Important Australian Art

AU0783 | 26 November 2013 | Melbourne | 6:30 PM

Sale Number: AU0783

An impressive selection of Important Australian Art from colonial to contemporary paintings, sculpture and works on paper will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s Australia on 26 November 2013 in Melbourne. Featuring 60 lots, the auction has a combined pre-sale estimate value of $3.3 to $4.4 million.

Sotheby’s Australia is particularly honoured to have been entrusted with the sale of seven works of art from The Estate of the late Dr Jan Altmann, including major works by Roy de Maistre as well as tapestries by John Perceval and Brett Whiteley.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne | Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900 or
+61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Fiona Hayward

Dr David Hansen

Senior Researcher | Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Dr David Hansen

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Brett Ballard

Harley Young

Specialist | Logistics Manager

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Harley Young

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $2,700,470

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EXHIBITION TIMES +

1 Roy de Maistre
1894-1968

PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS BACON (1935)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $79,300 (including buyer's premium)

2 Roy de Maistre
1894-1968

THE FOOTBALLERS

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $146,400 (including buyer's premium)

3 Roy de Maistre
1894-1968

STUDIO INTERIOR

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $61,000 (including buyer's premium)

4 Roy de Maistre
1894-1968

JACOB WRESTLING THE ANGEL (1958)

Estimate $40,000 - $50,000

5 Leonard French
born 1928

MAN AND WOMAN WITH A BIRD (CIRCA 1955)

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $26,840 (including buyer's premium)

6 John Perceval
1923-2000

Tapisserie d'Aubusson (manufacturer)

FISHERMAN'S INLET, TOORADIN (1975)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $42,700 (including buyer's premium)

7 Brett Whiteley
1939-1992

Tapisserie d'Aubusson (manufacturer)

RIVER (1976)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $112,240 (including buyer's premium)

8 Brett Whiteley
1939-1992

John K. Dellow (thrower)
born 1948

VASE 1985

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $61,000 (including buyer's premium)

9 Margaret Olley
1923-2011

YELLOW ROOM, AFTERNOON (1990)

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $158,600 (including buyer's premium)

10 Arthur Streeton
1867-1943

EVENING, VENICE (1908)

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)

11 Frederick McCubbin
1855-1917

BARGES, POOL OF LONDON (1907)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $73,200 (including buyer's premium)

12 John Olsen
born 1928

LUNCH AT HEIDE 1990

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $51,240 (including buyer's premium)

13 Charles Blackman
born 1928

THE WHITE CAT'S GARDEN - AFTERNOON 1969

Estimate $180,000 - $220,000 Lot Sold: $219,600 (including buyer's premium)

14 Sidney Nolan
1917-1992

ANTARCTIC EXPLORER 1964

Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $97,600 (including buyer's premium)

15 Kaapa (Mbitjana) Tjampitjinpa
circa 1920-1989

IRRILYITYI (BUSH POTATO STORY) (1978) Irrilyilyi

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

16 William Robinson
born 1936

SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW, GOOMOOLAHRA 2001

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

17 Lin Onus
1948-1996

ROBYN (1995)

Estimate $160,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $414,800 (including buyer's premium)

18 Robert Juniper
1929-2012

PORTRAIT IN A LANDSCAPE (JACK DAVIS) 1986

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $36,600 (including buyer's premium)

19 Dick Watkins
born 1937

BAD GIRL 2001

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

20 Tim Maguire
born 1958

UNTITLED 20070405 2007

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

21 Rosemary Laing
born 1959

BRUMBY MOUND #5 2003

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)

22 Dick Watkins
born 1937

SOMEWHERE 1998

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $11,590 (including buyer's premium)

23 Sidney Nolan
1917-1992

NED KELLY (1946)

Estimate † $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $46,360 (including buyer's premium)

24 Arthur Boyd
1920-1999

HUNTER III (THE LOST HUNTER) (1944)

Estimate $380,000 - $420,000

25 Margaret Preston
1875-1963

STURTS PEA 1925

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

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