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Important Australian Art

23 August 2022 | starting at 19:00 AEST

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1130 High Street, Armadale
Thursday 11th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Friday 12th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Saturday 13th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Sunday 14th August 2022, 10am-4pm

Sydney Viewing:
97-99 Queen Street, Woollahra
Thursday 18th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Friday 19th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Saturday 20th August 2022, 10am-4pm
Sunday 21st August 2022, 10am-4pm
Monday 22nd August 2022, 10am-4pm

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Auction highlights

Ralph Balson (1890-1964) Constructive Painting, c.1940. Estimate: AU$400,000 - AU$600,000

Arthur Boyd (1920-1999) Bride Drinking from a Pool, c.1960. Estimate: AU$350,000 - AU$450,000

Charles Blackman (1928-2018) Children in the Woods, c.1980. Estimate: AU$80,000 - AU$120,000

Rover Thomas (circa 1926-1998) Rover's Country (hills, creeks and rock hole), 1990. Estimate: AU$70,000 - AU$100,000

John Kelly (born 1965) Three Cows in a Pile, 2014. Estimate: AU$60,000 - AU$80,000

John Mawurndjul (born 1952) Njaljod (Rainbow Serpent) at Godanyal, 1988. Estimate: AU$40,000 - AU$60,000

Cressida Campbell (born 1960) Resting Butterfly, 2006. Estimate: AU$30,000 - AU$50,000

Emily Kame Kngwarreye (circa 1910-1996) Spirited Desert, 1991. Estimate: AU$30,000 - AU$50,000

Leonard French (1928-2017) Man With A Serpent, 1960. Estimate: AU$30,000 - AU$50,000

Prince of Wales (Midpul) (circa 1937-2002) Body Marks, 1996. Estimate: AU$18,000 - AU$25,000

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91 lots available

$Dale Frank(born 1959)#two \x96 Http://Www.free-Nude-male-celebs.com/Kirkcameron/Kirkcameron003.html, 2001$

6 —
Dale Frank
(born 1959)
#two \x96 Http://Www.free-Nude-male-celebs.com/Kirkcameron/Kirkcameron003.html, 2001

AU$25,000 - AU$35,000

7 —
Prince of Wales
(Midpul) (circa 1937-2002)
Body Marks, 1996

AU$18,000 - AU$25,000

8 —
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
(circa 1910-1996)
Spirited Desert, 1991

AU$30,000 - AU$50,000

9 —
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
(circa 1956-2013)
Sandhills on Mina Mina, 2003

AU$8,000 - AU$12,000

10 —
Robert Campbell Jnr
(1944-1993)
Didjeridoo Player, 1988

AU$15,000 - AU$20,000

11 —
Gunybi Ganambarr
(born 1973)
Fishtrap, 2007

AU$8,000 - AU$12,000

12 —
Djambawa Marawili
(born 1953)
Garranali Yathikpa Mungurru, 2006

AU$10,000 - AU$15,000

13 —
John Mawurndjul
(born 1952)
Njaljod (Rainbow Serpent) at Godanyal, 1988

AU$40,000 - AU$60,000

14 —
Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
(1926-2009)
Scrub Hens, 1982

AU$3,000 - AU$5,000

15 —
Rover Thomas
(circa 1926-1998)
Barramundi Dreaming, c.1985

AU$25,000 - AU$35,000

16 —
Rover Thomas
(circa 1926-1998)
Rover's Country (hills, creeks and rock hole), 1990

AU$70,000 - AU$100,000

17 —
Arthur Boyd
(1920-1999)
Red Nebuchadnezzar with Crows, c.1968-71

AU$50,000 - AU$80,000

18 —
Charles Blackman
(1928-2018)
Children in the Woods, c.1980

AU$80,000 - AU$120,000

19 —
Brett Whiteley
(1939-1992)
(Nude), c.1978

AU$4,000 - AU$6,000

20 —
Brett Whiteley
(1939-1992)
(Erotic Encounter), c.1978

AU$15,000 - AU$20,000

21 —
Richard Larter
(1929-2014)
The Great Lie, 1968

AU$7,000 - AU$10,000

22 —
Jason Benjamin
(1971-2021)
Look in Their Eyes and You'll See Me (Ellen), 2003

AU$15,000 - AU$20,000

23 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Greek Theme, 1956

AU$2,500 - AU$3,500

24 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Emerging Horses, c.1958

AU$2,500 - AU$3,500

25 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

AU$2,500 - AU$3,500

26 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Horse Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

AU$2,000 - AU$3,000

27 —
Robert Dickerson
(1924-2015)
South Coast Girl, 1996

AU$10,000 - AU$15,000

28 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Woman (with Spiked Hat), 1964

