69 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Sydney
-
4 May 2022
1

EVELINE SYME

SKATING, 1929

colour linocut

12.0 x 15.5 cm (image)
16.0 x 18.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
2

MARGARET PRESTON

PINK JUG (ANEMONE), 1925

hand–coloured woodcut

38.5 x 36.5 cm (image)
45.5 x 41.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
3

ROY DE MAISTRE

THE PINES also known as SUTTON FOREST, 1921

oil on cardboard

29.0 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
4

CLARICE BECKETT

THE RED BUS

oil on canvas on compressed card

37.5 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
5

CLARICE BECKETT

THE SOLITARY BATHING BOX, c.1932

oil on canvas on board

38.5 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
6

GUY GREY-SMITH

BUNKER BAY, 1958

oil on canvas

51.5 x 67.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
7

WEAVER HAWKINS

GONDOLAS, 1958

oil on composition board 

60.5 x 77.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
8

TONY TUCKSON

FAMILY GROUP, 1952 - 54

oil on canvas

85.0 x 101.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
9

JOHN BRACK

KNIVES AND FORKS, 1958

oil on canvas

41.5 x 99.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $748,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
10

RITA ANGUS

HAWKE'S BAY LANDSCAPE, c.1955

oil on canvas board

55.5 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $828,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
11

YVONNE AUDETTE

WRITINGS OF OLD, 1965

oil on board

99.5 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
12

CLARA SOUTHERN

THE CHRISTMAS CAMP

oil on canvas

25.5 x 41.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
13

TOM ROBERTS

PORTRAIT OF FLORENCE GREAVES, 1898

pastel on paper on compressed card

89.0 x 53.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $270,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
14

ETHEL CARRICK FOX

BY THE SEA, c.1912

oil on panel

26.0 x 33.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
15

BESSIE DAVIDSON

LA ROBE BLEUE, 1911

oil on canvas

92.5 x 65.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $400,000
Sold for $368,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
16

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN

BUSH LANDSCAPE, MACEDON, 1905

oil on canvas

40.0 x 66.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
17

ARTHUR STREETON

OUT OF THE PURPLE MOUNTAINS IT GETS ITS WATERS, 1928

oil on canvas on composition board

50.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $552,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
19

ARTHUR STREETON

NORTHERN VIEW, OLINDA, 1933

oil on canvas

31.0 x 91.5 cm

Private sale
20

WILL ASHTON

KING WILLIAM STREET LOOKING SOUTH TOWARDS THE TOWN HALL, c.1914

oil on canvas

61.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
21

BESSIE DAVIDSON

TULIPS WITH WHITE POT, c.1935

oil on board

31.5 x 98.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $80,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
22

MARGARET PRESTON

WARATAHS AND PULTENAEA, 1955

oil on canvas

50.0 x 45.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
23

LLOYD REES

RYDE LANDSCAPE, 1952

oil on canvas

45.5 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $104,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
24

JOHN PASSMORE

THE RED ROCK, 1951

oil on hardboard

91.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
25

FRED WILLIAMS

LYSTERFIELD PADDOCK NO. 1, 1973

oil on canvas

71.0 x 92.0 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $319,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
26

FRED WILLIAMS

SPINIFEX LANDSCAPE, HAMERSLEY RANGES, 1979

gouache on paper

55.0 x 75.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $71,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
27

FRED WILLIAMS

HILLSIDE LANDSCAPE, CAVAN III, 1977

gouache on paper 

57.0 x 75.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
28

YVONNE AUDETTE

THE JUGGLERS, 1967

oil and collage on plywood (diptych)

153.0 x 229.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $184,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
29

BRONWYN OLIVER

CORONA, 1993

copper wire

32.0 cm diameter

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
30

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

SUMMER STACK, 1990

sawn soft drink crates on plywood mounted on board

91.5 x 69.0 cm

Estimate: 
$160,000 – $200,000
Sold for $208,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
31

