80 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
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26 November 2024
1

IAN FAIRWEATHER

PEKING MARKET PLACE, c.1940

gouache and pencil on paper

36.0 x 43.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
2

RALPH BALSON

CONSTRUCTIVE PAINTING, c.1942

oil on card

48.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
3

ERIC THAKE

BRASILIA AT CORIO, 1976

oil on canvas board

60.0 x 50.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
4

GUY GREY-SMITH

PT D’ENTRECASTEAUX, 1976

oil and beeswax on composition board

121.0 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$55,000 – $75,000
Sold for $110,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
5

FRED WILLIAMS

LANDSCAPE WITH SWAMP, 1972

oil on canvas

71.0 x 97.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
Sold for $319,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
6

JOHN BRACK

SEATED NUDE WITH SCREEN, 1982 - 83

oil on canvas

130.0 x 97.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $500,000
7

BRETT WHITELEY

BIRD IN THE RAIN, 1984

painted and glazed earthenware with cobalt blue decoration and white glaze

53.0 cm (height)

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
8

BRETT WHITELEY

WREN, 1988

(cast later by Meridian Foundry, Melbourne)
cast bronze, wire, glass eyes on a wooden stand

31.0 x 23.0 x 23.0 cm (bronze)
60.0 x 23.0 x 31.0 cm (overall, including base)

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
9

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

BELLE-ÎLE. VILLAGE D'ENVAG [SUNSHINE SHIMMER], 1900

oil on canvas

65.0 x 81.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $1,080,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
10

EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX

FIGURE STUDY FOR THE ARBOUR, c.1909 – 10

oil on canvas

74.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
11

ARTHUR STREETON

CEDAR TREE, COOMBE BANK, 1913

oil on canvas

76.5 x 63.5 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
12

MARGARET PRESTON

PINEAPPLE PALM, 1925

also known as STILL LIFE WITH PALM
oil on canvas

56.5 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
13

CLARICE BECKETT

MARIGOLDS, c.1925

oil on board

40.5 x 30.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
14

RITA ANGUS

PORTRAIT OF O'DONNELL MOFFETT, c.1939

oil on canvas on cardboard

37.5 x 34.5 cm (image)
41.0 x 38.0 cm (frame)

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
Sold for $220,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
15

MARGARET OLLEY

HARBOUR VIEW, BOTTLEBRUSH AND KELIM, c.1999

oil on composition board

76.0 x 106.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $214,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
16

WILLIAM DELAFIELD COOK

HILLSIDE I, 2004 – 11

synthetic polymer paint on linen

162.0 x 380.0 cm

Estimate: 
$450,000 – $650,000
Sold for $675,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
17

WILLIAM ROBINSON

TO BEECHMONT WITH STORM CLOUDS BUILDING, 2002

oil on linen

122.0 x 183.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
18

LIN ONUS

LIGHTNING WEED AND RIPPLE, 1996

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
19

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

ALL THAT JAZZ, 1989

sawn and split soft drink crates on plywood

131.0 x 100.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
20

TONY TUCKSON

UNTITLED, 1970 - 73

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

121.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
21

BRONWYN OLIVER

VESSEL, 1991

copper and bronze

170.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $250,000
Sold for $147,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
22

BRONWYN OLIVER

AURA, 1996 - 97

copper

104.0 x 114.0 x 12.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $250,000
23

AH XIAN

CHINA CHINA - BUST 6, 1998

porcelain, cast from figure, with hand-painted cobalt underglaze and clear glaze

28.0 x 32.5 x 22.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
24

HOWARD ARKLEY

TULIPS AND SPOTTED VASE, 1986

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

161.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
Sold for $405,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
25

DEL KATHRYN BARTON

HARD WET, 2017

synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour and ink on linen

240.0 x 180.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
Sold for $306,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
26

MAX DUPAIN

SUNBAKER, 1937, printed later

silver gelatin photograph on cardboard

38.0 x 43.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
27

CAROL JERREMS

MIRROR WITH A MEMORY: MOTEL ROOM, 1977

C-type photograph

23.0 x 17.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $63,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
28

CAROL JERREMS

LYNN (GAILEY), 1976

silver gelatin photograph

30.5 x 20.0 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
29

PATRICIA PICCININI

PINK SPRING, WHITE SPRING, 2003

(FROM THE 'PRECAUTIONS' SERIES)
fibreglass, polycarbonate and automotive paint

17.0 x 17.5 x 23.5 cm (each)

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $14,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
30

WILLIAM ROBINSON

CREATION LANDSCAPE – THE ANCIENT TREES, 1998

oil on linen

76.5 x 101.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
31

EMILY KAM KNGWARREYE

UNTITLED, 1995

synthetic polymer paint on linen

76.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
32

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

GHOST GUM, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

watercolour on paper

23.0 x 34.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
33

ARTHUR BOYD

WIMMERA, c.1972

oil on canvas

57.5 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $100,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
34

FRED WILLIAMS

UPWEY LANDSCAPE, c.1965

gouache on paper

52.5 x 38.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
35

ARTHUR BOYD

SHOALHAVEN RIVER VI, 1975

oil on canvas

58.5 x 86.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $100,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
36

ARTHUR BOYD

WIMMERA LANDSCAPE, c.1982

oil on composition board

90.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $159,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
37

JOHN OLSEN

DESERT LAKE, KIMBERLEY, 1997

watercolour and pastel on paper

100.0 x 94.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
38

YVONNE AUDETTE

STORM OVER THE BAY, 1989

oil on composition board

83.0 x 103.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $85,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
39

TONY TUCKSON

SEATED NUDE NO. 3 (TD 473), 1952 - 56

oil wash on paper

102.0 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $16,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
40

TONY TUCKSON

MAN’S HEAD NO. 1 (TP 337), c.1949

oil on canvas

51.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $25,000
Sold for $29,455 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
41

JOHN PERCEVAL

BOATS AND MOONS, 1943

oil on composition board

54.5 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
42

ARTHUR BOYD

THE PRINCESS OF SHAMAKHAN (FROM A PUSHKIN FAIRYTALE) VERSION II, 1983

oil on canvas

152.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
43

BESSIE DAVIDSON

FLEURS

oil on canvas on board

46.0 x 55.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $22,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
44

BESSIE DAVIDSON

LE CHATEAU

oil on plywood on composition board

88.5 x 72.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
45

MORTIMER MENPES

GOING TO BED – ENGLAND

oil on board

40.5 x 31.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
46

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

HILL IN THE BUSH, 1952

oil on cardboard

27.0 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
47

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

LANDSCAPE, 1950

oil on canvas on board 

33.0 x 40.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $36,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
48

CHARLES BLACKMAN

ST KILDA PROMENADE, 1951

enamel on board

45.5 x 56.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
49

SALI HERMAN

TERRACE HOUSE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 1965

oil on canvas

46.0 x 66.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
50

BESSIE DAVIDSON

PAYSAGE PUYCERDA (ESPAGNE), c.1930

oil on compressed card

22.0 x 27.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $9,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
51

KATHLEEN SAUERBIER

FLOWERS IN GREEN CERAMIC JUG

oil on canvas on board

69.0 x 52.0 cm

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
Sold for $13,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne
52

RUPERT BUNNY

FRENCH RIVER SCENE, c.1898

oil on canvas

55.5 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 80 - 26 November 2024, Melbourne