Important Australian & International Art

AU0860 | 2 May 2023 | Sydney | 6.30PM

CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 The White Tablecloth 1956
tempera and oil on composition board, 119.3 x 135 cm
Estimate $1,200,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,472,727
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023

RALPH BALSON 1890-1964 Constructive Painting 1954
oil on composition board, 63.5 x 75.5 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $441,818

CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE 1870-1947 Reverie: Ena te Papatahi, a Ngapuhi Chieftainess (Ina Te Papatahi, Ngā Puhi) 1916
oil on canvas, 45.7 x 40.7 cm
Estimate $1,400,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,718,182
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

JOHN OLSEN born 1928 Life on the Edge of the Pond 2003
oil on canvas, 182 x 197 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $306,818
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2023

ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 On the Banks of the Shoalhaven (1984)
oil on canvas, 152 x 122 cm
Estimate $300,000–400,000
Sold for $834,545
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 Green Landscape (You Yangs) (1966)
oil on canvas, 91.5 x 106.5 cm
Estimate $450,000–650,000
Sold for $613,636
© Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2023

IAN FAIRWEATHER 1891-1974 Summer (1964)
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on hardboard, 72.1 x 101.5 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $331,364
© Ian Fairweather/DACS. Copyright Agency, 2023

HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999 Psychedelic Head 1990
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 175 x 135 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $490,909
© The Estate of Howard Arkley/Licensed by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992
The Paddock - Early Morning 1979
oil on canvas, 203 x 153 cm
Estimate $2,000,000–3,000,000
Sold for $2,147,727
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency 2023

CRISS CANNING born 1947 Waratah and Studio Detail (2003))
oil on board, 45.5 x 35.5 cm
Estimate $25,000–35,000
Sold for $98,182
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
© Criss Canning/Copyright Agency, 2023

Sale Number: AU0860

Important Australian & International Art

This carefully curated sale of 100 works, including Important Australian Art from The Selwyn & Renata Litton Collection presented a selection of extraordinary moments in Australian and international art history. Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian and International Art. World auction records were established for the eminent New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie, as well as Criss Canning and Francis Lymburner.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
2 MAY 2023 l 6.30 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA,
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne \| Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith	Gary Singer Chief Executive Officer Australian & International Art Melbourne \| Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer

	Emily Walker Administrator, Art Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Emily Walker	David Mackay Gallery Manager Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: David Mackay

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $13,010,318 (Including Premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL -

SUNDAY 23 APRIL

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 27 APRIL -

TUESDAY 2 MAY

10AM - 5PM

Important Australian & International Art - AU0860

26 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Yellow Boat at Aspendale 1965

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $77,318 (including buyer's premium)

27 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

After Bushfire (1969)

$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $63,818 (including buyer's premium)

28 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Shoalhaven Landscape (1980s)

$120,000-160,000 Lot Sold: $171,818 (including buyer's premium)

29 JOHN OLSEN
1928-2023

Life on the Edge of the Pond 2003

$250,000-350,000 Lot Sold: $306,818 (including buyer's premium)

30 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

PINTON FRÈRES, TAPISSIERIE D'AUBUSSON, FRANCE (MANUFACTURER) The River (1976)

$150,000-250,000 Lot Sold: $306,818 (including buyer's premium)

31 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Soldier on the Beach (1962)

$400,000-600,000

32 CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE
1870-1947

Reverie: Ena te Papatahi, a Ngapuhi Chieftainess (Ina Te Papatahi, Ngā Puhi) 1916

$1,400,000-1,600,000 Lot Sold: $1,718,182 (including buyer's premium)

33 RALPH BALSON
1890-1964

Constructive Painting 1954

$250,000-350,000 Lot Sold: $441,818 (including buyer's premium)

34 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

The White Tablecloth 1956

$1,200,000-1,600,000 Lot Sold: $1,472,727 (including buyer's premium)

35 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

The Paddock - Early Morning 1979

$2,000,000-3,000,000 Lot Sold: $2,147,727 (including buyer's premium)

36 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Fishing at Dusk on the Shoalhaven (circa 1983)

$180,000-240,000 Lot Sold: $220,909 (including buyer's premium)

37 TIM MAGUIRE
born 1958

Untitled 1995.57 1995

$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $77,318 (including buyer's premium)

38 EMILY KNGWARREYE
1908-1996

Merne Alhalkere (1993)

$80,000-100,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)

39 EMILY KNGWARREYE
1908-1996

Alhalkere (1993)

$60,000-80,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)

40 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study Hide and Seek III (1969-1970)

SOLD

41 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

(Mrs Fraser) (1947)

$120,000-160,000

42 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Horned Entity 1968

$60,000-80,000

43 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Requite 1967

$200,000-300,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)

44 GODFREY MILLER
1893-1964

Fig Tree Series (circa 1940)

$20,000-30,000

45 YVONNE AUDETTE
born 1930

Railway Signal at the Crossing 1970

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $30,682 (including buyer's premium)

46 CLARICE BECKETT
1887-1935

Misty Morning (circa 1931)

$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)

47 ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Blackwood Trees at Rapid Creek, Darwin (1950)

$50,000-70,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)

48 ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Glen Helen Landscape 1954

$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)

49 WEAVER HAWKINS
1893-1977

Tiddly-Winks 1950

$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)

50 GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984

'St. Ives' (At Hunter's Hill) (1944)

$18,000-22,000 Lot Sold: $22,091 (including buyer's premium)

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Important Australian & International Art

Important Australian & International Art

AUCTION IN SYDNEY2 MAY 2023 l 6.30 PMNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA, 111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Emily Walker

David Mackay

Auction Results & Details

MELBOURNE

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
2 MAY 2023 l 6.30 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA,
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA