• Auction 14492

    Australian Art

    29 November 2016 - 8 December 2016, London

    SALE TOTAL: 284,875 (GBP)
31 Lots for Sale 14492
Lot 1
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Kelly
ripolin and collage on paper
10 x 12in. (25.4 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,560 - $18,840)

price realized
£15,000
($18,960)
Lot 3
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
New Guinea Series: Central Australia
ripolin on paper
20 ½ x 30in. (52 x 76cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£5,625
($7,110)
Lot 4
Sir George Russell Drysdale (1912-1981)
Boy and lizard
grey wash on paper watermarked 'INGRES'
12 x 17in. (30.4 x 43.2cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,512 - $3,768)

price realized
£2,250
($2,844)
Lot 5
William Thomas Strutt (1825-1915)
Red Gum Trees, Melbourne
pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on card mount
unframed
10 5/8 x 12 7/8in. (27 x 32.7cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,256 - $1,884)

price realized
£1,000
($1,264)
Lot 7
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Swan, 1979
brush and sepia ink on Japan paper
12 ¾ x 7in. (32.5 x 17.8cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£3,250
($4,108)
Lot 9
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Pink Dove, 1983
mixed media on card, in the original mount and frame
30 x 20in. (76.2 x 50.8cm.) (image)
76 ½ x 25 ½in. (94.3 x 64.8cm.) (including frame)
estimate
£30,000 - £40,000
($37,680 - $50,240)

price realized
£47,500
($60,040)
Lot 10
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Brett on Horseback
pen and ink on paper
6 3/8 x 4 ¾in. (16.1 x 12cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,507 - $2,260)

price realized
£1,250
($1,580)
Lot 11
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Claudia
pen and ink on laid paper
6 5/8 x 4 7/8in. (16.7 x 12.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,256 - $1,884)

price realized
£1,125
($1,422)
Lot 12
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Portrait
mixed media on Japan paper
7 1/8 x 7 ¼in. (8.2 x 8.5cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,400
($2,260 - $3,014)

price realized
£2,000
($2,528)
Lot 14
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999)
Figure Wading (Bride walking in a Creek)
enamel on ceramic tile
20 ½ x 22 ¼in. (52.1 x 56.5cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£4,375
($5,530)
Lot 16
David Boyd (1924-2011)
Judge (Trial Series)
watercolour and bodycolour heightened with oil on paper
19 ¾ x 14in. (52 x 35.5cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,256 - $2,512)

price realized
£3,000
($3,792)
Lot 17
Leonard William French (b. 1928)
Study for Third Day
mixed media on thin paper laid down on board
72 x 63in. (182.7 x 160.1cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,512 - $3,768)

price realized
£750
($948)
Lot 18
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Poem for a lover
colour screenprint printed in nine colours with handcolouring, 1988
S. 43 ¼ x 37 ¾in. (110 x 96.5cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£4,375
($5,530)
Lot 20
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965)
The gate in Aix-en-Provence
black chalk and oil on card
6 ½ x 9 ¼in. (16.5 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,004 - $1,507)

price realized
£500
($632)
Lot 21
Bessie Ellen Davidson (1879-1965)
Interior with woman at a piano
oil on panel
9 x 12in. (22.8 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£3,250
($4,108)
Lot 23
Charles Edward Conder (1868-1909)
Cherry blossom
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 13 ¾in. (46.1 x 34.9cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($8,792 - $12,560)

price realized
£16,250
($20,540)
Lot 25
Frederick Ronald Williams (1927-1982)
Avenel, c.1975
oil on paper
21 x 29 7/8in. (53.3 x 75.8cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £16,000
($15,072 - $20,096)

price realized
£21,250
($26,860)
Lot 26
Harold Septimus Power (1878-1951)
Zonnebeke. Oct: 1917
oil on canvas board, titled on the frame
16 x 20in. (40.8 x 50.8cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,120 - $37,680)

price realized
£25,000
($31,600)
Lot 29
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Light Globe; and Warming and Reading
linocut, 1981
S. 22 x 21 ¾in. (55.9 x 55.4cm.); 24 x 22in. (60.9 x 55.9cm.)
(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£3,250
($4,108)
Lot 31
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999)
Myrrhine and Kinesias. Lysistrata: 'You know how to work. Play with him,...
aquatints
S. 21 1/8 x 22 ½in. (53.7 x 57cm.); 29 7/8 x 22 ½in. (76 x 57cm.)
(2)
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($879 - $1,256)

price realized
£1,625
($2,054)
Lot 32
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999)
Elektra, 1963
mixed media on paper
25 x 20in. (63.5 x 50.8cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£5,250
($6,636)
Lot 37
Lloyd Frederic Rees (1895-1988)
Woodford Bay, Lane Cove
oil on canvas laid down on board
10 x 16in. (25.4 x 40.6cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,536 - $10,048)

price realized
£10,625
($13,430)
Lot 38
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Sydney Harbour
screenprint printed in two colours, 1980
S. 47 5/8 x 31 ¾in. (121 x 81cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£4,375
($5,530)
Lot 39
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Wendy at Lavender Bay
pencil, pen and ink on laid paper watermarked 'C.M. FABRI...'
7 5/8 x 13in. (19.4 x 33cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£12,500
($15,800)
Lot 40
Charles Blackman (b.1928)
Girl with flowers seated in a window
oil on paper
9 7/8 x 6 ¾in. (25.2 x 17.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£3,750
($4,740)
Lot 41
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999)
The Expulsion
oil on canvas
42 ¾ x 44 7/8in. (108.5 x 114cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
($22,608 - $30,144)

price realized
£22,500
($28,440)
Lot 42
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Antarctic Explorers
oil on board
48 x 60in. (121.9 x 152.4cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
($22,608 - $30,144)

price realized
£30,000
($37,920)
Lot 44
Charles Blackman (b.1928)
School girls playing
oil on board
7 x 9in. (17.8 x 22.9cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,024 - $7,536)

price realized
£8,125
($10,270)
Lot 45
Brett Whiteley (1939-1992)
Still life with fruit basket
pen and ink on paper
8 ¾ x 6 ¾in. (22.1 x 17.1cm.)
(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,768 - $6,280)

price realized
£3,250
($4,108)
Lot 46
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Man and Monkey
oil on board
48 x 60in. (122 x 152.3cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,560 - $18,840)

price realized
£21,250
($26,860)
Lot 47
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Moon (postcard)
crayon and watercolour on paper
5 ½ x 3 3/8in. (14 x 8.4cm.)
estimate
£300 - £500
($376 - $628)

price realized
£625
($790)
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