Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0854 | 12 April 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013 Dampier II (1966–1967)
oil on canvas, 68.5 x 89 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $711,818
© The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 An Orange Flower 1969–1970
oil and mixed media on composition board, 58 x 44.6 cm
Estimate $150,000–250,000
Sold $429,545
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
SIDNEY NOLAN 1917–1992 Kelly and Horse 1955
oil and enamel paint on composition board, 51.4 x 76.2 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $429,545
© The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
EMILY KNGWARREYE 1908-1996 Desert Tracks 1992
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 122.5 x 304 cm
Estimate $150,000–250,000
Sold $282,273
© Emily Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency, 2022
JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 Nude with Frame 1980
oil on canvas, 122.5 x 102 cm
Estimate $350,000–450,000
Sold $429,545
© Helen Brack
JOHN OLSEN born 1928 The Tuscan Kitchen 2002
oil on canvas, 148 x 162.5 cm
Estimate $120,000–160,000
Sold $355,909
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 Mother and Child No. 2 1962
oil on composition board, 122 x 92 cm
Estimate $150,000–180,000
Sold $184,091
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2022
TOM ROBERTS 1856-1931 A Water Carrier, Granada 1883
oil on wood panel, 16 x 21 cm
Estimate $120,000–160,000
Sold $245,455
ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 Impression for Golden Summer 1888–1889
oil on cardboard, 18 x 30 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold $552,273
Sale Number: AU0854

Important Australian Art

This sale presents a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history.  Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction offers rare and prestigious examples of Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings, sculptures and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian Art.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
12 APRIL 2022 l 6.30 PM
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA, 
111 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

 
CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Geoffrey Smith

Gary Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne  |  Sydney 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: Gary Singer
       

Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
Melbourne 
T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 
E: Emily Walker

David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 
E: David Mackay

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: Total Sale Figure $7,300,923 (Including Premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH -

SUNDAY 3 APRIL

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 7 APRIL -

TUESDAY 12 APRIL

10AM - 5PM








Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Inge King/Copyright Agency, 2022
1 INGE KING
1915-2016

Lookout (Maquette for a City Plaza Sculpture) (1973)

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
2 VICTOR VASARELY
1906-1997

Quasar-Dia 1967-1968

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $58,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
3 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Fabled Tables 1967

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $9,205 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
4 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Night Train to Lisbon (1966)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $34,364 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Estate of Russell Drysdale
5 RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981

Shapes for Textile Designs (1946)

Estimate $6,000 - $9,000 Lot Sold: $13,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart
6 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for Sunstrip Baths, Coogee (1961)

Estimate $30,000 - $50,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
7 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

An Orange Flower 1969-1970

Estimate $150,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $429,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2022
8 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Sunny Side Up 1990

Estimate $28,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $39,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
9 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Leda and the Swan

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000 Lot Sold: $11,045 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2022
10 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

The Vanity of Human Wishes 1966

Estimate $35,000 - $45,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
11 DANILA VASSILIEFF
1897-1958

My Portrait

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2022
12 PETER BOOTH
born 1940

Drawing 1981

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000 Lot Sold: $9,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2022
14 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

Mother and Child No. 2 1962

Estimate $150,000 - $180,000 Lot Sold: $184,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
15 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Waterhole, Wimmera (circa 1956)

Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
16 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

A Garden in Grantchester, Cambridge (1960)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
17 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

A Mother, Child and Dog on Hampstead Heath (1963)

Estimate $110,000 - $150,000 Lot Sold: $196,364 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2022
18 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Angel in a Mirror 1964-1965

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2022
19 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Painting in the Rain 1966

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $135,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
20 DONALD FRIEND
1915-1989

Seated Figure 1957

Estimate $4,000 - $6,000 Lot Sold: $9,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2022
21 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Study for Boy Lounging (1937)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
22 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Seascape, Rosebud (1952)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $29,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
23 TOM ROBERTS
1856-1931

A Water Carrier, Granada 1883

Estimate $120,000 - $160,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
24 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Impression for Golden Summer 1888-1889

Estimate $250,000 - $350,000 Lot Sold: $552,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0854
25 TOM ROBERTS
1856-1931

Top of Our Tent, Mosman 1894

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000

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