Important Australian Art

AU0819 | 21 November 2017 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

CHARLES BLACKMAN, born 1928, Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956. Sold for $1,891,000 November 2017. ***Auction Record for the Artist*** (c) Charles Blackman. Licenced by Viscopy, 2017

JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 The Return of the Prodigal Son 1953. Sold for $1,372,500 November 2017. (c) Helen Brack

ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 Image of Modern Evil 29 1946. Sold for $1,159,000 November 2017. ***Auction Record for the Artist*** © The Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia

FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 After Bushfire (1969). Sold for $573,400 November 2017. (c) The Estate of Fred Williams. Licenced by Viscopy, 2017

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 Shao 1979. Sold for $1,159,000 November 2017. © Wendy Whiteley

Sale Number: AU0819

Records Tumble for Highest Ever November Auction

Strong buyer interest lead to Sotheby’s Australia achieving its highest ever November Important Australian Art result of $10.67 million, and the auctioneers highest yearly art auction sale total since 2007. Eight new world auction records were established with the two stand-out results being Charles Blackman’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for $1,891,000 and Albert Tucker’s Image of Modern Evil 29 with $1,159,000.

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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
	Liza Hallam Administrator Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $10,666,216 including buyer's premium

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EXHIBITION

26 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956

Estimate $1,400,000 - $1,800,000 Lot Sold: $1,891,000 (including buyer's premium)

27 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Major Mitchell (Portrait of Les Martin) 1977

Estimate $450,000 - $550,000

28 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

John and Sunday Reed 1982

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $122,000 (including buyer's premium)

29 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

You Yangs (Winter) No. 1 (1963)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)

30 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

St. Francis when Young Dreaming of a Hunchback (1964)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)

31 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Leda and the Swan 1960

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000

32 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Warburton Ranges Aboriginal Child (1958)

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $79,300 (including buyer's premium)

33 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Portrait (1939)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000

34 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Carcase 1953

Estimate $150,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)

35 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Summer Snow at Perisher (1976)

Estimate $500,000 - $700,000 Lot Sold: $793,000 (including buyer's premium)

36 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Narcissus Running on a Sandbank (1976)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)

37 CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

Midnight Memory (1968)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $58,560 (including buyer's premium)

38 CLARICE BECKETT
1887-1935

Bathing Boxes (1934)

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000

39 RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

(Grey Day, Cassis) (circa 1931)

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

40 LESLIE WILKIE
1879-1935

The Hammock (The Leisure Hour) 1907-1911

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $31,720 (including buyer's premium)

41 TUDOR ST GEORGE TUCKER
1862-1906

The Lovers' Hour 1895

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $256,200 (including buyer's premium)

42 CHARLES CONDER
1868-1909

Dorothy – Daughter of John Stevens, Esq. 1890

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

43 EUGENE VON GUÉRARD
1811-1901

Mount Kent, on the Wonnangatta, Gipps Land 1873

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000

44 NORA HEYSEN
1911-2003

Summer Fruit and Flowers 1953

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

45 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

The Boat, Sydney Harbour (1920)

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

46 MARGARET PRESTON
1875-1963

Native Flowers 1943

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

47 JEAN APPLETON
1911-2003

Self Portrait (1942)

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $63,440 (including buyer's premium)

48 SAM FULLBROOK
1922-2004

The Rich Miner's Family (1960)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000

49 JOHN PASSMORE
1904-1984

Portrait of Marjorie Jenkins (1940)

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

50 GODFREY MILLER
1893-1964

Still life with Fruit

Estimate $50,000 - $60,000

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Important Australian Art

Records Tumble for Highest Ever November Auction

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Fiona Hayward

Brett Ballard

Liza Hallam

Auction Results & Details