Important Australian Art
21 Aug 2024, 00:00 → 21 Aug 2024, 00:00 ·Sydney
The catalogue
Lots (64)
Art
1 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Colonial Poet Under Orange Tree (1979)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$245,455
Art
2 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Orange Tree, Book and Bound Figure (1979)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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3 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Bacchus Marsh (1977)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$441,818
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4 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Sailors Falls (1979)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$490,909
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5 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Acacia Sapling (1977)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$981,818
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6 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Wattles (1977)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$400,000–600,000
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7 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Summer Snow at Perisher (1976)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$797,727
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8 · EUGENE VON GUÉRARD 1811-1901 — From Our Apartment in Collins Street, Melbourne 1854
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$80,000–120,000
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9 · NICHOLAS CHEVALIER 1828-1902 — Mount William and Mount Nelson, Sierra Ranges 1862
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$85,909
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10 · NICHOLAS CHEVALIER 1828-1902 — Lake Colac and the Warrior's Hill, from Corangamorah 1863
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$981,818
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11 · KNUT BULL 1811-1889 — Hobart Town 1855
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$490,909
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12 · FLORENCE FULLER 1867-1946 — Portrait of a Child 1898
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$98,182
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13 · CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 — The Verandah 1987
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$417,273
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14 · COLIN MCCAHON 1919-1987 — Domestic Landscape 1957
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$220,909
Art
15 · ROBERT KLIPPEL 1920-2001 — No. 724 (King of the West) 1988
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$61,364
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16 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Landscape 1968
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$50,000–70,000
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17 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Wimmera Landscape with Brolgas
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$196,364
Art
18 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — Green Heron (1983, cast later)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$613,636
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19 · BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992 — The Breaking of the Drought, Oberon 1982
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$490,909
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20 · ALBERT TUCKER 1914-1999 — Explorer 1964
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$350,000–550,000
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21 · SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 — Ned Kelly: Crossing Bridge 1964
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$1,227,273
Art
22 · EMILY KAM KNGWARREYE 1908-1996 — Mourning (1991)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$368,182
Art
23 · GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT 1935-2013 — Exodus (1996)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$31,909
Art
24 · JOHN COBURN 1925-2006 — Trajectory 1968
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$184,091
Art
25 · PADDY BEDFORD circa 1922-2007 — Girrganyji The Brown Falcon Dreaming (2000)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$116,591
Art
26 · PADDY BEDFORD circa 1922-2007 — Police Rock Hole (2002)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$110,455
Art
27 · CLIFTON PUGH 1924-1990 — A Feral Cat 1957
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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28 · JOHN PERCEVAL 1923-2000 — Winkie Holding a Baby 1965
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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29 · FRED WILLIAMS 1927-1982 — Chalk Hill Landscape (1979)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$368,182
Art
30 · JOHN PERCEVAL 1923-2000 — Swans Feeding at Williamstown 1989
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$98,182
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31 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Poinsettias and Red Apples (1981)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$67,500
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32 · E. PHILLIPS FOX 1865-1915 — Muriel, Daughter of R.J. Larking, Esq. 1896
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$300,000–500,000
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33 · CONRAD MARTENS 1801-1878 — Sydney from Lewis's Ground (1840)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$736,364
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34 · RUPERT BUNNY 1864-1947 — Study for Endormies (Slumbering) (1904)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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35 · ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943 — Auntie 1893
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$85,909
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36 · FREDERICK MCCUBBIN 1855-1917 — Kathleen McCubbin (1908)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$49,091
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37 · MORTIMER MENPES 1855-1938 — A Retainer of the Maharajah of Cutch (1903)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$85,909
Art
38 · JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 — Dormition of the Virgin (1973-1974)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$155,864
Art
39 · JUSTIN O'BRIEN 1917-1996 — Philomena (1978)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$9,818
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40 · JOHN OLSEN 1928-2023 — Paul Klee's Statement 1991
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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41 · WILLIAM ROBINSON born 1936 — Goomoolahra Creek 2000
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$24,545
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42 · ARTHUR BOYD 1920-1999 — Nebuchadnezzar Dreaming of a Tree (1967)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$85,909
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43 · DAVID BOYD 1924-2011 — The Portrait 1970
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$63,818
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44 · CHARLES BLACKMAN 1928-2018 — The Playground 1964
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$55,227
Art
45 · RICK AMOR born 1948 — The Runner 1988
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$49,091
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46 · DANILA VASSILIEFF 1897-1958 — Children with Bicycle, Fitzroy (1949)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$34,364
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47 · CRISS CANNING born 1947 — Starry, Starry Night (2008)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$49,091
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48 · TIM MAGUIRE born 1958 — Untitled 20160203 2016
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$67,500
Art
49 · DALE FRANK born 1959 — His deterioration mediated through countless other mediocre meaningless ailments that in reality only signaled the loss that comes with aging. A loss he grappled with, contradicted, was resigned, and rebelled against every day 2009
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$49,091
Art
50 · JOHN KELLY born 1965 — Man Lifting Cow (Large) 2017
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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51 · DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972 — skip to my lou, my darling 2017
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$60,000–80,000
Art
52 · MICHAEL ZAVROS born 1974 — Corporate Approach (2000)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$20,000–30,000
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53 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — Garden Frolic
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$31,909
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54 · NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 — The Lute Player 1918
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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55 · HANS HEYSEN 1877-1968 — Ambleside Winter 1935
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$20,864
Art
56 · ALBERT NAMATJIRA 1902-1959 — Jamieson Ranges
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$57,682
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57 · MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 — Yellow Chrysanthemums (2011)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate A$30,000–50,000
Art
58 · SEPTIMUS POWER 1878-1951 — The Timber Team (circa 1920)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$73,636
Art
59 · VIDA LAHEY 1882-1968 — Vermillion and Blue 1932
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$61,364
Art
60 · LIN ONUS 1948-1996 — Butterflies and Rocks (1993)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$39,886
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61 · LIN ONUS 1948-1996 — Butterflies and Flowers (1993)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$39,886
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62 · ETHEL SPOWERS 1890-1947 — Tug of War 1933
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Realised A$77,318
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63 · LUCIAN FREUD 1922-2011 — Head of Ali (1999)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
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64 · LUCIAN FREUD 1922-2011 — Portrait Head (2001)
Smith & Singer· 21 Aug 2024
Estimate Passed in
Changelog
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Provenance
- Source
- Smith & Singer
- Reference
- AU0870
- First seen
- 29 June 2026
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