Important Australian Art
AU0851 | 16 November 2021 | Sydney | 6.30PM
oil and mixed media on canvas, 107 x 90 cm
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $900,000–1,200,000
Sold for $1,963,636
oil on canvas, 118 x 92.5 cm
Estimate $500,000–700,000
Sold for $797,727
oil on canvas. 50 x 75.7 cm
Estimate $500,000–700,000
Sold for $1,012,500
oil on canvas on board, 50.5 x 55.5 cm
Estimate $80,000–100,000
Sold for $331,364
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
oil on canvas on composition board, 62 x 74.5 cm
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $180,000–220,000
Sold for $417,273
oil on cardboard, 39.5 x 54.5 cm
Estimate $100,000–150,000
Sold for $429,545
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 90 x 120 cm
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $478,636
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on canvas, 160 x 140 cm
© Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Estimate $140,000–180,000
Sold for $405,000
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
Album of 12 Drawings of Australian Aborigines (circa 1805)
watercolour with brush and ink on Buttanshaw wove paper
21.8 x 17 cm (each) (12)
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold for $429,545
Important Australian Art
Smith & Singer’s November 2021 auction of Important Australian Art set records by achieving the highest total from the smallest number of lots in the company’s history (as both Smith & Singer and formerly Sotheby’s Australia) – $12,239,951 from just 78 works.
Two prices in excess of $1 million were achieved, with two works setting new auction records. Bidding from clients in the saleroom, on telephones, and online resulted in a sold rate of 81% by volume and 162% by value, showing the depth of demand in the sale. The figure augments the outstanding private sale and international consignments we have achieved in throughout 2021, and continues our position as the premier art business in Australia.
Leading results were achieved for traditional, modern, and contemporary Australian artists including Ralph Balson, Del Kathryn Barton, Clarice Beckett, Charles Blackman, Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton, Albert Tucker, and Brett Whitleley, amongst others.
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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $12,239,951 (Included Premium)EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER -
SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER -
TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
1855-1917
A Forest Glade 1913
Estimate $500,000 - $700,000 Lot Sold: $797,727 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Evening, Venice (1908)
Estimate $500,000 - $700,000 Lot Sold: $1,012,500 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
The Letter 1884
Estimate $300,000 - $400,000 Lot Sold: $515,455 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Cairo (1897)
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $705,682 (including buyer's premium)
circa 1778-1822
Album of 12 Drawings of Australian Aborigines (circa 1805)
Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $429,545 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
1921-2013
New York (View from the Artist's Window) 2004
Estimate † $100,000 - $140,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2021
1928-2018
Night Flowers (1958)
Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2021
1928-2018
In the Lane (1953)
Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $417,273 (including buyer's premium)
© Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2021
1927-1982
Purple Landscape (1958)
Estimate $120,000 - $160,000 Lot Sold: $147,273 (including buyer's premium)
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2021
1920-1999
Bride and Ram (1967-1968)
Estimate $120,000 - $160,000 Lot Sold: $220,909 (including buyer's premium)
born 1949
Natura Morta 1989
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
born 1949
Night Sky (1994)
Estimate $120,000 - $160,000 Lot Sold: $147,273 (including buyer's premium)
© Estate of David Larwill/Copyright Agency, 2021
1956-2011
Contemplating His Place in Humanity 2011
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $67,500 (including buyer's premium)
© Estate of David Larwill/Copyright Agency, 2021
1956-2011
Gone Fishing 2006
Estimate $38,000 - $48,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
© Courtesy of John Kelly
born 1965
Man Lifting Cow 2014
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
© Rosalie Gascoigne/Copyright Agency, 2021
1917-1999
Drawing Board 1996
Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $135,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Del Kathryn Barton/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1972
Wild Carrot Dream 2015
Estimate $140,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $405,000 (including buyer's premium)
1894-1968
The Irish Chieftain at 17 Rue de Domeliers 1925
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000
1894-1968
Still Life, with Fruit (1945)
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $61,364 (including buyer's premium)