78 - Important Australian + International Fine Art

Important Australian + International Fine Art
Melbourne
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24 April 2024
1

MARGARET PRESTON

PINK JUG (ANEMONE), 1925

hand–coloured woodcut

38.5 x 36.5 cm (image)
45.5 x 41.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
2

DAPHNE MAYO

TWO JOLLY SAILORMEN, c.1942

copper with green patina

29.0 x 24.0 x 12.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $50,000
Sold for $58,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
3

MIRKA MORA

THE WHITE RABBIT AND FAMILY, 2004

oil on canvas

124.5 x 110.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
4

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

CACTI, BOTANIC GARDENS, ADELAIDE, 1987

watercolour on incised woodblock

89.0 x 53.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $140,000
Sold for $153,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
5

BRONWYN OLIVER

LINK II, 1993

copper

30.0 x 69.0 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
7

JOHN BRACK

NO MORE, 1984

oil on canvas

137.0 x 137.0 cm

Estimate: 
$800,000 – $1,000,000
Sold for $981,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
8

JOHN PERCEVAL

THE SPLASH, 1956

oil and enamel on composition board

91.0 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$400,000 – $600,000
Sold for $490,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
Property of various vendors, lots 9 - 55
9

BRETT WHITELEY

BATHER ON THE SAND, 1975 – 76

oil on canvas

122.0 x 90.0 cm

Estimate: 
$1,000,000 – $1,500,000
Sold for $1,902,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
10

CHARLES BLACKMAN

WHICH WAY, WHICH WAY?, 1956

tempera and oil on composition board

122.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$1,000,000 – $1,500,000
Sold for $1,227,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
11

JOHN PETER RUSSELL

CRUACH EN MAHR, MATIN, BELLE-ÎLE-EN-MER, c.1905

oil on canvas

60.5 x 73.5 cm

Estimate: 
$1,500,000 – $2,500,000
Sold for $3,927,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
12

MARGARET PRESTON

ANEMONES, 1916

oil on cardboard

55.5 x 46.0 cm

Estimate: 
$220,000 – $280,000
Sold for $613,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
13

RUPERT BUNNY

AT THE PUMP, c.1908

oil on canvas

60.0 x 73.0 cm

Estimate: 
$250,000 – $350,000
14

CHARLES BLACKMAN

SAILOR BOY, 1954

oil and enamel on cardboard

31.5 x 37.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
15

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

THE DANCING CHILDREN, c.1971

oil on canvas

50.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $441,818 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
16

SIDNEY NOLAN

HARTZ RANGE, 1950

oil and enamel paint on composition board

78.0 x 121.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $100,000
17

JEFFREY SMART

SECOND SKETCH FOR MORNING, YARRAGON SIDING, 1983

synthetic polymer paint on Fabriano paper on card on composition board
polyptych (four sheets)

20.0 x 40.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $135,000 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
18

JOHN OLSEN

RIVER AND WATTLE, 1982

oil on canvas

152.0 x 167.5 cm

Estimate: 
$200,000 – $280,000
19

BRETT WHITELEY

PRELIMINARY FOR ‘RIVER AT CARCOAR’, 1977

ink on paper

90.5 x 56.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $73,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
20

LIN ONUS

YELLOW LILIES, 1993

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

182.0 x 182.0 cm

Estimate: 
$350,000 – $450,000
Sold for $552,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
21

JANE SUTHERLAND

THE MUSHROOM GATHERERS, c.1895 – 1900

pastel and gouache on paper

32.0 x 73.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
22

JANE SUTHERLAND

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST’S COUSIN, c. 1895

oil on canvas

56.0 x 43.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
23

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN

STUDY FOR WILLIAMSTOWN LANDSCAPE, 1909

oil on canvas on board

25.5 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
24

HENRI MARTIN

L'ÉGLISE DE LABASTIDE-DU-VERT, c.1920s

oil on canvas

117.0 x 95.0 cm

Estimate: 
$100,000 – $150,000
Sold for $227,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
25

AUGUSTE RODIN

TÊTE DE GÉNIE FUNÉRAIRE (HEAD OF A FUNERARY SPIRIT), c.1898 – 99

cast c.1920s
bronze

15.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
26

BERNARD BUFFET

HURRAH!! PORTOVENERE!, 1977

oil on canvas

130.5 x 162.5 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $250,000
Sold for $429,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
27

FRED WILLIAMS

LANDSCAPE IN UPWEY, 1965

gouache on paper

55.0 x 60.0 cm

Estimate: 
$70,000 – $90,000
Sold for $104,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
28

FRED WILLIAMS

AVENEL, 1971

gouache on paper

57.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
29

YVONNE AUDETTE

COMPOSITION IN BLUE, 1958

oil on plywood

129.5 x 85.5 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $100,000
Sold for $122,727 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
30

