Important Australian & International Art
AU0845 | 2 September 2020 | Sydney | 6.30PM
oil on canvas, © Wendy Whiteley
Estimate $600,000–800,000
Sold for $750,000
oil on canvas, © William Robinson
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $512,500
oil on canvas, © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2020
Estimate $300,000-400,000
Sold for $550,000
oil on canvas
Estimate $80,000-100,000
Sold for $393,750
**AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST**
oil on canvas
Estimate $150,000-250,000
Sold for $337,500
oil on canvas
Estimate $50,000-70,000
Sold for $195,200
watercolour over pencil on paper,© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2020
Estimate $38,000-45,000
Sold for $112,500
Carrara white marble and Carrara black marble, © Akio Makigawa/Copyright Agency, 2020
Estimate $40,000–60,000
Sold for $100,000
Important Australian & International Art
Surveying artistic practice from the last two centuries, the September Important Australian & International Art auction offered rare and never-before-seen examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Modernism, along with paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian and international art.
Realising a total of $6,304,375 and with a sold rate of 149% by value and 87% by volume – the highest in more than a decade at Smith & Singer (formerly trading as Sotheby's Australia) – the September 2020 sale galvanised bidding from across Australia and the world.
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
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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 Sale Figure (including premium + GST ) $6,304,375EXHIBITION TIMES +
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST –
WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
10AM - 5PM
1856-1931
J. P. Pfund, Esq. (1888)
$60,000-80,000 Lot Sold: $75,000 (including buyer's premium)
Illustrated
1864-1947
Models in the Garden (circa 1912)
$150,000-250,000 Lot Sold: $200,000 (including buyer's premium)
© H., C. and A. Glad
1879-1969
The Peacock Robe 1929
$35,000-55,000 Lot Sold: $43,750 (including buyer's premium)
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2020
1917-1992
Burke on Camel (1963)
$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $21,250 (including buyer's premium)
© Bill Henson
born 1955
Untitled 1997/98
$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $18,750 (including buyer's premium)
© Akio Makigawa/Copyright Agency, 2020
1948-1999
Untitled (1992)
$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $100,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Akio Makigawa/Copyright Agency, 2020
1948-1999
Untitled 1999
$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $25,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2020
born 1940
Painting (Figure Group) 1998
$100,000-150,000 Lot Sold: $125,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Courtesy of John Kelly
born 1965
Cow and a Tree 2000
$30,000-50,000 Lot Sold: $37,500 (including buyer's premium)
born 1949
Evening Light 2007
$70,000-90,000 Lot Sold: $100,000 (including buyer's premium)
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2020
1917-1992
Gympie (1948)
$120,000-160,000 Lot Sold: $150,000 (including buyer's premium)
© William Robinson
born 1936
Back Creek Gorge to the Coomera 1994
$250,000-350,000 Lot Sold: $512,500 (including buyer's premium)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2020
1920-1999
Bathers, Shoalhaven Riverbank and Clouds (1984-1985)
$300,000-400,000 Lot Sold: $550,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2020
1920-1999
Triptych from The Australian Scapegoat (1988) a) Venus with Digger's Hat and Black Swan b) Mars Over Pulpit Rock c) The General Protecting His Money
$180,000-220,000 Lot Sold: SOLD
© Succession Picasso/Copyright Agency, 2020
1881-1973
La fête de la patronne. Ces dames médisent de Degas, réduit á un tiers de profil (1971)
$3,000-5,000 Lot Sold: $5,250 (including buyer's premium)
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc/ARS. Copyright Agency, 2020
1928-1987
Giant Panda (1983)
$70,000-90,000 Lot Sold: $100,000 (including buyer's premium)
born 1927
Glass House Mountains and Waterlily Pond (1992)
$5,000-7,000 Lot Sold: $19,125 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Pro Hart
1928-2006
Picnic at Yabby Creek (1994)
$5,000-7,000 Lot Sold: $22,500 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
1892-1984
Scrub Country along the Coast 1949
$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $25,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Sali Herman/Copyright Agency, 2020
1898-1993
Paddington Terraces 1968
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $70,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Si
1914-1999
Image of Modern Evil (1944)
$35,000-55,000 Lot Sold: $45,000 (including buyer's premium)
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2020
1917-1992
Kelly and Horse
$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $35,000 (including buyer's premium)