Important Australian Art
AU0816 | 16 August 2017 | Sydney | 6.30 pm
Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held at the InterContinental Sydney on 16 August. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. With 97 works of art on offer, the sale realised $11.3 million with clearance rates of 125.4% by value.
The ground-breaking painting by Arthur Boyd, Moby Dick Hill (1949) sold for $1,220,000 becoming the third highest priced work by the artist at auction. Sotheby's Australia now hold the five highest auction results for the artist.
E. Phillips Fox's impressionist masterpiece Monastery, San Lazzaro (1907) debuted for auction last night and became the new auction record for the artist at $1,061,400 nearly doubling the existing record. Elioth Gruner's Silver Sands (Bondi) 1918 exceeded its high estimate selling for $244,000 setting a new auction record for the artist.
Exceptional prices were also achieved for Rick Amor, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, John Perceval, Jeffrey Smart and Brett Whiteley.
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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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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Sally UpjohnAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Sally Upjohn |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: $11,314,890 including buyer's premiumEXHIBITION TIMES +
EXHIBITION
MELBOURNE | LEVEL 9, 41 EXHIBITION STREET, MELBOURNE
WED. 2 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
THU. 3 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
FRI. 4 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SAT. 5 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 6 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SYDNEY | 30 & 34 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THU. 10 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
FRI. 11 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SAT. 12 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 13 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
MON. 14 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
TUE. 15 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
WED. 16 AUG 17 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
© The Estate of Barbara Tucker. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia.
1914-1999
Joy Hester 1991
Estimate $50,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $61,000 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Robert Dickerson
1924-2015
Mother and Child by the River in the Moonlight (1998)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
© Criss Canning. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
born 1947
Pink Poppy (2002)
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $20,740 (including buyer's premium)
© Reproduced with permission of the Estate of Margaret Olley
1923-2011
Still Life with Lupins and Marigolds (1981)
Estimate $55,000 - $75,000 Lot Sold: $67,100 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
1892-1984
Rocks in Bush 1960
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $32,940 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Herbert Badham
1899-1961
Boatshed, Sydney Harbour 1927
Estimate $18,000 - $22,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Margaret Preston. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1875-1963
N.S.W. Everlasting Flowers 1929
Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: SOLD
© Estate of Roland Wakelin
1887-1971
Sawmill at Kempsey 1932
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
© Rick Amor. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
born 1948
Silent World 2003
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $117,120 (including buyer's premium)
1925-2013
Christine Keeler 1963
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $7,320 (including buyer's premium)
© Wendy Whiteley
1939-1992
Silver Eye (1988)
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $19,520 (including buyer's premium)
© The Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
1915-2008
Dusk I 1983
Estimate □ $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $2,318 (including buyer's premium)
© The Gleeson/O'Keefe Foundation
1915-2008
Anatomy of a Dream 1995
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
© Reproduced with the permission of the Sidney Nolan Trust/Bridgeman Images
1917-1992
Bird of Paradise (Flowers) 1968
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
© Reproduced with the permission of Jinx Nolan
1917-1992
Three Monkeys 1963
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $81,740 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Lloyd Rees. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
1895-1988
Behind the Reefs 1975
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $34,160 (including buyer's premium)
1851-1942
Hawkesbury Landscape 1898
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $7,930 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
The Pool of Venus (1920)
Estimate $100,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $201,300 (including buyer's premium)
1890-1923
From Vaucluse 1922
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Roses (1932)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $41,480 (including buyer's premium)