76 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Sydney
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22 November 2023
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 1 - 4
1

MARGARET PRESTON

PHLOX, 1925

oil on canvas

49.0 x 48.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $270,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
2

DORRIT BLACK

MUSIC, 1927 - 28

colour linocut on thin cream oriental laid paper printed from five blocks in black, yellow, ochre, brick red, grey-green and cobalt blue

24.0 x 21.5 cm (image)
31.0 x 24.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$55,000 – $75,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
3

FRANK HINDER

LITTLE MAN WITH A BIG GUN (MUSSOLINI), 1939

tempera on gesso on hardboard

28.0 x 22.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
4

JOHN BRACK

THE SURREY GARDENS, 1961

ink and watercolour on paper

40.0 x 73.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$50,000 – $70,000
6

IAN FAIRWEATHER

CANAL, FOOCHOW, 1945 - 47

gouache on paper

37.0 x 39.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
7

IAN FAIRWEATHER

LANDSCAPE WITH HORSES, c.1936

gouache on paper

40.5 x 39.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
8

IAN FAIRWEATHER

STREET IN SOOCHOW, 1948

gouache and pencil on paper

21.0 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
9

IAN FAIRWEATHER

WALLS OF FOOCHOW, 1945 - 47

gouache on paper

38.0 x 47.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
10

IAN FAIRWEATHER

HEAD, c.1934

oil and pencil on cardboard

45.5 x 37.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
11

IAN FAIRWEATHER

(LANDSCAPE, SOOCHOW), 1945 - 47

gouache on paper

20.5 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
12

IAN FAIRWEATHER

FILIPINO GIRL CARRYING FRUIT, 1945 - 47

gouache on paper

28.5 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS VENDORS: LOTS 13 - 27
13

FRED WILLIAMS

SUMMER LANDSCAPE, LYSTERFIELD, 1973

oil on canvas

46.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
14

JOHN BRACK

WIG SHOP WINDOW, 1970

oil on canvas

146.0 x 114.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$600,000 – $800,000
Sold for $797,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
15

JOHN BRACK

THREE FIGURES, 1971

oil on canvas on plywood

39.5 x 47.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
16

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

SPOTTED GUMS, 1999

watercolour on incised woodblock

75.0 x 49.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$140,000 – $180,000
Sold for $165,682 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
17

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

INTERIOR WITH RED GINGER, 1998

unique colour woodblock print

119.0 x 84.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$160,000 – $220,000
Sold for $331,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
18

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

THE FALL, 1981

painted and stencilled wooden boards from soft-drink boxes on plywood backing

218.0 x 137.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
19

TONY TUCKSON

TWO FAINT LINES ON BROWN (TP85), 1970 – 73

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

213.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$150,000 – $200,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
20

ALBERT TUCKER

EXPLORER, EVENING, 1965

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

91.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$180,000 – $250,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
21

ARTHUR BOYD

JINKER ON A SANDBANK, SHOALHAVEN, c.1976

oil on canvas

91.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$70,000 – $90,000
22

WILLIAM ROBINSON

BIRKDALE FARM CONSTRUCTION WITH AUSTRALORPS, 1982 - 83

oil on canvas

122.0 x 183.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$300,000 – $400,000
Sold for $245,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
23

CHARLES BLACKMAN

BIRD OVER THE CITY, 1952

enamel on board

91.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$65,000 – $85,000
24

JOHN GLOVER

STUDY OF OAK TREES, c.1840

oil and collage on canvas

75.0 x 112.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $100,000
Sold for $171,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
25

ARTHUR STREETON

STILL LIFE WITH ROSES, c.1930s

oil on canvas

75.0 x 62.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
26

ERIC WILSON

PONT NEUF, c.1939

oil on canvas

51.0 x 61.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
27

ELIOTH GRUNER

MORNING, BACCHUS MARSH, VICTORIA, 1930

oil on canvas

50.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $44,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
29

YVONNE AUDETTE

COMPOSITION OF LINE AND COLOUR, 1957 – 58

oil on composition board

51.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $41,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
30

YVONNE AUDETTE

THE SPIRIT LAUGHS, 1964 - 65

oil on plywood

128.0 x 100.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
31

YVONNE AUDETTE

DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, 1964

oil on plywood
diptych

128.0 x 161.5 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
AU$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
32

YVONNE AUDETTE

THE MUSIC SCORE, 1967

oil on plywood

91.0 x 119.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
33

YVONNE AUDETTE

SPACE SYMBOLS, 1976 - 78

oil on composition board

122.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
Property of various vendors: Lots 34 – 63
34

