Important Australian Art

AU0828 | 28 August 2018 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999, Drowned Bridegroom (1959). Sold for $1952,000 August 2018. ***Auction record for the artist*** (c) The Estate of Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2018.

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Orange Hill (1966-1967). Sold for $1,098,000 August 2018. (c) The Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2018.

RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947, A Provincial Town in France (1904). Sold for $488,000 August 2018.

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984, Fruit in the Window 1957. Sold for $451,400 August 2018. ***Second highest price for the artist*** (c) The Estate of Grace Cossington Smith.

RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947, A Word of Advice (1908). Sold for $353,800 August 2018.

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Creek Bed, Werribee Gorge (1976). Sold for $305,000 August 2018. (c) The Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2018.

Sale Number: AU0828

Important Australian Art

Sotheby's Australia continues its art auction market leadership with stunning results achieved at the August sale of Important Australian Art with a total of $8.84 million with 88% sold by value.

The sale presented a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history. Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction offers rare and prestigious examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.

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
	Liza Hallam Administrator Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,840,120 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

EXHIBITION

1 DEL KATHRYN BARTON
born 1972

Farewell 2004

Estimate $150,000 - $350,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)

2 CRESSIDA CAMPBELL
born 1960

Wheat Fronds and Sky (2016)

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000

3 LIN ONUS
1948-1996

Frogs (1988)

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)

4 GORDON BENNETT
1955-2014

Edge (With Displaced Point of Identification)1993

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)

5 DAVID NOONAN
born 1969

Untitled (2004)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

6 HOWARD ARKLEY
1951-1999

Tudor House, Fitzroy Gardens 1987

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $51,240 (including buyer's premium)

7 JUAN DAVILA
born 1946

Woman in a Landscape 1998

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000

©The Estate of Lin Onus/Copyright Agency, 2018

8 LIN ONUS
1948-1996

Wirrirr Wirrirr (Rainbow Birds)

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $170,800 (including buyer's premium)

9 NICHOLAS HARDING
born 1956

In the Swell (White Hat and Rubber Ring) 2006

Estimate $20,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $34,160 (including buyer's premium)

10 DALE FRANK
born 1959

Conara Cleveland Epping Forest 2006

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)

11 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

(Untitled: Three Figures) (1943)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)

12 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

View from the Artist's Studio, Parkville, Melbourne (1944)

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

13 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Nebuchadnezzar Eating Grass (1969)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $54,900 (including buyer's premium)

14 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

The Kite Flyers (1953)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)

15 CLARICE BECKETT
1887-1935

(At Rickett's Point, Beaumaris)

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

©The Estate of Grace Cossington Smith

16 GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984

Chair in the Room 1960

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $82,960 (including buyer's premium)

17 GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984

Fruit in the Window 1957

Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $451,400 (including buyer's premium)

18 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Orange Hill (1966-1967)

Estimate $800,000 - $1,000,000 Lot Sold: $1,098,000 (including buyer's premium)

19 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Harbour (Grey Day) (1978)

Estimate $2,000,000 - $3,000,000

20 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Drowned Bridegroom (1959)

Estimate $1,600,000 - $1,900,000 Lot Sold: $1,952,000 (including buyer's premium)

21 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Banjo (1964)

Estimate $280,000 - $380,000

22 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Lovers, Ram and Black Cockatoo (1967)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

23 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Figure and Camel 1966

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

24 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
PINTON FRÈRES, TAPISSERIE D'AUBUSSON, FRANCE (MANUFACTURER)

The Artist's Studio (1976)

Estimate $100,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $213,500 (including buyer's premium)

25 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Creek Bed, Werribee Gorge (1976)

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000 Lot Sold: $305,000 (including buyer's premium)

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Important Australian Art

Important Australian Art

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Liza Hallam

Auction Results & Details