82 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Sydney
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7 May 2025
1

CLARICE BECKETT

BATHING BOXES, BEAUMARIS, c.1932

also known as The shallows
oil on canvas on board

38.0 x 49.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $100,000
2

CLARICE BECKETT

FORESHORE AND FIGURES, c.1925

also known as Ricketts Point
oil on canvas on board

37.0 x 45.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
3

ETHEL SPOWERS

TUG OF WAR, 1933

colour linocut on paper

21.0 x 29.0 cm (image)
24.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
4

DORRIT BLACK

THE LAWN MOWER, c.1931 – 32

colour linocut on paper

19.5 x 13.0 cm (image)
25.0 x 16.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
5

DORRIT BLACK

DUTCH HOUSES, c.1929

colour linocut on paper

27.0 x 20.0 cm (image)
29.0 x 25.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
6

ETHEL SPOWERS

THE RAIN CLOUD, 1931

colour linocut on paper

20.5 x 26.0 cm (image)
23.0 x 30.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
7

EVELINE SYME

THE YARRA AT WARRANDYTE, 1931

colour linocut on paper

21.5 x 15.0 cm (image)
29.0 x 22.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $9,000
8

ALICE BALE

THE DOORWAY, 1913

oil on canvas

97.0 x 66.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
9

ARTHUR STREETON

BRANDER’S FERRY, 1889

oil on cardboard

21.3 x 15.2 cm

Estimate: 
$500,000 – $700,000
10

ARTHUR STREETON

LA SALUTE, 1908

oil on canvas

53.5 x 84.5 cm

Estimate: 
$450,000 – $650,000
11

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

PORTOFINO, c.1914

oil on canvas on plywood

59.5 x 48.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
12

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

THE WINTER TREE, TURRAMURRA, 1935

oil on pulpboard

61.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $300,000
13

IAN FAIRWEATHER

MARKET SCENE, PEKING, c.1945

gouache and pencil on paper

38.0 x 39.5 cm (image)
48.0 x 50.0 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
14

IAN FAIRWEATHER

TOMBS IN PEKING, 1936

oil on thick paper on compressed card

51.0 x 54.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $500,000
15

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

THE FOSSICKER, 1949

oil on canvas

40.5 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
$300,000 – $400,000
16

JOHN BRACK

ICELAND POPPIES, 1954

oil on canvas

81.5 x 48.5 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
17

JOHN BRACK

FLOWERS AND LEAVES, 1958

oil on canvas

65.5 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
18

JEFFREY SMART

THE PARK, 1959

oil on plywood

59.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
19

SIDNEY NOLAN

KELLY AND FLOATING POLICEMAN, c.1964

oil on composition board

57.0 x 72.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $300,000
20

CHARLES BLACKMAN

HEAD OF ALICE WITH CUP AND SAUCER, 1956

tempera and oil on card on particle board

75.5 x 62.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
21

ARTHUR BOYD

SLEEPING BRIDEGROOM WITH RED BOUQUET, 1961 – 62

oil and tempera on composition board

111.0 x 118.5 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
22

EDWIN TANNER

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, 1954

oil on canvas

126.5 x 114.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
23

JOHN BRACK

SEVEN ON THE TABLE, 1990

oil on canvas

106.5 x 137.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
24

HOWARD ARKLEY

NEAPOLITAN DELIGHT, 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

172.5 x 254.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,000,000 – $1,500,000
25

HOWARD ARKLEY

FLORAL INTERIOR, 1996

synthetic polymer paint on paper

156.0 x 120.5 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
26

DEL KATHRYN BARTON

OR MAKE MYSELF A SPACE TO INHABIT, 2007

synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour and ink on canvas

220.0 x 180.0 cm

Estimate: 
$280,000 – $350,000
27

BEN QUILTY

HANK, 2004

oil on canvas

130.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
28

CLEMENT MEADMORE

WALLFLOWER, 1987

bronze

57.0 x 97.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $180,000
29

CLEMENT MEADMORE

THROUGH WAY, 1965

welded and painted steel

198.0 x 48.0 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
30

HOWARD TAYLOR

FLIGHT OF A MAGPIE II, 1995

oil and synthetic polymer paint on marine plywood

61.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
31

FRED WILLIAMS

YOU YANGS POND, 1969

gouache on paper

51.0 x 51.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
32

ARTHUR BOYD

SHOALHAVEN RIVER LANDSCAPE, c.1980s

oil on canvas

121.5 x 91.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $160,000
33

SIDNEY NOLAN

STURT ON THE RIVER BANK, 1948

Ripolin enamel on composition board

90.0 x 60.5 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
34

CHARLES BLACKMAN

DOUBLE IMAGE, 1961

oil on canvas on composition board 

126.5 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$120,000 – $180,000
35

ALBERT TUCKER

HORNED FIGURE, 1966

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

91.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$180,000 – $240,000
36

SIDNEY NOLAN

BIRD, 1948

Ripolin enamel on composition board

89.0 x 121.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
37

ARTHUR BOYD

THE PRODIGAL SON AND A WATERFALL, 1967

oil on canvas

109.0 x 114.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
38

MARGARET OLLEY

INTERIOR WITH BOTTLEBRUSH, 1991

oil on composition board

76.5 x 76.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $90,000
39

BRETT WHITELEY

A DAY AT BONDI, 1984

etching and collage on paper

20.0 x 18.0 cm (image, each)
24.0 x 22.0 cm (sheet, each)
104.5 x 123.5 cm (framed overall)