AU$20,000 - AU$30,000

29 —
Arthur Boyd
(1920-1999)
Bride Drinking from a Pool, c.1960

AU$350,000 - AU$450,000

30 —
Sali Herman
(1898-1993)
Terrace Houses, 1969

AU$25,000 - AU$35,000

31 —
Ray Crooke
(1922-2015)
Towards Lagoon

AU$10,000 - AU$15,000

32 —
Jack Kilgour
(1900-1987)
The New Pilgrims, 1974

AU$7,000 - AU$9,000

33 —
John Peter Russell
(1858-1930)
Archways, Salerno II

AU$3,500 - AU$5,500

34 —
Hilda Rix Nicholas
(1884-1961)
Seated Man

AU$8,000 - AU$12,000

35 —
Isobel Rae
(1860-1940)
Night Patrol, 1918

AU$10,000 - AU$15,000

36 —
Dora Wilson
(1883-1946)
Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, c.1930

AU$4,000 - AU$6,000

37 —
Vida Lahey
(1882-1968)
Bougainvillea, Canungra, 1926

AU$10,000 - AU$15,000

38 —
Clarice Beckett
(1887-1935)
(Path Through the Ti-Trees)

AU$30,000 - AU$50,000

39 —
Ralph Balson
(1890-1964)
Constructive Painting, c.1940

AU$400,000 - AU$600,000

40 —
Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973)
Deux Petits Tareaux (Two Small Bulls), 1945

AU$5,000 - AU$7,000

41 —
Jeffrey Smart
(1921-2013)
Man with Bouquet, 1982

AU$5,000 - AU$7,000

42 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Grevillea, 1948

AU$1,500 - AU$2,500

43 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Classical Façade, Bust and Figures, c.1950-51

AU$1,200 - AU$2,200

44 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Cloaked and Seated Figure, c.1951

AU$800 - AU$1,200

45 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Shakespeare's Sonnet, 1967

AU$4,000 - AU$6,000

46 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Classical Figure, c.1956

AU$800 - AU$1,200

47 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Abstract Terrain, c.1958

AU$1,500 - AU$2,500

48 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Players, c.1952

AU$800 - AU$1,200

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Director

Tel: +61 2 8220 0805

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Specialist

Tel: +61 3 7019 3870

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Artist 101 | 10 Things to Know About Sidney Nolan

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Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — Cressida Campbell(born 1960)Resting Butterfly, 2006

2 — John Kelly(born 1965)Three Cows in a Pile, 2014

3 — Rosemary Laing(born 1959)Groundspeed (Rose Petal) #15, 2001

4 — Euan Macleod(born 1956)Starry Night, 2002

5 — Imants Tillers(born 1950)The Overflow II, 2001

6 — Dale Frank(born 1959)#two \x96 Http://Www.​free-​Nude-​male-​celebs.​com/​Kirkcameron/​Kirkcameron003.​html, 2001

7 — Prince of Wales(Midpul) (circa 1937-2002)Body Marks, 1996

8 — Emily Kame Kngwarreye(circa 1910-1996)Spirited Desert, 1991

9 — Dorothy Robinson Napangardi(circa 1956-2013)Sandhills on Mina Mina, 2003

10 — Robert Campbell Jnr(1944-1993)Didjeridoo Player, 1988

11 — Gunybi Ganambarr(born 1973)Fishtrap, 2007

12 — Djambawa Marawili(born 1953)Garranali Yathikpa Mungurru, 2006

13 — John Mawurndjul(born 1952)Njaljod (Rainbow Serpent) at Godanyal, 1988

14 — Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek(1926-2009)Scrub Hens, 1982

15 — Rover Thomas(circa 1926-1998)Barramundi Dreaming, c.1985

16 — Rover Thomas(circa 1926-1998)Rover's Country (hills, creeks and rock hole), 1990

17 — Arthur Boyd(1920-1999)Red Nebuchadnezzar with Crows, c.1968-71

18 — Charles Blackman(1928-2018)Children in the Woods, c.1980

19 — Brett Whiteley(1939-1992)(Nude), c.1978

20 — Brett Whiteley(1939-1992)(Erotic Encounter), c.1978

21 — Richard Larter(1929-2014)The Great Lie, 1968

22 — Jason Benjamin(1971-2021)Look in Their Eyes and You'll See Me (Ellen), 2003

23 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Greek Theme, 1956

24 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Emerging Horses, c.1958

25 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

26 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Horse Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

27 — Robert Dickerson(1924-2015)South Coast Girl, 1996

28 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Woman (with Spiked Hat), 1964

29 — Arthur Boyd(1920-1999)Bride Drinking from a Pool, c.1960

30 — Sali Herman(1898-1993)Terrace Houses, 1969

31 — Ray Crooke(1922-2015)Towards Lagoon

32 — Jack Kilgour(1900-1987)The New Pilgrims, 1974

33 — John Peter Russell(1858-1930)Archways, Salerno II

34 — Hilda Rix Nicholas(1884-1961)Seated Man

35 — Isobel Rae(1860-1940)Night Patrol, 1918

36 — Dora Wilson(1883-1946)Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, c.1930

