Smith & Singer
Auctions > Important Australian Art

Important Australian Art

AU0828 | 28 August 2018 | Sydney | 6.30 pm

ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999, Drowned Bridegroom (1959). Sold for $1952,000 August 2018. ***Auction record for the artist*** (c) The Estate of Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2018.
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Orange Hill (1966-1967). Sold for $1,098,000 August 2018. (c) The Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2018.
RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947, A Provincial Town in France (1904). Sold for $488,000 August 2018.
GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984, Fruit in the Window 1957. Sold for $451,400 August 2018. ***Second highest price for the artist*** (c) The Estate of Grace Cossington Smith.
RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947, A Word of Advice (1908). Sold for $353,800 August 2018.
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982, Creek Bed, Werribee Gorge (1976). Sold for $305,000 August 2018. (c) The Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2018.
Sale Number: AU0828

Important Australian Art

Sotheby's Australia continues its art auction market leadership with stunning results achieved at the August sale of Important Australian Art with a total of $8.84 million with 88% sold by value. 

The sale presented 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.

 
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
       
Fiona Hayward

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

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

 Brett Ballard

Brett Ballard

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402
E: Brett Ballard
Liza Hallam

Liza Hallam

Administrator

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

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $8,840,120 including buyer's premium

DOWNLOAD RESULTS

EXHIBITION TIMES +

EXHIBITION

MELBOURNE  |  14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WED. 15 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
THU. 16 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
FRI. 17 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SAT. 18 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 19 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST

SYDNEY | 30 & 34 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THU. 23 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
FRI. 24 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SAT. 25 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
SUN. 26 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
MON. 27 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST
TUE. 28 AUG 18 | 10 AM - 5 PM AEST







Important Australian Art - AU0828
26 RALPH BALSON
1890-1964

Non-Objective Painting 1955

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $122,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2018
27 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Wangi Landscape

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $43,920 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
28 ETHEL CARRICK FOX
1872-1952

In Sydney Botanical Gardens

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $79,300 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
29 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

San Giovanni a Paolo 1908

Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
30 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Hobart (1st Impression) (1938)

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $268,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
31 RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

A Word of Advice (1908)
Conseil d'Amie

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000 Lot Sold: $353,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
32 RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

A Provincial Town in France (1904)
Une Ville De Province

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000 Lot Sold: $488,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
33 JULIAN ASHTON
1851-1942

(Picking Fruit) 1914

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Important Australian Art - AU0828
34 JOHN GLOVER
1767-1849

A Lake Scene in Cumberland (circa 1835)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $140,300 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © H., C. and A. Glad
35 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

(Sisters)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © H., C. and A. Glad
36 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

Bacchanalian Festival (circa 1945)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Ray Crooke/Copyright Agency, 2018
37 RAY CROOKE
1922-2015

Crossing at the Palmer River, Queensland (1971)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $45,140 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828
38 JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Boy in Red Jacket in Landscape (1982)

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000 Lot Sold: $79,300 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
39 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Bus Stop (1955)

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $48,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © Wendy Whiteley
40 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992
SHIGA SHIGEO (THROWER)
1928-2011

Untitled Vase (1974)

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Ian Fairweather/Copyright Agency, 2018
41 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Conversation in the Rain (1957)

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0828
42 GODFREY MILLER
1893-1964

Summer (1955-1957)

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $231,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2018
43 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Bridegroom in a Black Creek (1960)

Estimate $650,000 - $850,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2018
44 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Water and Acacias (1977)

Estimate $240,000 - $280,000 Lot Sold: $292,800 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2018
45 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Fiery Pulpit Rock (circa 1985)

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $134,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Sotheby's Australia
46 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

Wild Colonial Boy 2 1967

Estimate $150,000 - $200,000 Lot Sold: $183,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © Jennifer Dickerson/Copyright Agency, 2018
47 ROBERT DICKERSON
1924-2015

Children in Paddington (1961)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Joy Hester/Copyright Agency, 2018
48 JOY HESTER
1920-1960

Self Portrait (1948)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Joy Hester/Copyright Agency, 2018
49 JOY HESTER
1920-1960

Face (1948)

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000
Important Australian Art - AU0828 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
50 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study I for a Mural (1969-1970)

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $109,800 (including buyer's premium)

We use our own and third party cookies to enable you to navigate around our Site, use its features and engage on social media, and to allow us to perform analytics, remember your preferences, provide services that you have requested and produce content and advertisements tailored to your interests, both on our Site as well as others. For more information, or to learn how to change your cookie or marketing preferences, please see our updated Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy.

By continuing to use our Site, you consent to our use of cookies and to the practices described in our updated Privacy Policy.

CONTINUE