Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art exhibition continues

August 22, 2022

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

The exhibition will be on view in Sydney from Monday 22 August until Wednesday 24 August, 10 am to 5 pm, at 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

This sale presents a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history.  Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction offers 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 Art.

Among the highlights of the sale are works by Frederick McCubbin, W.C. Piguenit and a representation of seven stunning paintings by Arthur Streeton.

The auction will be held at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra at 6.30 pm on 24 August 2022.

 
    

 

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Lot 33

W.C. PIGUENIT 1836-1914    
The Lane Cove River 1887
oil on canvas  
45.5 x 76.2 cm   
Estimate $65,000–85,000 

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Lot 25

ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943   
Blackwood Tree (1934)  
oil on canvas
61 x 51 cm  
Estimate $60,000–80,000 

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Lot 36

FREDEERICK MCCUBBIN 1855-1917  
(A Quiet Study) (1886)  
oil on canvas 
51 x 91.5 cm  
Estimate $150,000–200,000 

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Lot 19

ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943   
Melrose Abbey (1912)
oil on canvas
64.3 x 76.7 cm   
Estimate $50,000–70,000  

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Lot 24

ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943   
Lilies and Bells (1935)
oil on canvas
64.2 x 102 cm   
Estimate $200,000–300,000 

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CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

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

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer & Director

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Gary Singer
       
Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
E: Emily Walker
David Mackay

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: David Mackay

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