Important Australian Art
AU0876 | 19 August 2025 | Sydney | 6.30pm
oil and tempera on composition board, 91.2 x 122.2 cm
Estimate $1,000,000–1,500,000
Sold for $1,779,545
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2025
View of the Seine, Bougival, Spring (1887)
oil on canvas, 54.5 x 64.5 cm
Estimate $1,200,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,472,727
oil on canvas, 81.3 x 65 cm
Estimate $500,000–700,000
Sold for $613,636
© The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
copper, 120 x 120 x 26 cm
Estimate $600,000–800,000
Sold for $736,364
© Estate of Bronwyn Oliver. Courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 121 x 91 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $349,773
© Emily Kam Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2025
oil on canvas, 137.2 x 152.5 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $460,227
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2025
watercolour on incised woodblock, 91.5 x 148.5 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $355,909
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2025
oil, tempera and resin on composition board, 77.5 x 102.8 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $331,364
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2025
gouache on board, 50 x 38 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $306,818
© Lin Onus/Copyright Agency, 2025
INVITATION TO CONSIGN
Consign now to our August 2025 auction of Important Australian Art.
Smith & Singer’s tightly curated April 2025 auction of Important Australian Art achieved exceptional results for traditional, modern and contemporary Australian art with a total of $12,332,375.
Determined bidding from clients in the saleroom, on telephones, and online resulted in an outstanding sold rate for a mixed vendor sale of 134% by value and 84% by volume, showing the depth of demand across all categories.
Smith & Singer continue to realise particularly strong results for Australian modernism and the market continues to respond to exceptional works by Australia’s leading visual art practitioners.
Smith & Singer offer unique and unparalleled in-house scholarship and access to local and international collectors.
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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 & Director Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Jessica VelasquezExecutive Assistant Australian & International Art |
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David MackayManager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media Australian & International Art |