Important Australian Art
AU0840 | 20 November 2019 | Sydney | 6.30PM
synthetic polymer paint, oil, tempera, charcoal and oyster shells on plywood, © Wendy Whiteley
SOLD for $1,586,000 (est. $1,000,000–1,400,000)
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Sold for $1,464,000 (est. $800,000-1,000,000)
** SECOND-HIGHEST PRICE ACHIEVED AT AUCTION FOR THE ARTIST **
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Sold for $1,220,000 (est. $600,000-800,000)
** THIRD-HIGHEST PRICE ACHIEVED AT AUCTION FOR THE ARTIST **
oil on canvas
Sold for $976,000 (est. $800,000-1,200,000)
oil on wood
Sold for $939,400 (est. $220,000-280,000)
** SECOND-HIGHEST PRICE ACHIEVED AT AUCTION FOR THE ARTIST **
oil on canvas
Sold for $854,000 (est. $350,000-550,000)
oil on canvas
Sold for $793,000 (est. 650,000-850,000)
oil, tempera and collage on board
Sold for $732,000 (est. 600,000-800,000)
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
Sold for $671,000 (est. 550,000-650,000)
oil on canvas
Sold for $610,000 (est. 500,000-600,000)
Important Australian Art
With strong buyer interest, the November auction of Important Australian Art achieved $13,917,150 – a new record for a November art auction and the second-highest result for an art auction in the company’s history. Our 2019 art auction total has surpassed $39,000,000, the second-highest annual total ever recorded by Sotheby's Australia. As a result, for the fourth consecutive year Sotheby’s Australia has continued its clear market leadership in art auction sales in Australia.
Outstanding results were realised for Australian artists spanning traditional, modern and contemporary art, including an auction record for Carol Jerrems, whose Vale Street 1975 (lot 1, estimate $30,000–50,000) sold for $122,000 – more than ten times the previous record for the artist.
Important Australian Art presented a collection of works representing exceptional moments in Australian art history. The sale surveyed major stylistic developments, offering rare and prestigious examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking examples by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
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EXHIBITION |
Melbourne14-16 Collins Street WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER - SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 10AM - 5PM |
Sydney30 Queen Street THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER - WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 10AM - 5PM |
Specialists |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
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Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sales Figure (Including Premium) $13,917,150.00EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER -
SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER -
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
© Courtesy of Ken Jerrems & Estate of Lance Jerrems
1949-1980
Vale Street 1975
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $122,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Courtesy of Ken Jerrems & Estate of Lance Jerrems
1949-1980
Juliet Holding Vale Street (1976)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $30,500 (including buyer's premium)
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2019
born 1960
View Through a Window 1982
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $14,640 (including buyer's premium)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2019
1920-1999
White Cockatoos, Wimmera (1980s)
Estimate $90,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $158,600 (including buyer's premium)
© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust/Bridgeman Images
1917-1992
Kelly and Township 1964
Estimate $550,000 - $650,000 Lot Sold: $671,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2019
1920-1999
Evening Shoalhaven (1980s)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)
1836-1914
On the Derwent above Risdon Ferry, Tasmania 1880
Estimate $8,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)
1882-1975
Autumn Afternoon, Middle Harbour, Sydney 1909
Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $115,900 (including buyer's premium)
© Hans Heysen/Copyright Agency, 2019
1877-1968
Ambleside 1924-1935
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)
1856-1931
She-Oak and Sunlight (1889)
Estimate $220,000 - $280,000 Lot Sold: $939,400 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
View from Mt. Toorong (Study for Australia Felix) (1907)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)
1856-1931
The Two Roads to Monbulk 1924
Estimate $160,000 - $190,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)
1864-1947
Matinée ensoleillée (Morning Sun) (circa 1913)
Estimate $500,000 - $600,000 Lot Sold: $610,000 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Garden Green (1940)
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)
1858-1930
Maisons sur la Falaise (Le Chateau Anglais) (1889)
Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)
© John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2019
1923-2000
Flounder Fishing on the Sandbanks at Rye 1958
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Sotheby's
1914-1999
Pioneer 1 1968
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
1921-2013
Approach to a City III (1968)
Estimate $650,000 - $850,000 Lot Sold: $793,000 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Russell Drysdale
1912-1981
Country Woman
Estimate $350,000 - $550,000 Lot Sold: $427,000 (including buyer's premium)