75 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
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16 August 2023

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Selected works from the Collection of Joan Clemenger AO + Peter Clemenger AO: LOTS 1 - 4
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1

BRETT WHITELEY
SOUTH COAST AFTER THE RAIN, 1984

oil and collage on canvas (with white oil on Perspex surface)

137.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500,000 – $2,000,000
Sold for $2,209,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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2

FRED WILLIAMS
LANDSCAPE WITH CREEK BED, 1976 - 77

oil on canvas

153.0 x 137.5 cm

Estimate: 
$800,000 – $1,200,000
Sold for $981,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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3

JOHN BRACK
SEATED NUDE WITH SCREEN, 1982 - 83

oil on canvas

130.0 x 97.0 cm

Estimate: 
$500,000 – $700,000
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4

SIDNEY NOLAN
ESCAPED CONVICT, 1948

enamel on composition board

122.0 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$650,000 – $850,000
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Important works from the KRONGOLD COLLECTION: Lots 5 – 22
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5

EUGENE VON GUÉRARD
VIEW OF CAPRI NEAR NAPLES, 1883

oil on canvas

48.0 x 72.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $180,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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6

ARTHUR STREETON
ROUEN, FROM BON SECOURS, 1912

oil on canvas

51.0 x 77.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $180,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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7

EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX
FIGURES BESIDE THE CREEK, STANWELL PARK, c.1914

oil on canvas on board on composition board

37.0 x 44.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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8

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN
SUMMER HAZE, 1916

oil on canvas

46.0 x 58.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
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9

SIDNEY NOLAN
EARLY MORNING TOWNSHIP, 1955

Ripolin enamel and oil on composition board

85.5 x 64.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500,000 – $2,000,000
Sold for $2,700,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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10

JOHN OLSEN
JOURNEY THROUGH THE SEA PORT, 1961

oil on composition board

97.0 x 127.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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11

FRED WILLIAMS
COOTAMUNDRA WATTLES - BOTANIST'S GARDEN, 1975

oil on canvas

96.0 x 106.5 cm

Estimate: 
$380,000 – $480,000
Sold for $662,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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12

JOHN PERCEVAL
LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP, 1958

oil on composition board

60.0 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
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13

ARTHUR BOYD
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON, c.1968

oil on canvas

76.5 x 102.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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14

CHARLES BLACKMAN
HIDE AND SEEK, 1985

oil and pastel on paper

130.0 x 112.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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15

TUDOR ST GEORGE TUCKER
DAY DREAMS, c.1892

oil on canvas

45.0 x 54.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
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16

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN
EDGE OF THE CLEARING

oil on canvas on cardboard

25.5 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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17

JOHN PETER RUSSELL
SNOW IN THE ALPS (SWITZERLAND), c.1912 - 15

watercolour on paper

35.0 x 51.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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18

ARTHUR BOYD
SHADING TREE, 1939

oil on canvas on cardboard

29.5 x 39.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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19

DANILA VASSILIEFF
STREET SCENE, CENTENNIAL PARK, 1936

oil on canvas

39.5 x 41.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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20

ROLAND WAKELIN
AT THE MARKET, c.1957

oil on canvas on composition board

49.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
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21

LLOYD REES
NORTHWOOD POINT, 1943

oil on canvas on board

29.5 x 38.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
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22

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
PALM VALLEY, 1940s

watercolour on paper

40.5 x 29.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $55,000
Sold for $88,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 23 - 67
23

JOHN PETER RUSSELL
SOUVENIR DE BELLE–ÎLE (MARIANNA RUSSELL WITH GOATS, GOULPHAR, BELLE–ÎLE), 1897

oil on canvas

65.0 x 81.5 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500,000 – $2,500,000
Sold for $3,927,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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24

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK
PORTRAIT OF ELENOR, 1921

oil on cardboard

65.5 x 44.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000 (2)
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25

COLIN MCCAHON
FLOODGATE I, 1964 - 65

oil on composition board

91.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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26

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE
WHITE AND GREY A, 1980

painted wood from soft drink boxes on composition board

101.0 × 73.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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27

GUY GREY-SMITH
SUNLIT PLAIN, 1965

oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board

61.5 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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28

GUY GREY-SMITH
SEASCAPE, 1972

oil and beeswax emulsion on muslin on composition board

99.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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29

YVONNE AUDETTE
TUSCAN LANDSCAPE, 1959

oil on plywood (diptych)

122.0 x 182.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $270,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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30

TONY TUCKSON
UNTITLED NO. 100 (TP209B), 1973

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

213.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $208,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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31

MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI, AMANDA GABORI AND ELSIE GABORI
PAT AND SALLY’S COUNTRY, 2011

synthetic polymer paint on linen

197.0 x 303.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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32

BRONWYN OLIVER
BUD, 2003

copper

36.0 x 57.0 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $368,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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33

DEL KATHRYN BARTON
OF PINK PLANETS, 2014

synthetic polymer paint on linen

263.0 x 203.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $400,000
Sold for $527,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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34

DAVID HOCKNEY
LITHOGRAPH OF WATER MADE OF LINES WITH TWO LIGHT BLUE WASHES, 1978 – 80

lithograph in five colours on TGL handmade paper, with full margins

66.0 x 87.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $233,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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35

