Smith & Singer

Important Australian & International Art

AU0860 | 2 May 2023 | Sydney | 6.30PM

CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 The White Tablecloth 1956
tempera and oil on composition board, 119.3 x 135 cm
Estimate $1,200,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,472,727
© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023
RALPH BALSON 1890-1964 Constructive Painting 1954
oil on composition board, 63.5 x 75.5 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $441,818
CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE 1870-1947 Reverie: Ena te Papatahi, a Ngapuhi Chieftainess (Ina Te Papatahi, Ngā Puhi) 1916
oil on canvas, 45.7 x 40.7 cm
Estimate $1,400,000–1,600,000
Sold for $1,718,182
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
JOHN OLSEN born 1928 Life on the Edge of the Pond 2003
oil on canvas, 182 x 197 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $306,818
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2023
ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 On the Banks of the Shoalhaven (1984)
oil on canvas, 152 x 122 cm
Estimate $300,000–400,000
Sold for $834,545
© Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023
FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 Green Landscape (You Yangs) (1966)
oil on canvas, 91.5 x 106.5 cm
Estimate $450,000–650,000
Sold for $613,636
© Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2023
IAN FAIRWEATHER 1891-1974 Summer (1964)
synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on hardboard, 72.1 x 101.5 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $331,364
© Ian Fairweather/DACS. Copyright Agency, 2023
HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999 Psychedelic Head 1990
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 175 x 135 cm
Estimate $250,000–350,000
Sold for $490,909
© The Estate of Howard Arkley/Licensed by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992
The Paddock - Early Morning 1979
oil on canvas, 203 x 153 cm
Estimate $2,000,000–3,000,000
Sold for $2,147,727
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency 2023
CRISS CANNING born 1947 Waratah and Studio Detail (2003))
oil on board, 45.5 x 35.5 cm
Estimate $25,000–35,000
Sold for $98,182
AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
© Criss Canning/Copyright Agency, 2023
Sale Number: AU0860

Important Australian & International Art

This carefully curated sale of 100 works, including Important Australian Art from The Selwyn & Renata Litton Collection presented a selection of extraordinary moments in Australian and international art history.  Surveying major stylistic developments, this auction offered 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 and International Art.  World auction records were established for the eminent New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie, as well as Criss Canning and Francis Lymburner.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
2 MAY 2023 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 $13,010,318 (Including Premium)

EXHIBITION TIMES +

MELBOURNE

14-16 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL -

SUNDAY 23 APRIL

10AM - 5PM

SYDNEY

30 QUEEN STREET, WOOLLAHRA

THURSDAY 27 APRIL -

TUESDAY 2 MAY

10AM - 5PM








Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © John Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2023
1 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

The Rosstown Pub 1944

$70,000-90,000 Lot Sold: $85,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2023
2 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Burke and Wills Expedition: Dig (Return to Cooper's Creek) (1950)

$80,000-120,000 Lot Sold: $171,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Vivienne Yvonne Audette/Copyright Agency, 2023
4 YVONNE AUDETTE
born 1930

Cantata No. 22 1984

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $49,091 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation. Courtesy of Smith & Singer 2023
5 ALBERT TUCKER
1914-1999

John Batman Encounters Eliza Callaghan 1971

$100,000-140,000 Lot Sold: $122,727 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Estate of Fred Williams/Copyright Agency, 2023
6 FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982

Green Landscape (You Yangs) (1966)

$450,000-650,000 Lot Sold: $613,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Ian Fairweather/DACS. Copyright Agency, 2023
7 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Summer (1964)

$250,000-350,000 Lot Sold: $331,364 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023
8 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

On the Banks of the Shoalhaven (1984)

$300,000-400,000 Lot Sold: $834,545 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860
9 KEN WHISSON
1927-2022

Car and Driver 1974

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $25,773 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © The Gleeson O'Keefe Foundation
10 JAMES GLEESON
1915-2008

An Unusual Concurrence 1999

$25,000-35,000    Lot Sold: SOLD
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2023
11 PETER BOOTH
born 1940

Painting (Figure with Bandaged Head) 2004

$80,000-120,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © The Estate of Howard Arkley/Licensed by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
12 HOWARD ARKLEY
1951-1999

Psychedelic Head 1990

$250,000-350,000 Lot Sold: $490,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Tim Storrier/Copyright Agency, 2023
13 TIM STORRIER
born 1949

Reflected Line and Star 2002

$120,000-160,000 Lot Sold: $135,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Criss Canning/Copyright Agency, 2023
14 CRISS CANNING
born 1947

Waratah and Studio Detail (2003)

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $98,182 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Inge King/Copyright Agency, 2023
15 INGE KING
1915-2016

Monumental Sculpture for Brisbane High Court (Maquette I) (1992)

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $20,864 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Courtesy of John Kelly
17 JOHN KELLY
born 1965

Dobell's Cow - Aerial View 1992

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $31,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Courtesy of John Kelly
18 JOHN KELLY
born 1965

Three Cows in a Pile (2001)

$25,000-35,000 Lot Sold: $46,636 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Meadmore Sculptures, LLC/Copyright Agency, 2023
19 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Warm Valley 1994

$40,000-60,000 Lot Sold: $58,909 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2023
20 PETER BOOTH
born 1940

Painting 1976 1976

$15,000-25,000 Lot Sold: $18,409 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Peter Booth/Copyright Agency, 2023
21 PETER BOOTH
born 1940

Untitled 1979 1979

$8,000-12,000 Lot Sold: $9,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023
22 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

Jill 1962

$6,000-9,000 Lot Sold: $9,818 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023
23 CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

The Shy Girl 1959

$200,000-300,000 Lot Sold: $405,000 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860
24 FRANCIS LYMBURNER
1916-1972

Young Dancer (circa 1964)

$10,000-15,000 Lot Sold: $29,455 (including buyer's premium)
Important Australian & International Art - AU0860 © Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2023
25 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Woman Wrestling with Bull (1963)

$45,000-65,000 Lot Sold: $55,227 (including buyer's premium)

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