Strong Auction Results for Modern Australian Art
Deutscher and Hackett has a history of strong auction results for many Australian post-WWII modern artists including Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd, John Brack, John Coburn, Robert Dickerson, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Ian Fairweather, Donald Friend, Guy Grey-Smith, Joy Hester, Robert Klippel, Clement Meadmore, Godfrey Miller, Sidney Nolan, Justin O'Brien, John Passmore, John Perceval, Clifton Pugh, Lloyd Rees, Jeffrey Smart, Eric Thake, Albert Tucker, Tony Tuckson, Fred Williams, Brett Whiteley and Danila Vassilieff.
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JOHN BRACK
(1920 - 1999)
THE BOUCHER NUDE, 1957
oil on canvas
81.0 x 146.0 cm
Estimate: $1,400,000 – 1,800,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 27 & 28 August 2008
Sold for $1,500,000 (inc. BP)
FRED WILLIAMS
(1927 - 1982)
EVENING SKY, UPWEY, 1965
oil on canvas
135.0 x 130.0 cm
Estimate: $700,000 – 900,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 25 November 2009
Sold for $1,380,000 (inc. BP)
JEFFREY SMART
(1921 - 2013)
SELF PORTRAIT AT PAPINI'S, 1984-85
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
85.0 x 115.0 cm
Estimate: $700,000 – 900,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 27 August 2014
Sold for $1,260,000 (inc. BP)
FRED WILLIAMS
(1927 - 1982)
HILLSIDE AT LYSTERFIELD II, 1967
oil on canvas
137.5 x 153.0 cm
Estimate: $1,200,000 – 1,600,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 1 September 2010
Sold for $1,200,000 (inc. BP)
JEFFREY SMART
(1921 - 2013)
AUTOBAHN IN THE BLACK FOREST II, 1979-80
oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
100.0 x 65.0 cm
Estimate: $700,000 – 900,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 20 April 2011
Sold for $1,020,000 (inc. BP)
IAN FAIRWEATHER
(1891 - 1974)
GETHSEMANE, 1958
gouache on four sheets of cardboard on hardboard
145.5 x 198.0 cm
Estimate: $900,000 – 1,200,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 17 November 2010
Sold for $960,000 (inc. BP)
JOHN BRACK
(1920 - 1999)
THREE OF THE PLAYERS, 1953
oil on canvas
38.5 x 84.0 cm
Estimate: $800,000 – 1,000,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 1 September 2010
Sold for $900,000 (inc. BP)
BRETT WHITELEY
(1939 - 1992)
ORANGE FRUIT DOVE, FIJI, 1969
oil and mixed media on composition board
136.5 x 122.0 cm
Estimate: $650,000 – 850,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 27 August 2014
Sold for $780,000 (inc. BP)
IAN FAIRWEATHER
(1891 - 1974)
BOATS AT SOOCHOW CREEK, 1938
oil and pencil on paper on cardboard
110.0 x 112.5 cm
Estimate: $500,000 – 700,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 24 April 2013
Sold for $630,000 (inc. BP)
JOHN BRACK
(1920 - 1999)
WOMAN AND DUMMY, 1954
oil on canvas
51.0 x 66.0 cm
Estimate: $380,000 – 480,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 31 August 2011
Sold for $630,000 (inc. BP)
ALBERT TUCKER
(1914 - 1999)
FLIRTATION, 1954
oil on composition board
62.5 x 81.0 cm
Estimate: $500,000 – 700,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 29 August 2012
Sold for $576,000 (inc. BP)
BRETT WHITELEY
(1939 - 1992)
SYDNEY HARBOUR IN THE RAIN, 1976
oil and mixed media on canvas and perspex
71.5 x 76.5 cm
Estimate: $350,000 – 450,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 November 2014
Sold for $504,000 (inc. BP)
IAN FAIRWEATHER
(1891 - 1974)
TOMBS IN PEKING, 1936
oil on compressed card
51.0 x 54.0 cm
Estimate: $270,000 – 350,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 17 November 2010
Sold for $475,000 (inc. BP)
HERBERT BADHAM
(1899 - 1961)
SNACK BAR, 1944
oil on pulpboard
41.5 x 50.0 cm
Estimate: $90,000 – 120,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 6 May 2015
Sold for $456,000 (inc. BP)
RUSSELL DRYSDALE
(1912 - 1981)
MALAY BOY, BROOME, 1959
oil on canvas
75.5 x 60.0 cm
Estimate: $300,000 – 400,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 24 April 2013
Sold for $336,000 (inc. BP)
JOHN PASSMORE
(1904 - 1984)
The Bathers, 1951
oil on composition board
91.0 x 183.0 cm
Estimate: $180,000 – 240,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 29 August 2007
Sold for $312,000 (inc. BP)
ERIC THAKE
(1904 - 1982)
BROWNOUT, 1942
oil on pulpboard
41.0 x 51.0 cm
Estimate: $100,000 – 140,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 31 August 2011
Sold for $228,000 (inc. BP)
GODFREY MILLER
(1893 - 1964)
SUMMER, 1957- 59
oil, pen and ink on canvas
64.0 x 81.0 cm
Estimate: $65,000 – 85,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 30 November 2011
Sold for $180,000 (inc. BP)
LLOYD REES
(1895 - 1988)
WAVERTON, SYDNEY, 1931
pencil on paper
20.0 x 31.5 cm
Estimate: $8,000 – 12,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 2 December 2015
Sold for $164,700 (inc. BP)