Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

27 November 2024 Sydney Important Australian Art

NICHOLAS CHEVALIER 1828-1902 Lake Colac and the Warrior's Hill, from Corangamorah 1863
NICHOLAS CHEVALIER 1828-1902 Lake Colac and the Warrior's Hill, from Corangamorah 1863
oil on canvas, 79 x 123 cm
Estimate $800,000–1,200,000
Sold for $981,818
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
EMILY KAM KNGWARREYE 1908-1996 Mourning (1991)
EMILY KAM KNGWARREYE 1908-1996 Mourning (1991)
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 226 x 128.5 cm
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $368,182
© Emily Kam Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2024
KNUT BULL 1811-1889 Hobart Town 1855
KNUT BULL 1811-1889 Hobart Town 1855
oil on board, 55 x 81.5 cm
Estimate $300,000–500,000
Sold for $490,909
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 Acacia Sapling (1977)
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 Acacia Sapling (1977)
oil on canvas, 106.7 x 101.5 cm
Estimate $400,000–600,000
Sold for $981,818
© Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2024
CONRAD MARTENS 1801-1878 Sydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840)
CONRAD MARTENS 1801-1878 Sydney from Lewis’s Ground (1840)
oil on canvas, 60 x 88 cm
Estimate $600,000–800,0000
Sold for $736,364
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 The Verandah 1987
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 The Verandah 1987
unique colour woodblock print and watercolour on paper, 95 x 59 cm (image)
Estimate $140,000–180,000
Sold for $417,273
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2024
SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964
SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964
oil on composition board, 122 x 152.8 cm
Estimate $1,000,000–1,500,000
Sold for $1,227,273
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2024
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 Green Heron (1983, cast later)
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 Green Heron (1983, cast later)
bronze and painted eye, artist's proof from an edition of 5,
plus artist's proofs, 260.5 x 30 x 65 cm
Estimate $500,000–700,000
Sold for $613,636
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2024

CATALOGUE COMING SOON

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

This sale will present a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history.  Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction will offer 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. 

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Viewing in Melbourne
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Wednesday 13 November - Sunday 17 November
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Auction in Sydney
Wednesday 27 November 2024 | 6.30 pm
National Council of Jewish Women of Australia
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Thursday 21 November - Wednesday 27 November
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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

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Australian & International Art 
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Chief Executive Officer & Director

Australian & International Art 
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Executive Assistant

Australian & International Art 
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Manager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media

Australian & International Art
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