LUCIAN FREUD
WOMAN SLEEPING, 1995

etching on Somerset Textured white paper

72.0 x 59.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $54,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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36

TOMMY MCRAE
(I) CEREMONY, c.1880

(II) SPEARING FISH AND BLACK SWAN, c.1880
pen and ink on paper

22.0 x 28.0 cm (each)

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000 (2)
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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37

JOHN HEAVISIDE CLARK
FIELD SPORTS OF THE NATIVE INHABITANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, c.1813

the complete series of ten images
watercolour over underdrawing in pencil 

Estimate: 
$500,000 – $700,000 (10)
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38

FRED WILLIAMS
LANDSCAPE, 1967

gouache on paper on composition board

54.0 x 76.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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39

JOHN OLSEN
LIFE UPON THE GOLDEN RIVER, 1990

oil on canvas

136.5 x 182.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
Sold for $282,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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40

CHARLES BLACKMAN
SELF PORTRAIT WITH CAT ON ROOFTOPS, c.1952

enamel on cardboard

76.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 – $85,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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41

JON MOLVIG
SLEEPING ABORIGINAL WOMAN AND CHILD, 1958

enamel and oil on composition board

107.0 x 137.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $122,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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42

BRETT WHITELEY
THE OLGAS, 8AM, ALSO KNOWN AS OLGAS III, 1985

pen, brush and ink on paper

54.0 x 74.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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43

SAM FULLBROOK
THE MESSENGER, 1961

oil on canvas

92.0 x 109.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
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44

JOHN OLSEN
HAY, HELL AND BOOLIGAL, 1981

oil on canvas

182.0 x 166.0 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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45

JOHN PERCEVAL
THE BURNING OF THE ARK, c.1994

oil on canvas

91.5 x 122.0 cm

Private sale
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46

RAY CROOKE
FAMILY GROUP, THURSDAY ISLAND, 1962 – 63

oil on composition board

60.5 x 91.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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47

CLEMENT MEADMORE
CROSSING, 1997

bronze

18.0 × 28.0 × 20.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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48

GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT
STILL LIFE WITH GOLD BOTTLE, 1996

woodfired porcelain
ten pieces (five bottles, two bowls, three jugs)

25.5 x 60.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000 (10)
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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49

BRUCE ARMSTRONG
GUARDIANS [PAIR OF MAQUETTES FOR THE GRAND HYATT HOTEL, MELBOURNE], 2009 – 2021

cast and painted bronze on timber bases

205.0 cm (height, each, including base)

Estimate: 
$140,000 – $180,000 (2)
Sold for $270,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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50

DEL KATHRYN BARTON
SHINY, 2014

synthetic polymer paint on linen

81.0 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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51

DEL KATHRYN BARTON
MORE THE HER, 2022

American black walnut with Cambia ash and rock maple wood, abalone green and white freshwater mother of pearl inlay, hard wax oil, blackened steel

157.0 x 100.0 x 100.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
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52

JOHN OLSEN
KINGFISHER AND FROG, 1979

watercolour and pastel on paper

90.5 x 64.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $45,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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53

JOHN COBURN
SOUTH COUNTRY, 1978

synthetic polymer paint on canvasboard

60.5 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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54

KEN WHISSON
EARTH AND SKY OR HEAVEN AND EARTH, c.1965

oil on composition board

60.5 x 89.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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55

TONY TUCKSON
COCKTAILS FOR TWO NO.1 (TP 160), 1947 - 49

oil on hessian

60.5 x 71.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $68,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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56

WEAVER HAWKINS
CONSTRUCTION OF A HANGAR, 1949

oil on plywood

40.0 x 50.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $17,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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57

ROY DE MAISTRE
WHITE LILAC, c.1937 – 38

oil on canvas

76.0 x 56.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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58

JOY HESTER
STREET SCENE II, c.1941

pen, ink and pencil on paper

20.0 x 24.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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59

LINA BRYANS
GERTRUDE STREET, 1948

oil on plywood

55.5 x 64.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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60

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
GHOST GUM, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, 1951

watercolour and pencil on paper

26.0 x 37.0 cm

Estimate: 
$38,000 – $45,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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61

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
LOOKING WEST FROM GLEN HELEN, 1951

watercolour and pencil on paper

26.0 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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62

JAMES ALFRED TURNER
THE DROVER, 1896

oil on canvas

22.5 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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63

ERNEST BUCKMASTER
ALONG THE CREEK, 1963

oil on canvas

71.5 x 86.5 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $10,432 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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64

ARTIST UNKNOWN
MAIN CAMP AT “YARDIANA”, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1877

pencil and chalk on paper

11.0 x 18.0 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 – $8,000
Sold for $6,136 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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65

ARTIST UNKNOWN [BRITISH, LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY]
HIPPA OR PLACE OF RETREAT ON AN ARCH’D ROCK IN NEW ZEALAND WITH A WAR CANOE: & A NONDESCRIPT ANIMAL OF NEW HOLLAND, c.1773

pen, ink and wash on paper

17.5 x 20.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000 (2)
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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66

DANIEL CLARKE
TOWER HILL, WARRNAMBOOL, 1867

oil on canvas

46.0 x 79.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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67

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
GHOST GUMS, MACDONNELL RANGES, c.1950s

watercolour on paper on card

26.5 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 75 - 16 August 2023, Melbourne
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