62 - Twenty Classics of Australian Art

PART 1: TWENTY CLASSICS OF AUSTRALIAN ART, LOTS 1 – 20
1

MAX DUPAIN

SUNBAKER, 1937

printed 1970s
silver gelatin photograph

36.5 x 43.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
2

BEN QUILTY

PAUL’S FALCON, 2008

oil on linen

183.0 x 214.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – 120,000
Sold for $171,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
3

LIN ONUS

DAWN AT NUMERILI, 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – 180,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
4

HOWARD ARKLEY

EASTERN SUBURBS PINK HOME, 1991

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

163.0 x 163.0 cm

Estimate: 
$700,000 – 900,000
Sold for $859,090 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
5

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

LEDGER, 1992

split soft drink crates on plywood

81.0 x 43.0 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – 250,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
6

PETER UPWARD

JANUARY SEVENTH, 1961

oil and synthetic polymer paint on composition board

190.5 x 136.5 cm

Private sale
7

IAN FAIRWEATHER

FIGURE GROUP V, 1968 – 69

synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on board

96.5 x 75.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – 350,000
Sold for $294,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
8

FRED WILLIAMS

HILLSIDE AT LYSTERFIELD II, 1967

oil on canvas

137.5 x 153.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500,000 – 2,000,000
Sold for $2,209,090 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
9

EUGENE VON GUÉRARD

DIE BERGE VON ST TENADIO IM NEAPOLITANISCHEN, 1847 (THE MOUNTAINS OF ST TENADIO IN THE NAPLES REGION)

oil on canvas

108.5 x 146.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – 250,000
Sold for $233,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
10

ARTHUR STREETON

BLUE LAGOON, FRINGED ROUND WITH PALACES, c.1908

oil on canvas

54.5 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – 600,000
Sold for $552,272 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
11

CLARICE BECKETT

OUT WALKING, c.1928 – 29

oil on canvas on board

29.0 x 34.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – 45,000
Sold for $63,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
13

IAN FAIRWEATHER

LADS BOXING, 1939

oil and gouache on cardboard

48.0 x 44.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – 250,000
Sold for $638,181 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
14

JOHN PASSMORE

BATHERS, 1952

oil on composition board

56.0 x 90.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
15

RALPH BALSON

UNTITLED (NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING), 1954

oil on composition board

91.0 × 69.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
16

YVONNE AUDETTE

CANTATA NO. 14, 1963 – 64

oil on composition board (diptych)

120.0 x 184.0 cm overall

Estimate: 
$150,000 – 200,000
Sold for $294,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
17

JOHN OLSEN

SPANISH ENCOUNTER 2, 1960

oil on composition board (diptych)

182.5 x 242.5 cm overall

Estimate: 
$350,000 – 450,000
Sold for $429,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
18

FRED WILLIAMS

UPWEY, 1965

oil on canvas

86.0 x 70.5 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – 600,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
19

JEFFREY SMART

THE TRAFFIC ISLAND, 2009

oil on canvas

82.0 x 104.5 cm

Estimate: 
$450,000 – 650,000
Sold for $552,272 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
20

ARTHUR BOYD

NEBUCHADNEZZAR FALLEN IN A FOREST WITH A LION (No.2), c.1968

oil on canvas

174.5 x 181.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – 160,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
PART 2: IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL FINE ART, LOTS 21 – 63
21

DORRIT BLACK

THE POT PLANT, 1933

colour linocut on paper

30.5 x 19.0 cm (image)

Estimate: 
$18,000 – 25,000
Sold for $45,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
22

KEITH VAUGHAN

BAPTISM, 1963

oil on canvas

127.0 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – 160,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
23

IAN FAIRWEATHER

MUSICIAN, 1951

gouache on paper on composition board

47.5 x 67.5 cm

Private sale
24

IAN FAIRWEATHER

INDIAN ROADSIDE, 1949

ink and gouache on paper

18.5 x 22.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
25

IAN FAIRWEATHER

HEAD OF A GIRL, 1949

ink and gouache on paper

23.5 x 17.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
26

YVONNE AUDETTE

CANTATA NO. 17, 1968 – 69

oil on composition board

102.0 x 86.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – 60,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
27

ROGER KEMP

STRUCTURAL CONCEPT, c.1972 – 74

synthetic polymer paint on paper on hardboard

152.5 x 182.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
28

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

GOLD RUSH, 1996

sawn retroreflective plywood road signs and painted wood from soft drink boxes on board

77.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – 160,000
Sold for $110,454 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
29

IMANTS TILLERS

OUTBACK: C, 2005

synthetic polymer paint on 54 canvas boards

228.0 x 213.0 cm overall

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000 (54)
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
30

MICHAEL COOK

CIVILISED, 2012

suite of fourteen inkjet prints on archival Canson Rag Infinity Photographique cotton paper

