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Important Australian Art

19 Aug 2025, 00:00 → 19 Aug 2025, 00:00 ·Sydney
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Lots (94)

1 · W.B. MCINNES 1889-1939 — St Ives (1913)
Art
1 · W.B. MCINNES 1889-1939 — St Ives (1913)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$11,659
2 · E. PHILLIPS FOX 1865-1915 — A Sunny Afternoon 1913
Art
2 · E. PHILLIPS FOX 1865-1915 — A Sunny Afternoon 1913
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$42,955
3 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — Giudecca Lagoon (1908)
Art
3 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — Giudecca Lagoon (1908)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$184,091
4 · BESSIE DAVIDSON 1879-1965 — Red Tulips (circa 1925)
Art
4 · BESSIE DAVIDSON 1879-1965 — Red Tulips (circa 1925)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$270,000
5 · GODFREY MILLER 1893-1964 — Trees in Quarry (circa 1961-1963)
Art
5 · GODFREY MILLER 1893-1964 — Trees in Quarry (circa 1961-1963)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
6 · GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984 — Chair and Drapery 1958
Art
6 · GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984 — Chair and Drapery 1958
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$767,045
7 · RALPH BALSON 1890-1964 — Constructive Painting 1948
Art
7 · RALPH BALSON 1890-1964 — Constructive Painting 1948
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate A$250,000–350,000
8 · RAH FIZELLE 1891-1964 — Sleeping Nude (circa 1938-1939)
Art
8 · RAH FIZELLE 1891-1964 — Sleeping Nude (circa 1938-1939)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$196,364
9 · COLIN MCCAHON 1919-1987 — Study for Theme and Variations (1962)
Art
9 · COLIN MCCAHON 1919-1987 — Study for Theme and Variations (1962)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$122,727
10 · COLIN MCCAHON 1919-1987 — Waterfall 1964
Art
10 · COLIN MCCAHON 1919-1987 — Waterfall 1964
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$104,318
11 · JAMES GLEESON 1915-2008 — The Calibanned Coast 1989
Art
11 · JAMES GLEESON 1915-2008 — The Calibanned Coast 1989
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$31,909
11A · JAMES GLEESON 1915-2008 — Study for The Calibanned Coast 1989
Art
11A · JAMES GLEESON 1915-2008 — Study for The Calibanned Coast 1989
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
12 · ERIC WILSON 1911-1946 — Perugia (1939)
Art
12 · ERIC WILSON 1911-1946 — Perugia (1939)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$36,818
13 · RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947 — The Bridge, &#201taples (circa 1907)
Art
13 · RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947 — The Bridge, &#201taples (circa 1907)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$98,182
14 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — On the Beach (1920)
Art
14 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — On the Beach (1920)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$92,045
15 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — The Loch Ard Gorge (1932)
Art
15 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — The Loch Ard Gorge (1932)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$859,091
16 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — Interior of St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice (1902)
Art
16 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — Interior of St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice (1902)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$14,727
17 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — A Pastoral
Art
17 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — A Pastoral
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$15,955
18 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Wilsons Promontory Landscape (1969)
Art
18 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Wilsons Promontory Landscape (1969)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$135,000
19 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Wimmera Landscape with Burnt Stubble and Crow (circa 1982)
Art
19 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Wimmera Landscape with Burnt Stubble and Crow (circa 1982)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$153,409
20 · LEONARD FRENCH 1928-2017 — Elephant in a Box (1983)
Art
20 · LEONARD FRENCH 1928-2017 — Elephant in a Box (1983)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
21 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Loxton Landscape (1972)
Art
21 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Loxton Landscape (1972)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
22 · DAVID BOYD 1924-2011 — Truganini – Bruny Island 1959
Art
22 · DAVID BOYD 1924-2011 — Truganini – Bruny Island 1959
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$73,636
23 · DAVID BOYD 1924-2011 — The Offering: Truganini (1960)
Art
23 · DAVID BOYD 1924-2011 — The Offering: Truganini (1960)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
24 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — You Yangs Landscape (1978)
Art
24 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — You Yangs Landscape (1978)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$490,909
25 · WILLIAM DOBELL 1899-1970 — The Smoko (circa 1944)
Art
25 · WILLIAM DOBELL 1899-1970 — The Smoko (circa 1944)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$490,909
26 · ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 — Australian Girl in Paris 1957
Art
26 · ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 — Australian Girl in Paris 1957
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
27 · SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 — Ned Kelly: The Return 1964
Art
27 · SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 — Ned Kelly: The Return 1964
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$503,182
28 · ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 — Explorer 1967
Art
28 · ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 — Explorer 1967
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$147,273
29 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Still Life in the Moonlight 1981
Art
29 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Still Life in the Moonlight 1981
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$429,545
30 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Pelican 1 (1983, cast later)
Art
30 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Pelican 1 (1983, cast later)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$736,364
31 · CRISS CANNING born 1947 — Waratah 2019
Art
