Cootamundra Wattles, Yarra Glen (1969)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $56,120 (including buyer's premium)

54 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Bride (1974)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)

55 CLIFTON PUGH
1924-1990

Bird Watchers on the Coast 1962

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

56 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Landscape with Tree 1939-1940

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

57 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Qualup Bells 1946

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)

58 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Watching Hyde Park Speakers (1933)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $63,440 (including buyer's premium)

59 SALI HERMAN
1898-1993

Garden Scene 1944

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $23,180 (including buyer's premium)

60 MARGARET OLLEY
1923-2011

Ranunculi 1970

Estimate $28,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $63,440 (including buyer's premium)

61 JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Church Interior, Skyros (1968)

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $16,470 (including buyer's premium)

62 CRESSIDA CAMPBELL
born 1960

Hydrangeas 1992

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)

63 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Sydney Harbour Bridge (1977)

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

64 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Hanged Man (1977)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

65 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Pulpit Rock and Black Swan

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $35,380 (including buyer's premium)

66 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Kelly 1956

Estimate $12,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)

67 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

A Poet Attached to Country Life (1990)

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $56,120 (including buyer's premium)

68 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

The Local Girl (1999)

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

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Important Australian Art

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Auction Results & Details