160.0 x 140.0 cm each

Estimate: 
$65,000 – 85,000 (14)
Sold for $108,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
31

GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT

STILL LIFE WITH FOUR BOWLS, 1998

glazed Limoges porcelain, 12 pieces (6 bottles, 4 bowls, 2 beakers)

100.0 cm length

Estimate: 
$35,000 – 45,000 (12)
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
32

CHUN KWANG YOUNG

AGGREGATION 02 – D106, 2002

Korean mulberry paper, polystyrene foam and string on board

46.5 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $15,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
33

KUNO GONSCHIOR

WEISS, 2003 – 04

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

120.00 x 100.0 cm

Estimate: 
$14,000 – 18,000
Sold for $28,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
34

CHARLES CONDER

RANDWICK, 1888

watercolour on paper

17.5 x 21.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
35

ARTHUR STREETON

FIRE BEGINS, 1930-31

oil on canvas

51.5 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – 120,000  
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
36

HANS HEYSEN

PRIMROSES AND PORCELAIN, 1925

oil on canvas

53.0 x 56.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $88,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
37

BESSIE DAVIDSON

INTÉRIEUR, c.1938

oil on board

81.0 x 64.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – 70,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
38

ETHEL CARRICK FOX

FISH MARKET IN NICE, c.1930

oil on canvas

49.5 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – 60,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
39

EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX

THE CREEK AT STANWELL PARK, 1914

oil on canvas

38.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
40

HANS HEYSEN

WINTER SUNSHINE, 1953

watercolour on paper

31.5 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
41

LLOYD REES

SYDNEY HARBOUR, 1918

pen and ink on paper

16.5 x 20.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
42

CLARICE BECKETT

ROSE AND GREY, c.1928 – 29

oil on pulpboard

24.5 x 34.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – 20,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
43

CLARICE BECKETT

SUNSET GLOW, 1928

oil on pulpboard

27.5 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $41,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
44

ARTHUR BOYD

SHOALHAVEN HILLSIDE, c. 1974 – 76

oil on composition board

96.5 x 89.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – 120,000
Sold for $208,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
45

ARTHUR BOYD

WATERHOLE NEAR CANBERRA, c.1971

oil on composition board

44.5 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $116,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
46

SIDNEY NOLAN

BIRD IN LANDSCAPE, c.1977 – 78

oil and enamel on composition board

91.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – 60,000
Sold for $63,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
47

FRED WILLIAMS

UPWEY I, 1965

gouache on paper

52.0 x 70.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – 70,000
Sold for $116,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
48

FRED WILLIAMS

THE BLUFF, WALKERVILLE, 1971

gouache on paper

34.0 x 77.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – 65,000
49

ARTHUR BOYD

LOVERS IN FOREST WITH BLACKBIRDS AND BEAST, c.1966

oil on canvas

109.0 x 114.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
50

JOHN OLSEN

SPANISH LUNCH, 1992

oil on composition board

92.0 cm x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
51

GARRY SHEAD

DUSK THIRROUL, 1992 (FROM ‘D.H. LAWRENCE’ SERIES)

oil on composition board

89.5 x 120.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – 80,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
52

EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE

OF RARE WINTER RAIN, 1990

synthetic polymer paint on linen

151.0 x 121.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – 90,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
53

ROVER THOMAS JOOLAMA

LISSADELL STATION, 1990

natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas

100.5 x 140.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – 70,000
54

RONNIE TJAMPITJINPA

WAPILKA, 1995

synthetic polymer paint on linen

121.5 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
55

ROBERT CAMPBELL JNR

GAMMON RED OCHRE MAN, 1986

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

121.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 15,000
Sold for $28,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
56

ARTHUR BOYD

LOVERS IN A BOAT, c.1994

oil on board

30.0 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
57

JUSTIN O'BRIEN

FRAGMENTS, c.1968

oil on composition board

35.0 x 50.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – 35,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
58

BRETT WHITELEY

A DAY AT BONDI, 1984

etching and collage on paper
suite of ten etchings plus title page and collaged flag

20.0 x 18.0 cm (image, each)
24.0 x 22.0 cm (sheet, each)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – 40,000 (12)
Sold for $66,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
59

BRETT WHITELEY

STRANGE TREE AND ROCK FORMATION NEAR PALM BEACH, SYDNEY, 1976

ink on paper

33.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – 30,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
60

TIM STORRIER

THE CAPRICORN LINE, 1986

synthetic polymer paint and rope on composition board

40.0 x 50.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – 25,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
61

LEONARD FRENCH

CHILD WITH A KITE, c.1990

enamel on hessian on hardboard

61.0 x 68.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – 18,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
62

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

OLD HARRY

pen and ink and wash on paper

39.0 x 28.5 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – 12,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne
63

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

THE HORSEBREAKER

pen and ink and wash on paper

38.0 x 28.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – 15,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 62 - 11 November 2020, Melbourne