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 (Included 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

51 PENLEIGH BOYD
1890-1923

Silver Light, Hawkesbury River 1922

$12,000-18,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)

52 ELIOTH GRUNER
1882-1939

(Still Life) 1933

$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)

53 MORTIMER MENPES
1855-1938

An Elephant and Retainers from Bikanir (1903)

$18,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $51,545 (including buyer's premium)

54 JOHN FERNELEY
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)

55 TOM ROBERTS
1856-1931

(The High Street) (circa 1883)

$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $13,500 (including buyer's premium)

56 GIROLAMO NERLI
1860-1926

(Man with Beer and Cockatoo) (1889)

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

57 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

(Harvest Scene) (1904)

$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

58 RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

The Lock Keeper's House, Normandy (circa 1902)

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

59 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

San Gregorio and the Rio della Salute (1908)

$140,000-180,000

60 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Cauliflower 1925

$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $83,455 (including buyer's premium)

61 ADRIAN FEINT
1894-1971

Summer Afternoon, Pittwater 1948

$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)

62 ADRIAN FEINT
1894-1971

Flowers in a White Urn 1950

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

63 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Temporary Bridge over Thames (1936)

$30,000-40,000

64 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Grampian Bush (1958, dated 1956)

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

65 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Saplings 1959

$60,000-80,000

66 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Terrace Houses (1968)

$25,000-35,000

67 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

The Magic Flute II (1990)

$80,000-120,000

68 WILLIAM ROBINSON
born 1936

Bright Sea 2007

$50,000-60,000

69 GARRY SHEAD
born 1942

The Queens Music (2022)

$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)

70 RICK AMOR
born 1948

Dark Day Long Island, Victoria 2014

$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $33,136 (including buyer's premium)

71 DAVID LARWILL
1956-2011

Contemplating His Place in Humanity 2011

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)

72 LUCIAN FREUD
1922-2011

Head of IB (1988)

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $20,864 (including buyer's premium)

73 LUCIAN FREUD
1922-2011

Esther (1991)

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)

74 LUCIAN FREUD
1922-2011

The Egyptian Book (1994)

$10,000-15,000

75 LUCIAN FREUD
1922-2011

Head of Bruce Bernard (1985)

$12,000-18,000 Lot Sold: $17,182 (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