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

76 MAX BECKMANN
1884-1950

Selbstbildnis, from Gesichter (1918)

$4,000-6,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

77 HENRY MOORE
1898-1986

Reclining Figure: Pea Pod (1982)

$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: $85,909 (including buyer's premium)

78 HENRY MOORE
1898-1986

Bust of Girl (1973)

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)

79 HENRY MOORE
1898-1986

Stringed Mother and Child (1938, cast in 1985)

$150,000-250,000 Lot Sold: $159,545 (including buyer's premium)

80 HENRY MOORE
1898-1986

Studies for Sculpture 1941

$25,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)

81 ROBERT KLIPPEL
1920-2001

No. 807 1989

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

82 MICHAEL JOHNSON
born 1938

Trio 1990

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $63,818 (including buyer's premium)

83 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Self Portrait 1982

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $13,500 (including buyer's premium)

84 JOHN OLSEN
1928-2023

Frog and Pond

$35,000-45,000 Lot Sold: $61,364 (including buyer's premium)

85 LIN ONUS
1948-1996

Evening Reflections

$30,000-40,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)

86 ROBERT ROONEY
1937-2017

1935: A Midnight Gallop 2002

$15,000-25,000

87 JULIE RRAP
born 1950

Persona & Shadow: Conception 1984

$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $12,273 (including buyer's premium)

88 MAX DUPAIN
1911-1992

Sunbaker (1937, printed 1970s)

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)

89 DAVID BOYD
1924-2011

The Arrival 1969

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

90 DAVID BOYD
1924-2011

Ben Boyd and the Sleeping Figure 1970

$20,000-30,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

91 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Burke on Camel (1966)

$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $58,909 (including buyer's premium)

92 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

River Bank 1965

$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)

93 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Fencing at Cambewarra (1998)

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)

94 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Women with Trolleys (2001)

$60,000-80,000

95 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Table: Farmyard Scene 1949

$18,000-22,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)

96 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Ned Kelly (Cover Design for L'Oeil) (1957)

$14,000-18,000

97 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Hanged Man (1977)

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

98 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Malcolm McLaren (1989)

$15,000-25,000

99 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

Alice's Shoe (1988)

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

100 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

The Cat (1980)

$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $61,364 (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