Important Australian & International Art
AU0849 | 20 April 2021 | Sydney | 6.30PM
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Estimate $800,000–1,200,000
Sold for $981,818
oil on board
Estimate $100,000–150,000
Sold for $122,727
oil on canvas
Estimate $1,200,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,472,727
oil on canvas
Estimate $750,000–950,000
Sold for $920,455
oil on canvas, © Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $1,000,000–1,200,000
Sold for $1,227,273
Paonazzo marble, Marquino marble, Carrara white marble, galvanised steel and gold leaf, © Akio Makigawa/Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $80,000–120,000
Sold for $135,000
** AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST **
oil on board
Estimate $200,000 – $250,000
Sold for $662,727
** AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST **
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on hardboard, © Ian Fairweather/Dacs. Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $200,000–300,000
Sold for $331,364
sawn wooden soft drink crates and linoleum on retroreflective road signs on plywood, © Rosalie Gascoigne/Copyright Agency, 2021
Estimate $80,000–120,000
Sold for $202,500
oil on canvas, © William Robinson
Estimate $300,000–350,000
Sold for $368,182
Important Australian & International Art
Smith & Singer’s first Important Australian & International Art auction of 2021 set records by achieving the highest total from the smallest number of lots in the company’s history (as both Smith & Singer and formerly Sotheby’s Australia) – $11,965,909 from just 57 works.
Two prices in excess of $1 million were achieved, with six works setting new auction records. Bidding from clients in the saleroom, on telephones, and online resulted in a sold rate of 93.44% by volume and 144.22% by value, showing the depth of demand in the sale. The figure augments the outstanding private sale and international consignments we have achieved in the first quarter of 2021, and continues our position as the premier art business in Australia.
Leading results were achieved for traditional, modern, and contemporary Australian artists including George Baldessin, Arthur Boyd, Bessie Davidson, Rosalie Gascoigne, Robert Klippel, Frederick McCubbin, Sidney Nolan, Jeffrey Smart, Constance Stokes, Arthur Streeton, Albert Tucker, and Fred Williams, amongst others.
AUCTION IN SYDNEY
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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 |
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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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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Liza HallamAdministratort Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |
Auction Results & Details
Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $12,250,636 (Including Premium)EXHIBITION TIMES +
MELBOURNE
14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
TUESDAY 6 APRIL -
SUNDAY 11 APRIL
10AM - 5PM
SYDNEY
30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA
WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL -
TUESDAY 20 APRIL
10AM - 5PM
1855-1917
What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904
Estimate $1,200,000 - $1,600,000 Lot Sold: $1,472,727 (including buyer's premium)
1867-1943
Morning Cloud, Derbyshire (1911)
Estimate $55,000 - $75,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
1855-1917
Winter at Nunawading 1886
Estimate $200,000 - $300,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
1860-1926
Half Moon Bay (circa 1895)
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
1890-1923
Spring 1910
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $29,455 (including buyer's premium)
1819-1880
McLaren's Boxing Saloon, Ballarat, in 1854
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $63,818 (including buyer's premium)
© Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2021
1902-1959
Rock Pool, Ormiston Gorge (circa 1945-1951)
Estimate $28,000 - $38,000 Lot Sold: $63,818 (including buyer's premium)
© Ray Crooke/Copyright Agency, 2021
1922-2015
Horsemen, Palmer River 1970
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $17,182 (including buyer's premium)
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2021
1917-1992
Ned Kelly at Stringy Bark Creek (1966)
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $141,136 (including buyer's premium)
© The Estate of Russell Drysdale
1912-1981
Portrait of Tim (1944)
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $71,182 (including buyer's premium)
© Wendy Whiteley
1939-1992
Nude 1979
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
© Wendy Whiteley
1939-1992
DEREK SMITH
born 1931 (THROWER)
Candle Holder (1975)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $34,364 (including buyer's premium)
© Jennifer Dickerson/Copyright Agency, 2021
1924-2015
Frequent Flyers 2003
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $92,045 (including buyer's premium)
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1928
Movement of Frogs at Bali 1991
Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $67,500 (including buyer's premium)
© Akio Makigawa/Copyright Agency, 2021
1948-1999
Work 1 (Sun) (1990)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $135,000 (including buyer's premium)
© Michael Zavros
born 1974
Spring / Fall II 2004
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $79,773 (including buyer's premium)
© Ron Robertson-Swann/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1941
Vault (1979)
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)
© Michael Zavros
born 1974
GQ Recommends 2003
Estimate $20,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $46,636 (including buyer's premium)
© Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1940
Painting (Figure - Yellow with Blue Scarf) 2006
Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 Lot Sold: $85,909 (including buyer's premium)
© Philip Wolfhagen/Copyright Agency, 2021
born 1963
Untitled 2002
Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
© Rosalie Gascoigne/Copyright Agency, 2021
1917-1999
Gaudy Night 1992
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $202,500 (including buyer's premium)
© Rover Thomas/Copyright Agency, 2021
circa 1926-1998
Ngayadi Ngayadi Country 1989
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $63,818 (including buyer's premium)
© George Baldessin/Copyright Agency, 2021
1939-1978
Pear (1971-1972, cast 1972)
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $196,364 (including buyer's premium)
© Andrew Klippel. Courtesy of The Robert Klippel Estate, represented by Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney and Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich/Copyright Agency, 2021
1920-2001
No. 448 Birdbath 1982
Estimate $90,000 - $120,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
© Andrew Klippel. Courtesy of The Robert Klippel Estate, represented by Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney and Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich/Copyright Agency, 2021
1920-2001
No. 672 1987
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $29,455 (including buyer's premium)