Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0858 | 16 November 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 Vision of Bali 1976-1978
oil on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $800,000–1,200,000
Sold for $1,104,545
ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 Bride and Bridegroom by a Stream (1960)
oil and tempera on composition board, 60 x 81.5 cm
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $350,000–550,000
Sold for $515,455
ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 Armoured Explorer 1996
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 123 x 92 cm
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer
Estimate $180,000–220,000
Sold for $220,909
DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 We Will Ride 2014
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on canvas, 260 x 199.5 cm
© Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Estimate $200,000–250,000
Sold for $466,364
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
JOHN KELLY born 1965 Painting the Big Picture 1999
oil on canvas, 182.7 x 168 cm
© Courtesy of John Kelly
Estimate $100,000–150,000
Sold for $319,091
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 The Ebro, Gore Bay (1987)
colour woodblock print on paper, edition of 2, 80 x 60 cm
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $80,000–120,000
Sold for $98,182
ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 Waters of the Finke (1958)
watercolour over pencil on paper, 38 x 57 cm
©Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $40,000–60,000
Sold for $245,455
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)
oil on canvas, 51.5 x 76.5 cm
Estimate $300,000–500,000
Sold for $540,000
ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 Esquisse en Australie Sketch in Australia (1908)
oil on wood, 26.3 x 35.3 cm
Estimate $60,000–80,000
Sold for $245,455
Sale Number: AU0858

Important Australian Art

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.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
16 NOVEMBER 2022 l 6.30 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA, 
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

 
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

Chief Executive Officer

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, Art

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

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

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

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $6,104,455 (Included Premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER -

SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER -

WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

10AM - 5PM








Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency 2022
1 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Shoalhaven Riverbank, Crane and Cockatoos (circa 1979-1980)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $39,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Criss Canning/Copyright Agency, 2022
2 CRISS CANNING
born 1947

Garden Posy (1998)

Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $17,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Criss Canning/Copyright Agency, 2022
3 CRISS CANNING
born 1947

My Studio Table (1998)

Estimate $8,000 - $10,000 Lot Sold: $19,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy of John Kelly
4 JOHN KELLY
born 1965

Two Cows 1994

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $22,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy of John Kelly
5 JOHN KELLY
born 1965

Painting the Big Picture 1999

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $319,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © The Estate of Joel Elenberg
6 JOEL ELENBERG
1948-1980

Head VI (1976)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
7 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for The Reservoir, Centennial Park (1988)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $135,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
8 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Warburton River Groove 2011

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $116,591 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
9 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Parrot Flying 1965

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2022
10 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

The Creek 1960

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $104,318 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
11 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Bride and Bridegroom by a Stream (1960)

Estimate $350,000 - $550,000 Lot Sold: $515,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
12 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Vision of Bali 1976-1978

Estimate $800,000 - $1,200,000 Lot Sold: $1,104,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
13 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

The Old Farm (1958)

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $184,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
14 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Armoured Explorer 1996

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $220,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2022
15 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

Girl Talk (1960)

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
16 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Sidney Nolan 1982

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © The Estate of Joel Elenberg
17 JOEL ELENBERG
1948-1980

Woman I (1975)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Ian Fairweather/DACS. Copyright Agency, 2022
18 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Two Figures

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $171,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
20 DEL KATHRYN BARTON
born 1972

We Will Ride 2014

Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $466,364 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Lin Onus Estate/Copyright Agency, 2022
21 LIN ONUS
1948-1996

Ten Little Niggers (1992)

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney
22 TIM MAGUIRE
born 1958

Untitled 20100203 2010

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $67,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022
23 CRESSIDA CAMPBELL
born 1960

The Ebro, Gore Bay (1987)

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022
24 CRESSIDA CAMPBELL
born 1960

Wheat Stalks and Clouds (2016)

Estimate $100,000 - $140,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Reproduced with permission of the Margaret Olley Art Trust
25 MARGARET OLLEY
1923-2011

Proteas in the Kitchen (2000)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $73,636 (including buyer's premium)

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