Important Australian Art
AU0857 | 24 August 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM
Important Australian Art
Smith & Singer’s tightly curated August 2022 auction of Important Australian Art achieved exceptional results for traditional, modern and contemporary Australian art with a total of $9,952,445 from just 66 works – the highest total for a mixed vendor art sale in Australia for 2022.
Determined bidding from clients in the saleroom, on telephones, and online resulted in an outstanding sold rate for a mixed vendor sale of 154% by value, showing the depth of demand across all categories. The figure augments the extensive private sales and international consignments Smith & Singer have transacted to date in 2022.
Results were led by stellar performances by artists including Cressida Campbell, Ethel Carrick, Emily Kngwarreye, Lin Onus, and Arthur Streeton, and a new world auction record was established for John Kelly.
AUCTION HELD 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 |
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 |
David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $9,952,445 (including buyer’s premium)EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST -
SUNDAY 14 AUGUST
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THURSDAY 18 AUGUST -
WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST
10AM - 5PM
1882-1939
Dawn 1937
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $61,364 (including buyer's premium)1851-1942
Seated Man 1890
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $6,136 (including buyer's premium)1825-1915
Kangaroos from an Australian Sketch Book (1850-1862)
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)1825-1915
Aboriginal Stockman Skylarking (1850-1862)
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)1806-circa 1875
View of Sydney from the North Shore 1848
Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)1811-1901
The American Creek near Wollongong, N.S.W. (circa 1860)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)1867-1943
A Kentish Pastoral (1904)
Estimate $55,000 - $75,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)1867-1943
Unloading Bricks, Kew (1905)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)1855-1917
(A Quiet Study) (1886)
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $184,091 (including buyer's premium)1884-1961
Colonel Barnes (circa 1907)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)1923-2011
Poppies
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)1914-1999
Explorer I 1965
Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $405,000 (including buyer's premium)1914-1999
Ibis in Gippsland Swamp 1964
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)1939-1992
Date Palm, Tangier (1989)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $39,273 (including buyer's premium)1939-1992
The Great Bowerbird 1971
Estimate $120,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $147,273 (including buyer's premium)born 1965
Man Lifting Cow (1) 1994
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $355,909 (including buyer's premium)1936-2015
Gundagai Revisited 2006
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $233,182 (including buyer's premium)