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

JIM’S PICNIC, 1975

printed cut-out cardboard shapes (Arnott's logos), glass bottles, dried (rye) grass, wire netting, weathered timber

44.0 x 75.0 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
32

YVONNE AUDETTE

ARCHIMEDES' NOTEBOOK, 1968

oil on plywood panel

91.5 x 119.5 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 – $85,000
Sold for $119,659 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
33

KEN WHISSON

FLAG FOR DAVID IRELAND, NO. 1, FOR THE UNKNOWN INDUSTRIAL PRISONER, 1979

oil on canvas

100.0 x 119.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
34

JEFFREY SMART

SECOND STUDY FOR PRUDHOE BAY LANDSCAPE, 1974

oil on canvas board

30.5 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
35

WILLIAM ROBINSON

SUNSHOWERS AND FLOOD GUMS, 1993

oil on canvas

137.0 x 182.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
Sold for $540,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
36

MARTIN SHARP

ART GALAXY, 1991

synthetic polymer paint on plexiglass

152.0 x 152.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
37

BILL HENSON

UNTITLED 43, 44, 45, 1983/84, 1983-84

reprinted by the artist, 2020
archival pigment inkjet prints
triptych

75.0 x 62.0 cm image (each)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
38

MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI

SONG OF THE FROG, 2006

fibreglass and two pot paint

180.0 x 70.0 x 70.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $140,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
39

DEL KATHRYN BARTON

FEEL THE EARTH, DEEPLY, 2019

oil and synthetic polymer paint on French linen in hand-painted artist’s frame

102.0 x 81.5 cm
109.5 x 89.0 cm (including artist's frame)

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $116,591 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
40

BEN QUILTY

RED XB STUDY, 2006

oil on canvas

40.5 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
41

BEN QUILTY

RORSCHACH - THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT NO. 2, 2008

synthetic polymer paint, aerosol and oil on linen

214.0 x 366.0 cm overall (diptych)

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $250,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
42

ADAM CULLEN

.410 GUN, c.2009

synthetic polymer paint on canvas 

153.0 x 153.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
43

PATRICIA PICCININI

THE OFFERING, 2009

silicone, fox fur and feral New Zealand possum pelt 

11.0 x 15.0 x 8.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $15,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
44

DALE FRANK

MANOBALAI WOLLEMI, 2007

oil and varnish on linen 

120.0 x 160.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
45

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

CACTI GARDEN, 1985

colour woodblock print

69.0 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $24,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
46

WILLIAM ROBINSON

LATE AFTERNOON WITH FLOWERING PALMS, 2007

oil on linen

92.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $233,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
47

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE, 1953

watercolour on paper on card

26.0 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
48

WALTER WITHERS

ELTHAM LANDSCAPE

oil on board

19.0 x 34.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
49

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN

LOOKING NORTH FROM MOUNT MACEDON, 1906

oil on canvas on board

26.0 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $88,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
50

PENLEIGH BOYD

NEAR KANGAROO GROUND, VICTORIA, 1920

oil on board

37.0 x 44.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
51

ARTHUR STREETON

OLINDA HILLSIDE

oil on canvas

51.5 x 77.0 cm

Estimate: 
$65,000 – $85,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
52

ETHEL CARRICK FOX

WILD FLOWERS

oil on canvas

46.5 x 38.5 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $15,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
53

BESSIE DAVIDSON

STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, c.1935

oil on wood

41.0 x 33.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
54

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

STUDIO STILL LIFE, c.1937

pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper

22.5 x 29.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
55

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

GOLDEN GULLY, c.1949

ink and watercolour on paper

20.5 x 32.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
56

WILLIAM DOBELL

CAMPERS AT LAKE MACQUARIE, WANGI WANGI, NSW

gouache on paper

12.0 x 18.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
57

WILLIAM DOBELL

STUDY FOR THE STUDENT, 1940

oil on card

45.0 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
58

WILLIAM DOBELL

NUDE, 1933

oil on composition board

21.0 x 24.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
59

SALI HERMAN

MIGRANT WOMAN, WOOLLOOMOOLOO LANE, 1969

oil on canvas

64.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $38,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
60