31 · CRISS CANNING born 1947 — Waratah 2019
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$98,182
32 · JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013 — High C (1957)
Art
32 · JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013 — High C (1957)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
33 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Ipswich Hotel 1948
Art
33 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Ipswich Hotel 1948
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$331,364
34 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Melbourne Hotel, South Brisbane 1948
Art
34 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Melbourne Hotel, South Brisbane 1948
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$245,455
35 · RUSSELL DRYSDALE 1912-1981 — Boy with a Lizard (1966)
Art
35 · RUSSELL DRYSDALE 1912-1981 — Boy with a Lizard (1966)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$1,104,545
36 · WILLIAM DOBELL 1899-1970 — Self Portrait (circa 1960)
Art
36 · WILLIAM DOBELL 1899-1970 — Self Portrait (circa 1960)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
37 · RAY CROOKE 1922-2015 — Islanders (1960)
Art
37 · RAY CROOKE 1922-2015 — Islanders (1960)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$78,545
38 · ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 — Waters of the Finke (1958)
Art
38 · ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 — Waters of the Finke (1958)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$220,909
39 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Aboriginal Children and Windmill (1960)
Art
39 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Aboriginal Children and Windmill (1960)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$29,455
40 · GERTRUDE FENTON 1867-1921 — Black Emily (circa 1890s)
Art
40 · GERTRUDE FENTON 1867-1921 — Black Emily (circa 1890s)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$18,409
41 · LOUIS BUVELOT 1814-1888 — Fernshaw (1873)
Art
41 · LOUIS BUVELOT 1814-1888 — Fernshaw (1873)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$36,818
42 · W.C. PIGUENIT 1836-1914 — Pitt Water, Tasmania 1910
Art
42 · W.C. PIGUENIT 1836-1914 — Pitt Water, Tasmania 1910
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$306,818
43 · TOM ROBERTS 1856-1931 — Sherbrooke 1920
Art
43 · TOM ROBERTS 1856-1931 — Sherbrooke 1920
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$527,727
44 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — Blue Valley from 'Grendon' (1920)
Art
44 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — Blue Valley from 'Grendon' (1920)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$184,091
45 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Île de la Jatte &#224 Neuilly (1887)
Art
45 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Île de la Jatte &#224 Neuilly (1887)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$270,000
46 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Roches, Belle-Île Rocks, Belle-Île (circa 1895)
Art
46 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Roches, Belle-Île Rocks, Belle-Île (circa 1895)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$1,227,273
47 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Fond d'une baie au Belle-Île au soleil couchant 1907
Art
47 · JOHN RUSSELL 1858-1930 — Fond d'une baie au Belle-Île au soleil couchant 1907
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$39,273
48 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Old Boat Harbour, Bellingen 1938
Art
48 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Old Boat Harbour, Bellingen 1938
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
49 · CLARICE BECKETT 1887-1935 — Along the Coast
Art
49 · CLARICE BECKETT 1887-1935 — Along the Coast
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$79,773
50 · E. PHILLIPS FOX 1865-1915 — The End of the Story (1907)
Art
50 · E. PHILLIPS FOX 1865-1915 — The End of the Story (1907)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
51 · WALTER WITHERS 1854-1914 — Eltham Road
Art
51 · WALTER WITHERS 1854-1914 — Eltham Road
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$22,091
52 · CHARLES CONDER 1868-1909 — Blue Hydrangeas, Portrait of Madam Stein (circa 1905)
Art
52 · CHARLES CONDER 1868-1909 — Blue Hydrangeas, Portrait of Madam Stein (circa 1905)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$36,818
53 · ROY DE MAISTRE 1894-1968 — Still Life 1921
Art
53 · ROY DE MAISTRE 1894-1968 — Still Life 1921
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$15,341
54 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Terrigal (1929)
Art
54 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Terrigal (1929)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
55 · PENLEIGH BOYD 1890-1923 — Austinmer (1922)
Art
55 · PENLEIGH BOYD 1890-1923 — Austinmer (1922)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$165,682
56 · CLARICE BECKETT 1887-1935 — Silver Sea (Towards Rickett's Point) (circa 1930)
Art
56 · CLARICE BECKETT 1887-1935 — Silver Sea (Towards Rickett's Point) (circa 1930)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$27,000
57 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Lemons I (1991)
Art
57 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Lemons I (1991)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$67,500
58 · GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984 — Bush Foliage in a Jug (1955)
Art
58 · GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984 — Bush Foliage in a Jug (1955)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$73,636
59 · TIM MAGUIRE born 1958 — Untitled 20070302 2007
Art
59 · TIM MAGUIRE born 1958 — Untitled 20070302 2007
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$42,955
60 · HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999 — Contemporary Units 1988
Art
60 · HOWARD ARKLEY 1951-1999 — Contemporary Units 1988
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$2,454,545
61 · ROSALIE GASCOIGNE 1917-1999 — Origami 1998
Art
61 · ROSALIE GASCOIGNE 1917-1999 — Origami 1998
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$98,182
62 · DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 — made for this moment, to love like this, without doing violence to her instincts 2023
Art
62 · DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 — made for this moment, to love like this, without doing violence to her instincts 2023
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate A$300,000–400,000
63 · JOHN KELLY born 1965 — Mixed Metaphors 1998
Art
63 · JOHN KELLY born 1965 — Mixed Metaphors 1998
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$116,591
64 · NICHOLAS HARDING 1956-2022 — Dog in Denison Street 2005
