Important Australian Art
AU0857 | 24 August 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM
oil on canvas, 34 x 46 cm
Estimate $600,000–800,000
Sold for $1,196,591
oil on canvas, 100.3 x 81.3 cm
Estimate †$350,000–550,000
Sold for $466,364
oil on canvas, 50.3 x 76.1 cm
Estimate $500,000–700,000
Sold for $1,534,091
oil on canvas, 180.5 x 150 cm
© Courtesy of John Kelly
Estimate $150,000–250,000
Sold for $355,909
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
watercolour on incised woodblock, 91.5 x 148.5 cm
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $245,455
oil, synthetic polymer paint, spray paint, oil pastel and graphite on canvas, 159.5 x 140 cm
Estimate $60,000–80,000
Sold for $135,000
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 152 x 122 cm
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold for $405,000
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 91 x 152 cm
© Lin Onus Estate/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $644,318
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 152 x 122 cm
© Emily Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $60,000–80,000
Sold for $368,182
Important Australian Art
Smith & Singer’s tightly curated August 2022 auction of Important Australian Art achieved exceptional results for traditional, modern and contemporary Australian art with a total of $9,952,445 from just 66 works – the highest total for a mixed vendor art sale in Australia for 2022.
Determined bidding from clients in the saleroom, on telephones, and online resulted in an outstanding sold rate for a mixed vendor sale of 154% by value, showing the depth of demand across all categories. The figure augments the extensive private sales and international consignments Smith & Singer have transacted to date in 2022.
Results were led by stellar performances by artists including Cressida Campbell, Ethel Carrick, Emily Kngwarreye, Lin Onus, and Arthur Streeton, and a new world auction record was established for John Kelly.
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AUCTION HELD IN SYDNEY |
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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 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, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $9,952,445 (Including Premium)EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST -
SUNDAY 14 AUGUST
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THURSDAY 18 AUGUST -
WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST
10AM - 5PM
1882-1939
Dawn 1937
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $61,364 (including buyer's premium)
1851-1942
Seated Man 1890
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $6,136 (including buyer's premium)
1825-1915
Kangaroos from an Australian Sketch Book (1850-1862)
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)
1825-1915
Aboriginal Stockman Skylarking (1850-1862)
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)
1806-circa 1875
View of Sydney from the North Shore 1848
Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)
1811-1901
The American Creek near Wollongong, N.S.W. (circa 1860)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
A Kentish Pastoral (1904)
Estimate $55,000 - $75,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Unloading Bricks, Kew (1905)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
(A Quiet Study) (1886)
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $184,091 (including buyer's premium)
© Bronwyn Wright
1884-1961
Colonel Barnes (circa 1907)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
© Reproduced with permission of the Margaret Olley Art Trust
1923-2011
Poppies
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
1914-1999
Explorer I 1965
Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $405,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
1914-1999
Ibis in Gippsland Swamp 1964
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
1939-1992
Date Palm, Tangier (1989)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $39,273 (including buyer's premium)
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
1939-1992
The Great Bowerbird 1971
Estimate $120,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $147,273 (including buyer's premium)
© Courtesy of John Kelly
born 1965
Man Lifting Cow (1) 1994
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $355,909 (including buyer's premium)
1936-2015
Gundagai Revisited 2006
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $233,182 (including buyer's premium)