Important Australian & International Art
AU0860 | 2 May 2023 | Sydney | 6.30PM
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
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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 $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

1890-1923
Silver Light, Hawkesbury River 1922
$12,000-18,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
1882-1939
(Still Life) 1933
$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1938
An Elephant and Retainers from Bikanir (1903)
$18,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $51,545 (including buyer's premium)
1782-1860
Portrait of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne of Kilmore, Lord Melbourne, Baron of Kilmore, Baron Melbourne of Melbourne (circa 1805)
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $30,682 (including buyer's premium)
1856-1931
(The High Street) (circa 1883)
$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $13,500 (including buyer's premium)
1864-1947
The Lock Keeper's House, Normandy (circa 1902)
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $30,682 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Cauliflower 1925
$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $83,455 (including buyer's premium)
1894-1971
Summer Afternoon, Pittwater 1948
$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)
1894-1971
Flowers in a White Urn 1950
$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)
1923-2000
Grampian Bush (1958, dated 1956)
$80,000-100,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
born 1942
The Queens Music (2022)
$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
born 1948
Dark Day Long Island, Victoria 2014
$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $33,136 (including buyer's premium)
1956-2011
Contemplating His Place in Humanity 2011
$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)
1922-2011
Head of IB (1988)
$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $20,864 (including buyer's premium)
1922-2011
Head of Bruce Bernard (1985)
$12,000-18,000 Lot Sold: $17,182 (including buyer's premium)