37 — Vida Lahey(1882-1968)Bougainvillea, Canungra, 1926

38 — Clarice Beckett(1887-1935)(Path Through the Ti-Trees)

39 — Ralph Balson(1890-1964)Constructive Painting, c.1940

40 — Pablo Picasso(1881-1973)Deux Petits Tareaux (Two Small Bulls), 1945

41 — Jeffrey Smart(1921-2013)Man with Bouquet, 1982

42 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Grevillea, 1948

43 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Classical Façade, Bust and Figures, c.1950-51

44 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Cloaked and Seated Figure, c.1951

45 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Shakespeare's Sonnet, 1967

46 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Classical Figure, c.1956

47 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Abstract Terrain, c.1958

48 — Sidney Nolan(1917-1992)Players, c.1952

Specialist contacts

Australian Art

Client Services (Australia)

Francesca Cavazzini

Merryn Schriever

Alex Clark

News and stories

Artist 101 | 10 Things to Know About Sidney Nolan

Additional information

Auction information

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1 —
Cressida Campbell
(born 1960)
Resting Butterfly, 2006

2 —
John Kelly
(born 1965)
Three Cows in a Pile, 2014

3 —
Rosemary Laing
(born 1959)
Groundspeed (Rose Petal) #15, 2001

4 —
Euan Macleod
(born 1956)
Starry Night, 2002

5 —
Imants Tillers
(born 1950)
The Overflow II, 2001

6 —
Dale Frank
(born 1959)
#two \x96 Http://Www.free-Nude-male-celebs.com/Kirkcameron/Kirkcameron003.html, 2001

7 —
Prince of Wales
(Midpul) (circa 1937-2002)
Body Marks, 1996

8 —
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
(circa 1910-1996)
Spirited Desert, 1991

9 —
Dorothy Robinson Napangardi
(circa 1956-2013)
Sandhills on Mina Mina, 2003

10 —
Robert Campbell Jnr
(1944-1993)
Didjeridoo Player, 1988

11 —
Gunybi Ganambarr
(born 1973)
Fishtrap, 2007

12 —
Djambawa Marawili
(born 1953)
Garranali Yathikpa Mungurru, 2006

13 —
John Mawurndjul
(born 1952)
Njaljod (Rainbow Serpent) at Godanyal, 1988

14 —
Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
(1926-2009)
Scrub Hens, 1982

15 —
Rover Thomas
(circa 1926-1998)
Barramundi Dreaming, c.1985

16 —
Rover Thomas
(circa 1926-1998)
Rover's Country (hills, creeks and rock hole), 1990

17 —
Arthur Boyd
(1920-1999)
Red Nebuchadnezzar with Crows, c.1968-71

18 —
Charles Blackman
(1928-2018)
Children in the Woods, c.1980

19 —
Brett Whiteley
(1939-1992)
(Nude), c.1978

20 —
Brett Whiteley
(1939-1992)
(Erotic Encounter), c.1978

21 —
Richard Larter
(1929-2014)
The Great Lie, 1968

22 —
Jason Benjamin
(1971-2021)
Look in Their Eyes and You'll See Me (Ellen), 2003

23 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Greek Theme, 1956

24 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Emerging Horses, c.1958

25 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

26 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Horse Figure in a Landscape, c.1958

27 —
Robert Dickerson
(1924-2015)
South Coast Girl, 1996

28 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Woman (with Spiked Hat), 1964

29 —
Arthur Boyd
(1920-1999)
Bride Drinking from a Pool, c.1960

30 —
Sali Herman
(1898-1993)
Terrace Houses, 1969

31 —
Ray Crooke
(1922-2015)
Towards Lagoon

32 —
Jack Kilgour
(1900-1987)
The New Pilgrims, 1974

33 —
John Peter Russell
(1858-1930)
Archways, Salerno II

34 —
Hilda Rix Nicholas
(1884-1961)
Seated Man

35 —
Isobel Rae
(1860-1940)
Night Patrol, 1918

36 —
Dora Wilson
(1883-1946)
Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, c.1930

37 —
Vida Lahey
(1882-1968)
Bougainvillea, Canungra, 1926

38 —
Clarice Beckett
(1887-1935)
(Path Through the Ti-Trees)

39 —
Ralph Balson
(1890-1964)
Constructive Painting, c.1940

40 —
Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973)
Deux Petits Tareaux (Two Small Bulls), 1945

41 —
Jeffrey Smart
(1921-2013)
Man with Bouquet, 1982

42 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Grevillea, 1948

43 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Classical Façade, Bust and Figures, c.1950-51

44 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Cloaked and Seated Figure, c.1951

45 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Shakespeare's Sonnet, 1967

46 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Classical Figure, c.1956

47 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Abstract Terrain, c.1958

48 —
Sidney Nolan
(1917-1992)
Players, c.1952