Important Australian Art
AU0840 | 20 November 2019 | Sydney | 6.30PM
Important Australian Art
With strong buyer interest, the November auction of Important Australian Art achieved $13,917,150 – a new record for a November art auction and the second-highest result for an art auction in the company’s history. Our 2019 art auction total has surpassed $39,000,000, the second-highest annual total ever recorded by Sotheby's Australia. As a result, for the fourth consecutive year Sotheby’s Australia has continued its clear market leadership in art auction sales in Australia.
Outstanding results were realised for Australian artists spanning traditional, modern and contemporary art, including an auction record for Carol Jerrems, whose Vale Street 1975 (lot 1, estimate $30,000–50,000) sold for $122,000 – more than ten times the previous record for the artist.
Important Australian Art presented a collection of works representing exceptional moments in Australian art history. The sale surveyed major stylistic developments, offering rare and prestigious examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking examples by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art.
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
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EXHIBITION |
Melbourne14-16 Collins Street WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER - SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 10AM - 5PM |
Sydney30 Queen Street THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER - WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 10AM - 5PM |
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 Sales Figure (Including Premium) $13,917,150.00EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER -
SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER -
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
10AM - 5PM
1924-1990
Spring Wattle, Reflections 1981
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $14,640 (including buyer's premium)1924-1990
Spring Wattle, Bush Track 1981
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $9,150 (including buyer's premium)1924-1990
Spring Wattle, Old Bush Fence 1981
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000 Lot Sold: $17,080 (including buyer's premium)1924-1990
Albert Tucker 1982
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)