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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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Australian & International Art
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Australian & International Art
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Australian & International Art
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 Brett Ballard

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Australian & International Art
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BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

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

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EXHIBITION

MELBOURNE  |  41 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE
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Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Lloyd Rees. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
76 LLOYD REES
1895-1988

View of the Bay 1969

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $47,580 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of William Dobell. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
77 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Wangi Worker (Tom McCall) 1966

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $45,140 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Sali Herman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
78 SALI HERMAN
1898-1993

Redfern 1980

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
79 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Pulpit Rock, Bathers and Muzzled Dog (1985)

Estimate $300,000 - $400,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
80 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Two Schoolgirls (1952)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © Charles Blackman. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
81 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Christabel 1964

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $20,740 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © Reproduced with the permission of the Sidney Nolan Trust/Bridgeman Images
82 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Luna Park 1941

Estimate $60,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
83 GODFREY MILLER
1893-1964

Still Life with Green Curtain and Comport (1950-1952)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811
84 DAWN SIME
1932-2001

Lettuce Doorway 1977

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Robert Juniper. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
85 ROBERT JUNIPER
1929-2012

Flower Study

Estimate $7,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $8,540 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Barbara Tucker. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia.
86 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Girl 1950

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $20,740 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
87 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

(Lovers and Ram in a Forest) (1967)

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
88 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Portrait of Ian Armstrong (circa 1946)

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale
89 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Study of a Man and Two Children 1944

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
90 DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958

Sea Creature Emerging (1947)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $9,150 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Pro Hart
91 PRO HART
1928-2006

Miner's Picnic 1965

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811
92 CLIFTON PUGH
1924-1990

New Olive Groves, Israel 1972

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $5,490 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
93 CLIFTON PUGH
1924-1990

And They Became One 1979

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811 ©The Estate of John Coburn. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
94 JOHN COBURN
1925-2006

Rainforest and Mountains 1987

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811
95 GUY BOYD
1923-1988

(Kneeling Woman)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0811
96 GUY BOYD
1923-1988

Ballet Dancer Practising 1984

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © Brian Dunlop. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
97 BRIAN DUNLOP
1938-2009

The Chinese Guitar

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of Jeffrey Bren. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
98 JEFFREY BREN
1944-2007

Untitled 1996

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © Wendy Whiteley
99 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

The Divided Unity (1974)

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $11,590 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0811 © The Estate of David Larwill. Courtesy of Fiona Larwill and Sotheby's Australia
100 DAVID LARWILL
1956-2011

The Mugging 1985

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $25,620 (including buyer's premium)

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