Important Australian Art

AU0809 | 31 August 2016 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999, Mod Style 1992. Sold for $646,600 August 2016. ***Auction Record for the Artist*** (c) The Estate of Howard Arkley. Licenced by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art

ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999, Explorer and Bird 1968. Sold for $597,800 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Barbara Tucker. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia

CHARLES BLACKMAN, born 1928, Tryst 1959. Sold for $402,600 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Charles Blackman, licenced by Viscopy Ltd Australia.

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, The Robin and the Moon 1981. Sold for $1,098,000 August 2016. © Wendy Whiteley

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013, Study for Red Arrow I (1973). Sold for $244,000 August 2016. (c) The Estate of Jeffrey Smart

Sale Number: AU0809

IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN ART

Auction records tumbled at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held in Sydney on 31 August. With 69 works of art on offer, the sale realised $8.96 million with clearance rates of 132% by value and 75.4% volume.

Generating strong interest prior to auction, Sir Arthur Streeton’s Sydney Harbour 1907 achieved the second highest price at auction for the artist at $2,074,000 (estimate $1,500,000-2,000,000, lot 31) and became the highest priced Australian painting sold at auction since 2013.

The Great Australian Dream was celebrated as Howard Arkley’s Mod Style 1992 realised $646,600 and established a new auction record for the artist (estimate $400,000-500,000).

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

	Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,965,170 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

EXHIBITION

1 HERBERT BADHAM
1899-1961

Long Reef, Sydney 1939

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)

2 HERBERT BADHAM
1899-1961

Boatshed, Sydney Harbour 1927

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

3 FREDA ROBERTSHAW
1916-1997

Steps to Redleaf Pool, Sydney

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

4 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Son of the Sun (1983)

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $439,200 (including buyer's premium)

5 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Mount Kosciusko, Mount Northcote and Mount Clarke (1975)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000

6 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for Red Arrow I (1973)

Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)

7 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Tryst 1959

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $402,600 (including buyer's premium)

8 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

The Robin and the Moon 1981

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000 Lot Sold: $1,098,000 (including buyer's premium)

9 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Family Group 1960

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)

10 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Schoolgirls by Gasometer 1953

Estimate $160,000 - $190,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

11 JOHN BRACK
1920-1999

To the Water (1961)

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)

12 RAY CROOKE
1922-2015

Sandstone Bluffs, Laura 1965

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $23,180 (including buyer's premium)

13 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Frozen Sea 1964

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $85,400 (including buyer's premium)

14 GARRY SHEAD
born 1942

The Guests (1995)

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $103,700 (including buyer's premium)

15 GARRY SHEAD
born 1942

Bare Queen (1995)

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000

16 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Explorer and Bird 1968

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000 Lot Sold: $597,800 (including buyer's premium)

17 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964

Estimate $800,000 - $1,000,000

18 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Landscape (1967)

Estimate $220,000 - $280,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)

19 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Study for The Shower 1975

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $69,540 (including buyer's premium)

20 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Arkie on the Diving Board 1981

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)

21 ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Finke River Mission and Mount Hermannsburg, Northern Territory

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $122,000 (including buyer's premium)

21A ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Ghost Gum, Mount Hermannsburg (circa 1943)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)

22 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

The White Gum, Far North 1933

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000

23 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Autumn Morning Mist 1919

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $29,280 (including buyer's premium)

24 EMMA MINNIE BOYD
1858-1936

A Lassie Yet 1888

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $170,800 (including buyer's premium)

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