CHUN KWANG YOUNG

AGGREGATION, 03-S142, 2003

Korean mulberry paper (hanji), styrofoam and string on board

175.0 x 145.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
35

PABLO PICASSO

NU ASSIS, 1962

coloured crayon on paper

32.0 x 24.0 cm (sheet)

Private sale
36

PABLO PICASSO

NU ASSIS, 1962

coloured crayon on paper

32.0 x 24.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $177,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
37

GUY GREY-SMITH

CASCADES, 1976

oil and beeswax emulsion on gauze on composition board

120.0 x 90.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
38

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

ARCHIPELAGO, 1993

torn and cut patterned linoleum on treated Masonite panels on composition board
five panels

30.5 × 50.5 cm (each)

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $120,000 (5)
Sold for $98,182 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
39

HOWARD ARKLEY

PHYSIOGNOMY, 1987

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

163.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
40

HOWARD ARKLEY

FELONY, 1987

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

160.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$150,000 – $250,000
41

PATRICIA PICCININI

GLADE, 2005

ABS plastic and automotive paint (16 panels)

49.0 x 49.0 cm (each)
200.0 x 200.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
AU$20,000 – $30,000 (16)
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
42

DALE FRANK

I WAS SENT OFF TO FIND AN 18TH CENTURY DIAMOND BROOCH..., 2005

varnish on canvas

200.0 x 260.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$50,000 – $70,000
43

CAROL JERREMS

VALE STREET, 1975

silver gelatin photograph

15.0 x 20.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $171,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
44

CLEMENT MEADMORE

SCRONCH, 1994

bronze

23.0 x 28.5 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
45

BRUCE ARMSTRONG

BUNJIL, 2003

painted bronze

95.cm (height)
234.5 cm (height, including timber base)

Estimate: 
AU$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $147,272 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
46

BERNARD BUFFET

HINDELOOPEN EN FRISE, 1985

oil on canvas

98.0 x 130.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
47

LUDWIG HIRSCHFELD-MACK

ABSTRACT COMPOSITION WITH PLANT FORMS, 1933

oil on board

35.5 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
48

CLAUDE VENARD

LE DOIGT DANS L'OEIL

oil on canvas

147.0 x 113.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
49

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

PUMPKIN AND EGGPLANT, 1991

unique colour woodblock print

27.0 x 28.0 cm

Private sale
50

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

VASE, 1999

watercolour on incised woodblock

19.0 x 20.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
51

SAM FULLBROOK

(FACE IN SUNLIGHT), c.1980s

oil on canvas on board

29.5 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $13,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
52

HOWARD ARKLEY

HEAD OF YOUNG MAN (DALE), 1998

synthetic polymer paint on arches paper

71.5 x 56.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$15,000 – $20,000
53

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAMBERT

HEAD OF A GIRL WITH REDDISH BROWN HAIR, 1915

oil on canvas on board

43.5 x 33.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$12,000 – $18,000
54

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

PORTRAIT IN THE ROOM, 1961

oil on board

35.0 x 23.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
55

JOSEPHINE MUNTZ ADAMS

STANDING NUDE

oil on canvas on cardboard

76.5 x 23.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
56

NORMAN LINDSAY

FAUN AND LOVERS, 1952

watercolour on paper

54.0 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
57

EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX

LES ANDELYS–ON–SEINE, c.1909 – 11

oil on canvas board

36.5 x 44.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$16,000 – $20,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
58

ARTHUR STREETON

THE ROYAL BARGE AT ETON, 1903

watercolour and pencil on paper

36.5 x 53.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $27,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
59

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

NORTH GULLY LOOKING TO MT GILLEN, ALICE SPRINGS, c.1958

watercolour and pencil on paper on card

26.5 x 37.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
60

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

MT LIEBIG FROM THE SOUTH, c.1945

watercolour on paper

33.0 x 50.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
61

PADDY NYUNKUNY BEDFORD

UNTITLED, 2003

gouache on crescent board

51.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
AU$12,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
62

BRETT WHITELEY

BIRD ON A BRANCH, 1977

sugarlift aquatint on paper

43.0 x 75.0 cm (image)
68.5 x 78.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
AU$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 76 - 22 November 2023, Sydney
63

JOHN COBURN

PHOENIX, 1971

gouache on paper

55.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
AU$20,000 – $30,000