LLOYD REES

A MORNING VISION (HIGH ABOVE SANDY BAY, TASMANIA), 1985

oil on canvas board

47.5 x 55.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
61

CLIFFORD LAST

FAMILY GROUP, c.1962

bronze on timber base

32.0 x 20.5 x 16.5 cm (including base)

Estimate: 
$4,000 – $6,000
Sold for $10,432 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
62

ROBERT KLIPPEL

NO. 462, 1982

cast 1983
bronze

41.0 cm (height)

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
63

NORMA REDPATH

PICCOLA CITTÀ, 1976

silver on marble base

13.5 cm (height)

Estimate: 
$3,000 – $5,000
Sold for $6,750 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
64

FRANCIS BACON

TRIPTYCH 1974-77, 1981

colour etching and aquatint
3 panels printed on one sheet

38.5 x 29.5 cm (each panel)
38.5 x 93.5 cm (overall image)

Private sale
65

SYDNEY LONG

FLAMINGOES, 1916

watercolour on paper

34.5 x 72.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $33,136 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
66

BERNARD HALL

ANDANTE, C.1887

oil on canvas

32.0 x 70.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
67

RUPERT BUNNY

AURORE ET SÉLÉNÉ, c.1921

colour monotype

24.5 x 34.5 cm (image)
28.0 x 38.0 cm (sheet)

Private sale
68

JANET CUMBRAE STEWART

YOUNG GIRL SEWING, 1926

pastel on paper

61.0 x 50.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
69

ARTHUR STREETON

CAIRO, STREET SCENE, 1898

watercolour on paper on card

36.5 x 17.5 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
70

CHARLES CONDER

INTERIOR WITH WOMEN BY SEA

oil on canvas

71.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
71

JESSIE TRAILL

WORKING THE FIELD

oil on canvas on board

100.5 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
72

EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX

GOLDEN EVENING, c.1907

oil on panel

27.0 x 35.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $9,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
73

BESSIE DAVIDSON

CHAMBÉRY LANDSCAPE, FRANCE

oil on board

18.5 x 24.0 cm

Estimate: 
$9,000 – $12,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
74

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

TREES, RIVER AND MOUNTAINS, c.1886 – 87

oil on wood panel

28.5 x 22.5 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
75

S.T. GILL

NORTH BONDI BAY, c.1856

watercolour on paper

18.5 x 20.0 cm (oval)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
76

S.T. GILL

WEST OF QUEENSCLIFF, VICTORIA

watercolour on paper

10.5 x 33.5 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
77

LOUIS BUVELOT

IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT

oil on academy board

23.0 x 31.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
78

EVELINE SYME

MELBOURNE FROM ST KILDA ROAD (LOOKING NORTH ACROSS PRINCES BRIDGE)

watercolour on paper on card

20.0 x 30.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$2,000 – $3,000
Sold for $5,645 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
79

JESSIE TRAILL

YALLOURN POWER STATION, 1924

watercolour on paper

38.0 x 57.5 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 – $8,000
Sold for $6,136 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney
80

ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER WEBB

MALOP STREET, GEELONG AND THE PROVIDENT INSTITUTE, MELBOURNE, c.1860

watercolour on paper

i. 24.5 x 34.0 cm
ii. 24.5 x 34.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
81

EDWARD ATKINSON HORNEL

GIRL AND BLUEBELLS, BRIGHOUSE BAY, 1919

oil on canvas

51.5 x 77.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
82

EDMUND BLAIR LEIGHTON

THE LETTER, 1921

oil on canvas

51.0 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 69 - 4 May 2022, Sydney