MASTERPIECE: Rosemary Madigan Quartet 1981-1991
PAA008 | 28 September 2021 | Private Auction | 6.30PM
MASTERPIECE: Rosemary Madigan Quartet 1981-1991
Smith & Singer's Masterpiece Private Auction established a new world auction record for Rosemary Madigan and the third highest price for a work by an Australian female sculptor. The magnificent and magisterial Quartet 1981-1991 exceeded its high estimate and attracted interest from across Australia.
Rosemary Madigan is widely and appropriately acknowledged as one of Australia’s significant sculptors. Quartet is Madigan’s most important work, the magnum opus and tour de force of her career and featured in Madigan’s joint exhibition with Robert Klippel at Carrick Hill, Adelaide, in 1992. Illustrated on the cover of the exhibition catalogue, the remarkable power and beauty of the work was duly celebrated, with Madigan describing the composition: ‘I thought of 24 hours. It’s my feeling of a full day. The four figures: Night sleeps, a female. Day is a male, dynamic. Evening is male, legs crossed, relaxed. Morning is female, waking, yawning, stretching.’
Formerly on long-term loan to the Carrick Hill, Adelaide and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, it is indeed a rare occasion that we can unequivocally state that we have been entrusted with the finest composition by a major Australian artist, and we are therefore particularly delighted with the response received from collectors.
PRIVATE AUCTION
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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 |
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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Emily WalkerAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Emily Walker |
David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure (including premium + GST ) $387,500WATCH NOW: MASTERPIECE - Rosemary Madigan Quartet 1981-1991
1926-2019
Quartet 1981-1991
Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $387,500 (including buyer's premium)