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000 (12)
40

JOHN BRACK

STUDY FOR HAND BALANCE, 1973

conté on paper

66.0 x 45.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
41

CHARLES BLACKMAN

SCHOOLGIRL’S HAT, 1953

oil on cardboard on particle board

63.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
42

ARTHUR BOYD

NEBUCHADNEZZAR BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN A ROCKY LANDSCAPE WITH BLACK RAM, c.1968 – 71

oil on canvas on composition board

108.0 x 112.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
43

MARGARET OLLEY

BACKGAMMON AND BOTTLEBRUSH, 1998 – 99

oil on composition board

59.0 x 74.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
44

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

PAVEMENT II, 1997

sawn, painted and stencilled wood from cable reels on plywood

66.0 x 50.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
45

BRENT HARRIS

ROME, 2012

hand woven wool and cotton tapestry

157.0 x 118.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
46

FRANK AUERBACH

NUDE SEATED ON A FOLDING CHAIR, 1954

from Six Drypoints of the Nude, 1954
drypoint

15.0 x 14.5 cm

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
47

FRANK AUERBACH

JAKE, 1990

from Seven Portraits, 1989 - 90
etching on Somerset wove paper

17.5 x 14.5 cm

Estimate: 
$5,000 – $8,000
48

FRANK AUERBACH

JULIA, 1989

from Seven Portraits, 1989 - 90
etching on Somerset wove paper

17.5 x 14.5 cm

Estimate: 
$3,000 – $5,000
49

LYNN CHADWICK

SITTING WOMAN, 1985

bronze figure on bronze base

14.5 x 13.0 x 11.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
50

MICHAEL PAREKŌWHAI

DRIVING MR ALBERT

taxidermied rabbit, polyurethane and two-pot paint

163.0 x 25.0 x 25.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
51

RON MUECK

JANUS, 1995

resin

49.0 x 26.0 x 22.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
52

KUNO GONSCHIOR

GELB, 1995 - 96

oil and tempera on linen

100.5 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$16,000 – $24,000
53

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

THREE LANDSCAPE STUDIES, 1993 – 95

formboard and painted wood

23.0 x 70.0 cm, 16.0 x 61.0 cm, 18.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000 (3)
54

JUDE RAE

SL 312, 2013

oil on linen

86.5 x 96.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
55

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH

INTERIOR WITH CURTAINS, 1959

oil on canvas on board

45.0 x 26.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
56

THEA PROCTOR

THE ENCAMPMENT, c.1929

watercolour on paper

30.0 x 55.0 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
57

ADRIAN FEINT

STILL LIFE AND HARBOUR, 1949

oil on composition board

45.0 x 40.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
58

WILLIAM DOBELL

THE BOY GEORGE, c.1928

oil on canvas 

71.5 x 56.5 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
59

ARTHUR STREETON

STILL LIFE WITH GREEN VASE AND VIOLETS, 1905

oil on canvas

36.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
60

MAX MELDRUM

INTERIOR WITH CELLO PLAYER (GRAEME INSON), 1949

oil on composition board

61.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
61

ALISON REHFISCH

WINDOW PIECE

oil on plywood

61.0 x 53.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 – $12,000
62

ETHEL CARRICK FOX

FLOWERS IN A GREEN JUG

oil on canvas

61.0 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
63

SALI HERMAN

IN THE TRAIN, 1953

also known as Two sleeping figures
oil on canvas

38.0 x 48.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
64

DANILA VASSILIEFF

ANTONY AND CLEO SCOTT, 1943

oil on plywood

50.0 x 39.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
65

JOHN PERCEVAL

RECLINING ANGEL, c.1957

bronze

15.0 x 24.5 x 26.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
66

JOHN PERCEVAL

HEAD OF AN ANGEL, 1961

glazed earthenware

19.5 x 21.0 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
67

ARTHUR BOYD

BERWICK LANDSCAPE WITH FARMER AND CREEK, c.1944 – 48

oil on canvas

51.0 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
68

GUY GREY-SMITH

GRASS TREES, DARLINGTON, 1967

oil and beeswax on composition board

62.0 x 51.5 cm

Estimate: 
$16,000 – $20,000
69

FREDERICK McCUBBIN

LANDSCAPE (MOUNT MACEDON)

oil on canvas on plywood

25.0 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
70

THOMAS WAINEWRIGHT

EDWARD LORD, R.M., c.1838 - 39 or 1846

pencil and watercolour wash on paper

45.5 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
71

CONRAD MARTENS

ROAD SCENE APPROACH TO CROWN RIDGE, 1877

watercolour and gouache on paper 

43.5 x 63.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
72

CONRAD MARTENS

MIDDLE HARBOUR, c.1850

watercolour and gouache on paper on card

30.0 x 40.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
73

CONRAD MARTENS

ELIZABETH BAY, SYDNEY, c.1840

watercolour on paper

18.0 x 25.5 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
74

HENRY BURN

VIEW FROM RICHMOND TO SOUTH YARRA HILL, 1868

watercolour on paper on card

42.5 x 30.0 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
75

S.T. GILL

COUNTER ATTRACTIONS

watercolour on paper

23.0 x 16.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
76

HANS HEYSEN

CATTLE IN CREEK BED, c.1940

charcoal and pastel on paper on card

40.5 x 57.0 cm (sight)
41.0 x 58.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $8,000