Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0854 | 12 April 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013 Dampier II (1966–1967)
oil on canvas, 68.5 x 89 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $711,818
© The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 An Orange Flower 1969–1970
oil and mixed media on composition board, 58 x 44.6 cm
Estimate $150,000–250,000
Sold $429,545
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
SIDNEY NOLAN 1917–1992 Kelly and Horse 1955
oil and enamel paint on composition board, 51.4 x 76.2 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $429,545
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
EMILY KNGWARREYE 1908-1996 Desert Tracks 1992
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 122.5 x 304 cm
Estimate $150,000–250,000
Sold $282,273
© Emily Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2022
JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 Nude with Frame 1980
oil on canvas, 122.5 x 102 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $429,545
© Helen Brack
JOHN OLSEN born 1928 The Tuscan Kitchen 2002
oil on canvas, 148 x 162.5 cm
Estimate $120,000–160,000
Sold $355,909
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 Mother and Child No. 2 1962
oil on composition board, 122 x 92 cm
Estimate $150,000–180,000
Sold $184,091
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2022
TOM ROBERTS 1856-1931 A Water Carrier, Granada 1883
oil on wood panel, 16 x 21 cm
Estimate $120,000–160,000
Sold $245,455
ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 Impression for Golden Summer 1888–1889
oil on cardboard, 18 x 30 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold $552,273
Sale Number: AU0854

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
12 APRIL 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 $7,300,923 (including buyer’s premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH -

SUNDAY 3 APRIL

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 7 APRIL -

TUESDAY 12 APRIL

10AM - 5PM








Important Australian Art - AU0854
26 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Chelsea (circa 1905)

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $22,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
27 WALTER WITHERS
1854-1914

Heidelberg (circa 1908)

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $22,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
28 WALTER WITHERS
1854-1914

Eltham

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
29 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

An Ocean Bay (1926)

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $392,727 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
30 FREDERICK MCCUBBIN
1855-1917

Boat Sheds, Williamstown (1908)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
31 GIROLAMO NERLI
1860-1926

The Red Bluff, Point Ormond (1888)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000
Important Australian Art - AU0854
32 JAMES R. JACKSON
1882-1975

Sunday Afternoon at Dungowan

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $9,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
33 LOUIS BUVELOT
1814-1888

The Yarra Valley 1871

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $11,659 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Hans Heysen/Copyright Agency, 2022
34 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Summer Afternoon Glow, Ambleside 1922

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $47,864 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
36 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Dampier II (1966-1967)

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $711,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Helen Brack
37 JOHN BRACK
1920-1999

Nude with Frame 1980

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $429,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
38 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Kelly and Horse 1955

Estimate $350,000 - $450,000 Lot Sold: $429,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
40 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Nebuchadnezzar Eating Grass with Lion's Head on Fire (1968)

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
41 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Gallipoli 1959

Estimate $90,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $110,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
42 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Gallipoli (1959)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $11,045 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Joy Hester/Copyright Agency, 2022
43 JOY HESTER
1920-1960

Head of a Woman (1944)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $79,773 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer Fine Art
44 § ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

A.W.O.L 1987

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $184,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
45 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for Signaling In, Schipol (1996)

Estimate $160,000 - $190,000 Lot Sold: $196,364 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
46 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

First Study for Autostrada Repairmen (1993)

SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
47 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

The Tuscan Kitchen 2002

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000 Lot Sold: $355,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Emily Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2022
48 EMILY KNGWARREYE
1908-1996

Kame Flowers 1991

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $116,591 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Emily Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2022
49 EMILY KNGWARREYE
1908-1996

Desert Tracks 1992

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $282,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Lloyd Rees/Copyright Agency, 2022
50 LLOYD REES
1895-1988

The Summit, Mt. Wellington, Tasmania 1971

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)

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