Smith & Singer

Important Australian Art

AU0858 | 16 November 2022 | Sydney | 6.30PM

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 Vision of Bali 1976-1978
oil on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $800,000–1,200,000
Sold for $1,104,545
ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 Bride and Bridegroom by a Stream (1960)
oil and tempera on composition board, 60 x 81.5 cm
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $350,000–550,000
Sold for $515,455
ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 Armoured Explorer 1996
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 123 x 92 cm
© Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer
Estimate $180,000–220,000
Sold for $220,909
DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 We Will Ride 2014
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on canvas, 260 x 199.5 cm
© Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Estimate $200,000–250,000
Sold for $466,364
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
JOHN KELLY born 1965 Painting the Big Picture 1999
oil on canvas, 182.7 x 168 cm
© Courtesy of John Kelly
Estimate $100,000–150,000
Sold for $319,091
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 The Ebro, Gore Bay (1987)
colour woodblock print on paper, edition of 2, 80 x 60 cm
© Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $80,000–120,000
Sold for $98,182
ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 Waters of the Finke (1958)
watercolour over pencil on paper, 38 x 57 cm
©Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2022
Estimate $40,000–60,000
Sold for $245,455
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)
oil on canvas, 51.5 x 76.5 cm
Estimate $300,000–500,000
Sold for $540,000
ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 Esquisse en Australie Sketch in Australia (1908)
oil on wood, 26.3 x 35.3 cm
Estimate $60,000–80,000
Sold for $245,455
Sale Number: AU0858

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
16 NOVEMBER 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 $6,104,455 (Including Premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER -

SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER -

WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

10AM - 5PM








Important Australian Art - AU0858
26 JORDY KERWICK
born 1982

Scared of Everything 2019

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Julie Rrap/Copyright Agency, 2022
27 JULIE RRAP
born 1950

Persona and Shadow: Puberty 1984

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $42,955 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
28 ROBERT ROONEY
1937-2017

Creative Art: Kinder Cubism (Paysage Aux Deux Figures) 1998

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $27,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
29 ROY DE MAISTRE
1894-1968

The Iron Bedstead (1928)

Estimate $65,000 - $85,000 Lot Sold: $110,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2022
30 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Lady Lloyd Jones (1951)

Estimate $80,000 - $100,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0858
31 ETHEL CARRICK
1872-1952

Esquisse en Australie
Sketch in Australia (1908)

Estimate $60,000 - $80,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
32 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Romance in Blue and Gold (1932)

Estimate $300,000 - $500,000 Lot Sold: $540,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
33 RUPERT BUNNY
1864-1947

On the Cliff (1910)

Estimate $140,000 - $180,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858
34 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Evening, Mosman (1914)

Estimate $120,000 - $180,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858
35 ARTHUR STREETON
1867-1943

Sydney Harbour, Coronation Day 1911

Estimate $55,000 - $75,000 Lot Sold: $67,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
36 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL
active 1860s

Sydney Heads from Above Old South Head Road, Vaucluse (circa 1860)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,273 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858
37 GERTRUDE FENTON
1867-1921

Black Emily (circa 1880s)

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2022
38 ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Waters of the Finke (1958)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $245,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Namatjira Legacy Trust/Copyright Agency, 2022
39 ALBERT NAMATJIRA
1902-1959

Macdonnell Ranges

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $36,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Hans Heysen/Copyright Agency, 2022
40 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Murray Gums and Cliffs

Estimate $18,000 - $25,000 Lot Sold: $40,500 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © H., C. and A. Glad
41 NORMAN LINDSAY
1879-1969

Afternoon Party (circa 1930)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858
42 CLARICE BECKETT
1887-1935

Winter Sunset

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © William Robinson
43 WILLIAM ROBINSON
born 1936

Morning Sun with Flood Gums and Web 1991

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: $57,682 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022
44 JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Birds and Dam 1977

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyrigh
45 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Ned Kelly: Glenrowan (1967)

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Leonard French/Copyright Agency, 2022
46 LEONARD FRENCH
1928-2017

Intruder in the Dunes

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $17,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
47 DEL KATHRYN BARTON
born 1972

To Feel on Pink 2016

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2022
48 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Lovers Reflected in a Pool (1961)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Courtesy of John Kelly
49 JOHN KELLY
born 1965

Man Lifting Cow (Maquette) 2016

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian Art - AU0858 © Ray Crooke/Copyright Agency, 2022
50 RAY CROOKE
1922-2015

Girl with Frangipani (1972)

Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Lot Sold: $72,409 (including buyer's premium)

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