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 |
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 |
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 |
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
1899-1970
Wangi Landscape
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)1915-1989
Still Life with Paddington Landscape
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $14,640 (including buyer's premium)1922-2015
The Meeting
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)1917-1992
Ethiopia (1963)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $32,940 (including buyer's premium)circa 1817-1889 Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $512,400 (including buyer's premium)
1809-1885
(The Day's Catch) 1881
Estimate $18,000 - $22,000 Lot Sold: $21,960 (including buyer's premium)1883-1956
Symphony 1927
Estimate □ $3,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $4,636 (including buyer's premium)1883-1956
Strange Voyage 1929
Estimate □ $3,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $4,636 (including buyer's premium)1872-1947
The Sweeper
Estimate □ $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $4,880 (including buyer's premium)1921-1997
Magnolia Denudata
Estimate □ $1,500 - $2,500 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)1848-1926
In the Hopfields, Kent 1879
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)1874-1955
In Portugal
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $7,930 (including buyer's premium)1866-1955
Cattle Resting (circa 1905)
Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $18,910 (including buyer's premium)1865-1926
Portrait of Lucie Martens (1913)
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $23,180 (including buyer's premium)