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Important Australian Art

Auction 20407
19 Nov 2012, starting at 18:30 EST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for AU$ 1,436,363 inc. premium
Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917) Midsummers Eve 1902-1912
Sold for AU$ 610,000 inc. premium
Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865-1915) Autumn 1889
Sold for AU$ 427,000 inc. premium
Walter Withers (1854-1914) Panning for Gold 1893
Sold for AU$ 231,800 inc. premium
Arthur Streeton (1867-1943) Seaside Pastoral c.1921

Lots

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1 Ethel Carrick Fox (1872-1952) Ladies Seated in the Luxembourg Gardens AU$ 17,689
£10,733
US$ 16,813
2 Donald Friend (1915-1989) Thatching the Roof AU$ 8,539
£5,181
US$ 8,116
3 Donald Friend (1915-1989) The Accident AU$ 10,979
£6,661
US$ 10,435
4 Adrian Feint (1894-1971) Roses in a Spode Jug 1956 AU$ 6,099
£3,701
US$ 5,797
5 Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) Portrait of Rita AU$ 6,099
£3,701
US$ 5,797
6 Sam Fullbrook (1922-2004) Wheat Fields, Pilbara AU$ 4,391
£2,664
US$ 4,174
8 Justin O'Brien (1917-1996) Lamentation AU$ 18,299
£11,103
US$ 17,393
9 Margaret Preston (1875-1963) Mosman Bridge c. 1927 AU$ 12,809
£7,772
US$ 12,175
10 Hans Heysen (1877-1968) Young Gums, Ambleside 1918 AU$ 24,399
£14,804
US$ 23,190
11 Georges Ricard-Cordingley (French, 1873-1939) Sydney Harbour 1910 AU$ 115,899
£70,320
US$ 110,156
14 Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) Adventure 1944 AU$ 121,999
£74,021
US$ 115,954
15 Garry Shead (born 1942) Royal Visitors 1995 AU$ 58,559
£35,530
US$ 55,657
16 Arthur Streeton (1867-1943) Seaside Pastoral c.1921 AU$ 231,799
£140,641
US$ 220,312
17 Walter Withers (1854-1914) Panning for Gold 1893 AU$ 426,999
£259,075
US$ 405,839
19 Rupert Bunny (1864-1947) Boys Bathing in the Loire c.1901 AU$ 19,519
£11,843
US$ 18,552
21 David Davies (1864-1939) Bruges AU$ 10,369
£6,291
US$ 9,856
23 Robert Dickerson (born 1924) Woman at Bondi Beach 1996 AU$ 36,599
£22,206
US$ 34,786
30 Eugene von Guerard (1811-1901) Mountainous Landscape early 1840's AU$ 67,099
£40,711
US$ 63,774
31 Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865-1915) Autumn 1889 AU$ 609,999
£370,108
US$ 579,770
33 Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917) Midsummers Eve 1902-1912 AU$ 1.4 million
£871,492
US$ 1.4 million
37 Sidney Nolan (Australian, 1917-1992) Deserted Camp 1952 AU$ 36,599
£22,206
US$ 34,786
38 Rupert Bunny (1864-1947) French Landscape AU$ 17,079
£10,363
US$ 16,233
39 John Peter Russell (1859-1930) Cottage Garden AU$ 3,415
£2,072
US$ 3,246
40 David Davies (1864-1939) Farmyard AU$ 1,585
£962
US$ 1,507
41 John Peter Russell (1859-1930) Swiss Scene 1913 AU$ 3,659
£2,220
US$ 3,478
42 David Davies (1864-1939) Feeding the Chickens AU$ 3,903
£2,368
US$ 3,710
45 Justin O'Brien (1917-1996) Greek Patriot AU$ 42,699
£25,907
US$ 40,583
50 David Davies (1864-1939) The Thatched Cottage AU$ 2,439
£1,480
US$ 2,319
51 David Davies (1864-1939) Trees and Cottage AU$ 2,272
£1,378
US$ 2,160
52 John Peter Russell (1859-1930) Portofino 1913 AU$ 4,879
£2,960
US$ 4,638

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