Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0811 | 23 November 2016 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

CHARLES BLACKMAN, born 1928, The Game of Chess 1956. Sold for $1,799,500 November 2016 ***Auction Record for the Artist*** (c) Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia.
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982. Turnip Diggers (1968). Sold for $549,000 November 2016 (c) The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia.
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, Still Life with Cornflowers 1976. Estimate $634,400 November 2016. (c) Wendy Whiteley.
WILLIAM ROBINSON, born 1936. To Beechmont with Bushfire and Approaching Storm 1998. Sold for $305,000 November 2016. (c) William Robinson.
Sale Number: AU0811

Important Australian Art

Sotheby’s Australia’s November sale of Important Australian Art has clearly positioned the auctioneer as the undisputed art market leader in Australia for 2016.  With strong buyer interest, the collection of 102 lots realised $8.53 million and achieved a new world auction record for Charles Blackman’s The Game of Chess 1956, which sold for $1,799,500.

The results achieved by Sotheby’s Australia represents the continued strength and confidence in the Australian Art Market.  Sotheby’s Australia auctioned six of the top ten Australian paintings in 2016.

 
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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

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

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

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

Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

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

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,529,630 Including Buyer's Premium

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EXHIBITION

MELBOURNE  |  41 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE
WED. 9 NOV 16 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
THU. 10 NOV 16 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
FRI. 11 NOV 16 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEDT
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SYDNEY | 30 & 34 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
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Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Joel Elenberg
51 JOEL ELENBERG
1948-1980

Animal Head II (1975)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Sali Herman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
52 SALI HERMAN
1898-1993

Dawn at Port Macquarie 1951

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
53 WILLIAM FRATER
1890-1974

Figure Beside the Fence

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811
54 ROY DE MAISTRE
1894-1968

Maison de Campagne (France ) 1924

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
55 ELAINE HAXTON
1909-1999

Kate and Blackie 1955

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0811
56 KENNETH ROWELL
1920-1999

Ballet Dancers

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0811
57 CONSTANCE STOKES
1906-1991

Head of a Young Girl

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
58 A.H. FULLWOOD
1863-1930

Susan Island on the Clarence River, Grafton (1894)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
59 ELIOTH GRUNER
1882-1939

Roses 1931

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
60 CHARLES WHEELER
1881-1977

Goldfish 1911

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $56,120 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
61 ARTHUR LOUREIRO
1853-1932

Black Panther

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
62 W. C. PIGUENIT
1836-1914

(View of Adamson's Peak from Esperance, South Tasmania)

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
63 CHARLES CONDER
1868-1909

(Untitled) (circa 1893)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $46,360 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
64 TOM ROBERTS
1856-1931

Mrs William Stephens 1898

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $85,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © H., C. and A. Glad
65 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

A Casanova Lady 1929

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $25,620 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
66 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Lilies and Bells 1936

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $128,100 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Hans Heysen. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
67 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Winson Cotswolds 1934

Estimate $8,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Barbara Tucker. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia.
68 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Ibis Flying 1965

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of William Dobell. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
69 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

At the Playground (circa 1935)

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of John Perceval. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
70 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Grampian Bush (1958, dated 1956)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $76,860 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Ray Crooke. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
71 RAY CROOKE
1922-2015

(Summer Afternoon)

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $8,540 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
72 TIM STORRIER
born 1949

Night Reflection (2010)

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Max Dupain. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
73 MAX DUPAIN
1911-1992

Sunbaker 1937

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $62,220 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Max Dupain. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
74 MAX DUPAIN
1911-1992

At Newport 1952

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Max Dupain. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
75 MAX DUPAIN
1911-1992

Bondi 1939

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)

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