Art
64 · NICHOLAS HARDING 1956-2022 — Dog in Denison Street 2005
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$67,500
65 · MARIA KOZIC born 1957 — I, Woman (Taylor) 1994
Art
65 · MARIA KOZIC born 1957 — I, Woman (Taylor) 1994
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
66 · DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 — she just knows 2019
Art
66 · DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 — she just knows 2019
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$27,000
67 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Orange Tree, Book and Bound Figure (1979)
Art
67 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Orange Tree, Book and Bound Figure (1979)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$208,636
68 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Bride Drinking from a Pool (1960)
Art
68 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Bride Drinking from a Pool (1960)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate A$350,000–450,000
69 · SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 — Ned Kelly (1973)
Art
69 · SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 — Ned Kelly (1973)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$368,182
70 · CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 — Figure from a Drama (Dramatis Personae) (1963)
Art
70 · CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 — Figure from a Drama (Dramatis Personae) (1963)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$147,273
71 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Market Garden, Early Morning (1950)
Art
71 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Market Garden, Early Morning (1950)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$306,818
72 · JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 — Three Egyptian Women 1975
Art
72 · JOHN BRACK 1920-1999 — Three Egyptian Women 1975
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$147,273
73 · YALA YALA GIBBS TJUNGURRAYI circa 1918-1998 — Wiltja Dreaming (1972)
Art
73 · YALA YALA GIBBS TJUNGURRAYI circa 1918-1998 — Wiltja Dreaming (1972)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$122,727
74 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Date Palm, Tangier (1989)
Art
74 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Date Palm, Tangier (1989)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
75 · WILLIAM ROBINSON born 1936 — Birkdale Farm 1980
Art
75 · WILLIAM ROBINSON born 1936 — Birkdale Farm 1980
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$208,636
76 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Nebuchadnezzar and a Windmill (1967)
Art
76 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Nebuchadnezzar and a Windmill (1967)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
77 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Pink Bauhinia 1964
Art
77 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Pink Bauhinia 1964
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$34,364
78 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Afternoon Shadows 1931
Art
78 · ELIOTH GRUNER 1882-1939 — Afternoon Shadows 1931
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Estimate Passed in
79 · CAPTAIN JUSTIN EDWARD DANIEL MacCARTHY (1823-1897) — Flagstaff Hill and Spencer Street, Melbourne in 1856 from Macnamara's Building (1856)
Art
79 · CAPTAIN JUSTIN EDWARD DANIEL MacCARTHY (1823-1897) — Flagstaff Hill and Spencer Street, Melbourne in 1856 from Macnamara's Building (1856)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$31,909
80 · CAPTAIN JUSTIN EDWARD DANIEL MacCARTHY (1823-1897) — Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, from Battery Point (1859)
Art
80 · CAPTAIN JUSTIN EDWARD DANIEL MacCARTHY (1823-1897) — Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, from Battery Point (1859)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$13,500
81 · JOHN LONGSTAFF 1862-1941 — Interior of a Kitchen (1886)
Art
81 · JOHN LONGSTAFF 1862-1941 — Interior of a Kitchen (1886)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$58,909
82 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Morning Interior (2000)
Art
82 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Morning Interior (2000)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$42,955
83 · ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 — Scene in Kashmir (circa 1938)
Art
83 · ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 — Scene in Kashmir (circa 1938)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$31,909
84 · ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 — Autumn Flowers (circa 1925)
Art
84 · ETHEL CARRICK 1872-1952 — Autumn Flowers (circa 1925)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$41,727
85 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — Rita (circa 1940)
Art
85 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — Rita (circa 1940)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$34,364
86 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — A Casanova Lady 1929
Art
86 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — A Casanova Lady 1929
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$22,091
87 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — Autumn Morning Mist 1919
Art
87 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — Autumn Morning Mist 1919
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$39,273
88 · DONALD FRIEND 1915-1989 — Shopping in the Pettah (Ceylon) (1961)
Art
88 · DONALD FRIEND 1915-1989 — Shopping in the Pettah (Ceylon) (1961)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$46,636
89 · GARRY SHEAD born 1942 — Royal Visitors 1995
Art
89 · GARRY SHEAD born 1942 — Royal Visitors 1995
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$61,364
90 · LLOYD REES 1895-1988 — Muted Light in Tasmania 1986
Art
90 · LLOYD REES 1895-1988 — Muted Light in Tasmania 1986
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$27,000
91 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Evening in the Wimmera (1975)
Art
91 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Evening in the Wimmera (1975)
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$67,500
92 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Shoalhaven Riverbank
Art
92 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Shoalhaven Riverbank
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$27,000
93 · PRO HART 1928-2006 — Monday Morning Miner 1982
Art
93 · PRO HART 1928-2006 — Monday Morning Miner 1982
Smith & Singer· 19 Aug 2025
Realised A$22,091
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Reference
AU0876
First seen
14 June 2026

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