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
1906-1991
Woman in a Green Blouse (1982)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
1894-1968
Study for Variation on Les Demoiselles des Bords de la Seine by Courbet
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $8,591 (including buyer's premium)
© Bronwyn Wright
1884-1961
Woman with Basket (1925-1926)
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $11,659 (including buyer's premium)
© Bronwyn Wright
1884-1961
Young Man in Breton Costume (1925-1926)
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $7,364 (including buyer's premium)
© Hans Heysen/Copyright Agency, 2021
1877-1968
Delphiniums 1938
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
Portrait of My Mother (1900)
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
Garden Study, Brighton 1899
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $21,477 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
Looking Towards Richmond from Kensington Road, South Yarra
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $19,636 (including buyer's premium)
1861-1941
Bullock Team in the Forest of Canungra, Queensland
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $79,773 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
View from Strood, a Sketch (1904)
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $29,455 (including buyer's premium)
1818-1891
England Farewell: The Emigrant's Departure 1864
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $92,045 (including buyer's premium)
© Noel McKenna/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1956
Lighthouses of Australia 2006
Estimate $22,000 - $28,000 Lot Sold: $27,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Andrew Klippel. Courtesy of The Robert Klippel Estate, represented by Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney and Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich/Copyright Agency, 2021
1920-2001
No. 437 1982
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)
© Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula/Copyright Agency, 2021
circa 1925-2001
Women's Camp (1973)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
© Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri/Copyright Agency, 2021
1926-1998
Kangaroo Dreaming (1971)
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
© Ian Fairweather/Dacs. Copyright Agency, 2021
1891-1974
Composition (1961)
Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)
1890-1964
Matter Painting 1960
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $14,727 (including buyer's premium)
© Andrew Klippel. Courtesy of The Robert Klippel Estate, represented by Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney and Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich/Copyright Agency, 2021
1920-2001
No. 91 (Hiroshima) (1960)
Estimate † $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
© Estate of Brett Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2021
1939-1992
Looking North, Unilever House, Sydney 1958
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $25,773 (including buyer's premium)
© Estate of Roland Wakelin
1887-1971
RMS Aquitania, Sydney (1943)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $116,591 (including buyer's premium)