The Rae Rothfield Collection
AU0838 | 23 October 2019 | Melbourne | 6.30PM
The Rae Rothfield Collection
The Rae Rothfield Collection achieved 46 records and realised a total of $2,343,650, with a sold rate of 153.35% by value. The result marks the most significant auction of sculptural work ever held in Australia. No fewer than 5 Australian auction records were realised for renowned international artists, led by Antony Gormley’s MEME CXLIX 2011 for $225,700 (lot 9, estimate $80,000–120,000) – a record for any work by the artist at auction in Australia.
The auction reflected the intelligence and passion of a collector with a global perspective, who possessed a deep and abiding interest in, and empathy for, contemporary Australian and international art. A successful businesswoman with a deeply felt concern for the health and welfare of her local and broader community, Rae had a strong devotion (some would say compulsive addiction) to collect, display and share paintings, works on paper, and above all, sculpture, with her family, friends and more casual visitors to her home in Melbourne.
AUCTION IN MELBOURNE
23 OCTOBER 2019 l 6.30 PM
14-16 COLLINS STREET
MELBOURNE
Specialists |
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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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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure (including premium) $2,343,650.50EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER -
WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER
10AM - 5PM
born 1952
Embrace 1995
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)born 1947
Harvest (1990)
Estimate □ $3,000 - $5,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)born 1947
From Kyneton to New York 1994
Estimate $7,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $13,420 (including buyer's premium)born 1947
(Untitled) 1989
Estimate □ $1,000 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $3,050 (including buyer's premium)born 1947
Untitled 1992
Estimate □ $2,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)active 1990s
Park Bench (1996)
Estimate □ $1,500 - $2,000 Lot Sold: $1,830 (including buyer's premium)born 1974
The Family 2006
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $793 (including buyer's premium)born 1974
Nature's Riot (2007)
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $1,952 (including buyer's premium)1906-1966
(Untitled) 1963
Estimate □ $400 - $600 Lot Sold: $854 (including buyer's premium)born 1930
Early Morning 1960
Estimate □ $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $6,100 (including buyer's premium)born 1930
The Ball Game 1997
Estimate □ $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)born 1930
Landscape 1968
Estimate □ $2,000 - $3,000 Lot Sold: $5,490 (including buyer's premium)born 1974
Becoming 2012
Estimate □ $1,000 - $1,500 Lot Sold: $2,440 (including buyer's premium)born 1965
Yarkee (2005)
Estimate □ $300 - $500 Lot Sold: $610 (including buyer's premium)Standing Figure (2005)
Estimate □ $500 - $700 Lot Sold: $854 (including buyer's premium)born 1932
Le Secret des Herbes
Estimate □ $200 - $300 Lot Sold: $244 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Tapestry of Detail: Curiosities, Whims and Fetishes No. XXVII 1995-1996
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $366 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Enigma Suite: Artifact No 11 1997
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $427 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Of Flesh and Bone No. 7 1998
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $793 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Orchestre des Promeneurs No. 7 (2002)
Estimate □ $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $671 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Bottled Histories No. 14 1999
Estimate □ $800 - $1,200 Lot Sold: $671 (including buyer's premium)born 1954
Cryptologist's Memoir No. 11 2004
Estimate □ $500 - $1,000 Lot Sold: $732 (including buyer's premium)