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
1924-1990
The Shooting of a Blind Horse 1960
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $31,250 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Justin O'Brien
1917-1996
The Kiss of Judas (1969)
$60,000-80,000 Lot Sold: $100,000 (including buyer's premium)
© John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2020
1923-2000
The Annunciation 1969
$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $43,750 (including buyer's premium)
© Vivienne Yvonne Audette/Copyright Agency, 2020
born 1930
Bathers No. 2 2001
$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $68,750 (including buyer's premium)