66 - Two Important Private Collections: Modern / Traditional

Important Modern Works of Art from a Private Collection, Melbourne, Lots 1 - 8
1

JEFFREY SMART
MADRAS AIRPORT, 1979

oil on board

34.5 x 66.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $392,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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2

JOHN PERCEVAL
OLD SHIPS AT WILLIAMSTOWN, 1959

oil on canvas on composition board

86.5 x 103.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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3

ARTHUR BOYD
PULPIT ROCK WITH FLAME TREES AND COCKATOOS, c.1982

oil on canvas

91.5 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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4

ARTHUR BOYD
SLEEPING BRIDE, c.1967

tempera and oil on composition board

61.0 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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5

JEFFREY SMART
THE AREZZO TURN-OFF II, 1973

oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

119.0 x 79.0 cm

Estimate: 
$800,000 – $1,200,000
Sold for $1,350,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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6

HENRY MOORE
MAQUETTE FOR RECLINING FIGURE: CIRCLE, 1983

bronze, brown patina 

7.5 x 15.5 x 4.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
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7

FERNANDO BOTERO
RECLINING WOMAN (DONNA SDRAIATA), 2009

bronze

54.5 x 27.0 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $500,000
Sold for $515,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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8

PHILIPPE HIQUILY
LA MARATHONIENNE, 1981

cast 2004
steel with rust patina

190.0 x 127.0 x 74.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $417,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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Important Traditional Works of Art from a Private Collection, Adelaide + Selected Australian Fine Art, Lots 9 - 34
9

FREDERICK McCUBBIN
THE CLEARING, MT. MACEDON, c.1904

oil on canvas board

35.5 x 25.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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10

WALTER WITHERS
EARLY MORNING, ELTHAM, 1909

oil on canvas

45.5 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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11

WALTER WITHERS
TWICKENHAM RIVER CROSSING, BURNLEY, c.1898

oil on wood panel

16.5 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $28,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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12

WALTER WITHERS
BURNING OFF, c.1894

oil on canvas

30.5 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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13

ARTHUR STREETON
SIRIUS COVE, SYDNEY, c.1893 - 95

oil on canvas

36.0 x 28.5 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $260,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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14

TOM ROBERTS
KIRRIBILLI POINT, SYDNEY, c.1895

oil on wood panel

18.0 x 25.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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15

ARTHUR STREETON
SUNLIGHT AFTER RAIN, 1938

oil on canvas

76.5 x 64.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $392,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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16

GEORGE LAMBERT
ARTIST AND HIS BATMAN, LIGHT HORSE CALVARY, JERUSALEM HEIGHTS, 1920

oil on canvas on plywood

31.5 x 42.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $374,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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17

GEORGE LAMBERT
EYRE AND WYLIE, 1908

oil on wood panel

26.5 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $80,000
Sold for $227,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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18

GEORGE LAMBERT
PORTRAIT OF THEA PROCTOR, 1905

oil on canvas

51.0 x 41.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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19

BENJAMIN DUTERRAU
SELF PORTRAIT, 1835

oil on canvas

95.5 x 82.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $196,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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20

CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE
MEMORIES, ENA TE PAPATAHI, A CHIEFTAINESS OF THE NGAPUHI TRIBE, 1910

oil on panel

20.5 x 14.5 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $454,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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21

GEORGE FRENCH ANGAS
PEPEPE, CHURCH MISSIONARY, STATION (NZ), RESIDENCE OF REV B ASHWELL, 1844

watercolour on paper

20.0 x 27.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $80,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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22

ARTIST UNKNOWN
VIEW OF NORFOLK ISLAND, 1805

watercolour on paper

17.0 x 26.5 cm

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $4,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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23

CONRAD MARTENS
HOMESTEAD, NEW SOUTH WALES, c.1850

watercolour on paper

28.5 x 44.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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24

WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD
SHIPWRECK ON A ROCKY COAST WITH FIGURES, 1840

oil on canvas

60.0 x 69.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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25

MID NINETEENTH CENTURY TASMANIAN SCHOOL
MISS SUSANNAH ELIZABETH WATCHORN, c.1840

oil on canvas

92.0 x 71.0 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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26

TOM ROBERTS
COASTAL ISLANDS, TASMANIA, c.1925 - 26

oil on canvas board

18.0 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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27

WILL ASHTON
SYDNEY HARBOUR WITH FERRY

oil on canvas on board

59.5 x 49.5 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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28

RUPERT BUNNY
FRENCH LANDSCAPE

oil on canvas

38.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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29

NORA HEYSEN
CAMELLIAS AND MIXED FLOWERS IN A DELFT VASE

oil on canvas on board

40.0 x 30.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $40,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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30

RAY CROOKE
PALMER RIVER, NORTH QUEENSLAND

oil on canvas board

61.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
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31

IVOR HELE
MARSHMALLOWS, 1961

oil on composition board

61.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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32

RUSSELL DRYSDALE
YOUNG STOCKMAN

watercolour and ink on paper

35.0 x 23.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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33

RUSSELL DRYSDALE
FIGURE STUDIES

ink on paper

24.0 x 15.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $8,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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34

RUSSELL DRYSDALE
ABORIGINAL FIGURE IN RED SHIRT

ink and wash on paper

25.0 x 16.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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AUSTRALIAN FINE ART, PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS LOTS 35 – 43
35

MARGARET PRESTON
CIRCULAR QUAY, SYDNEY, 1925

hand-coloured woodcut

24.5 x 24.0 cm (image)
27.0 x 26.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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36

JOHN PASSMORE
GIRL WITH CORN HAIR, c.1952

oil on composition board

35.5 x 59.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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37

JOHN OLSEN
JOIE DE VIVRE, 1964 - 65

woven wool tapestry

178.0 x 238.0 cm

Estimate: 
$140,000 – $180,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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38

WILLIAM DOBELL
LAKATOIS, KOKI, 1953

oil on composition board

21.5 x 26.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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39

CLIFTON PUGH
AND THEY SAW EACH OTHER

oil on composition board

58.0 x 87.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
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40

FRED WILLIAMS
LANDSCAPE, c.1960

watercolour and gouache on paper

35.5 x 54.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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41

ALBERT NAMATJIRA
FINKE VALLEY, MACDONNELL RANGE, c.1936

watercolour on paper

17.5 x 25.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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42

FREDERICK McCUBBIN
DUDLEY FLATS, WEST OF MELBOURNE

oil on canvas

25.5 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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43

CONRAD MARTENS
SYDNEY FROM THE SOUTH HEAD ROAD, NEAR THE LIGHTHOUSE, 1849

watercolour on paper

28.5 x 44.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $30,682 (inc. BP) in Auction 66 - 8 December 2021, Melbourne
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