TONY TUCKSON

BLUE VERTICAL ON WHITE AND YELLOW, 1971

synthetic polymer paint on composition board

213.5 x 122.0 cm

Estimate: 
$80,000 – $120,000
31

JOHN OLSEN

NEWCASTLE COAL BOAT, 1973

oil on composition board

136.0 x 147.0 cm

Estimate: 
$60,000 – $80,000
Sold for $79,773 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
32

CLEMENT MEADMORE

OUTSPREAD, 1991

bronze

93.0 x 92.0 x 62.0 cm

Estimate: 
$90,000 – $120,000
Sold for $101,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
33

ROBERT KLIPPEL

NO. 448 BIRDBATH, 1982

bronze

137.0 x 63.5 x 31.0 cm

Estimate: 
$150,000 – $250,000
34

INGE KING

NAYADS, 1993

bronze

114.0 x 120.0 x 52.0 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $46,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
35

IMANTS TILLERS

OUTBACK: P, 2008

synthetic polymer paint and gouache on 54 canvas boards

227.5 x 213.0 cm overall

Estimate: 
$50,000 – $70,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
36

JOHN KELLY

MAN LIFTING COW, 1994

oil on linen

74.5 x 54.5 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $92,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
37

BEN QUILTY

AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE #1, 2005

oil on canvas

90.0 x 120.0 cm

Estimate: 
$45,000 – $65,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
38

GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT

WINDOW SERIES - STILL LIFE, 1999

Limoges porcelain
seven pieces (2 bottles, 3 beakers, 2 bowls)

44.0 cm (overall)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $20,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
39

JONNY NIESCHE

MUTUAL VIBRATION (ALL TOGETHER NOW), 2017

voile, acrylic mirror and wood

65.0 x 50.0 x 6.0 cm

Estimate: 
$9,000 – $12,000
Sold for $13,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
40

LLOYD REES

STABLES AT PARRAMATTA, 1924

oil on canvas on board

20.0 x 30.0 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
41

ADELAIDE PERRY

GREEN AND SILVERY, 1929

oil on canvas

76.0 x 63.0 cm

Estimate: 
$18,000 – $24,000
Sold for $18,409 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
42

SALI HERMAN

PADDINGTON, 1967

oil on canvas

102.5 x 137.5 cm

Estimate: 
$40,000 – $60,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
43

ARTHUR BOYD

SHEEP GRAZING, WIMMERA

oil on composition board

52.0 x 64.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $34,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
44

RAY CROOKE

TOWARDS SORRENTO, 1960

oil on composition board

76.5 x 61.0 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $49,091 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
45

CLAUDE VENARD

VOILIERS SUR LA SEINE, c.1988

oil on canvas

99.5 x 99.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
46

JOHN OLSEN

THREE FROGS, c.1989

watercolour and pastel on paper

72.0 x 86.5 cm (sheet)

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $61,364 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
47

EDWARD ROPER

[ABORIGINAL CAMP, VICTORIA], 1884

oil on canvas

32 x 50.5 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $67,500 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
48

LOUIS BUVELOT

NORTHCOTE BY SIDE OF BRUNSWICK, MELBOURNE, 1871

oil on canvas on panel

25.5 x 36.0 cm

Estimate: 
$35,000 – $45,000
Sold for $47,864 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
49

EMMA SCAMMELL

GOLDEN POINT, BALLARAT. 1852, before 1887

oil on canvas

71.0 x 76.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $19,636 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
50

S.T. GILL

OUTER MANLY BEACH, SYDNEY, c. 1856

watercolour on paper

24.5 x 33.5 cm

Estimate: 
$15,000 – $20,000
Sold for $39,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
51

ALBERT HENRY FULLWOOD

SYDNEY, 1896

oil on panel

13.0 x 26.5 cm

Estimate: 
$12,000 – $18,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
52

WILLIAM CHARLES PIGUENIT

CYNTHIA BAY, LAKE ST. CLAIR WITH MT. IDA IN DISTANCE, TASMANIA,, c.1880s

oil on canvas

72.0 x 108.0 cm

Estimate: 
$25,000 – $35,000
Sold for $51,545 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
53

FREDERICK MCCUBBIN

TOWARDS RICHMOND FROM KENSINGTON ROAD, SOUTH YARRA, c.1910

oil on canvas board

25.0 x 35.5 cm

Estimate: 
$30,000 – $40,000
Sold for $55,227 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
54

JANE SUTHERLAND

THE PEACH ORCHARD, c. 1910

pastel on paper

27.0 x 38.0 cm (sight)

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $11,045 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne
55

HANS HEYSEN

SUNLIT GUMS, HAHNDORF, 1951

watercolour on paper on card

33.0 x 42.0 cm

Estimate: 
$20,000 – $30,000
Sold for $42,955 (inc. BP) in Auction 78 - 24 April 2024, Melbourne