In the first of this spring’s fine art auctions, Sotheby’s present a tightly curated sale of 68 lots.
The auction on 31 August in Sydney offers works ranging from the rare – a sublime portrait by Emma Minnie Boyd, the grandmother of Arthur – to the prolific, represented by four Arthur Streetons and five paintings by Sidney Nolan, and to the very contemporary with works by Del Kathryn Barton, Linde Ivimey and Brook Andrew.
Visit the preview in Melbourne from 17 to 20 August, at 41 Exhibition Street, and in Sydney from 25 – 31 August at 30 and 34 Queen Street, Woollahra.
The auction will be held on Wednesday, 31 August, 6.30 pm, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney.
For due diligence and independent advice on any of the lots, please contact us as soon as possible, by phone on 02 9977 7764, and email info@bhfineart.com. We can also bid in the room for you, as we are attending the auction on the night.
There are many outstanding offerings, and David did not hold back in choosing his 17 faves for you:
Lot 1 – Herbert Badham, Long Reef, Sydney 1939, estimate $25,000-35,000. A Good’n from BadhamLot 7 – Charles Blackman, Tryst 1959, est. $200,000-300,000. Tryst not to be missedLot 8 – Brett Whiteley, The Robin and the Moon 1981, est. $600,000-800,000. Chirpy chirpy … if not cheap cheapLot 12 – Ray Crooke, Sandstone Bluffs, Laura 1965, est. $15,000-25,000. A Ray of SunshineLot 21 – Albert Namatjira, Finke River Mission and Mount Hermannsburg (1951), est. $80,000-100,000. Albert’s Masterpiece?Lot 22 – Hans Heysen, The White Gum, Far North 1933, est. $10,000-15,000. Heysen makes you happyLot 24 – Emma Minnie Boyd, A Lassie Yet 1888, est. $30,000-50,000. Rare and BeautifulLot 27 – Arthur Streeton, The Murray and the Mountain (1930), est. $150,000-200,000. Streeton is the Australian LandscapeLot 31 – Arthur Streeton, Sydney Harbour 1907, est. $1,500,000-2,000,000. Record price for Streeton? Watch this spaceLot 34 – Sidney Nolan, (Burke on Camel) (1966), est. $50,000-60,000. Take the long way homeLot 36 – Albert Tucker, Head 1951, est. $20,000-30,000. Black MagicLot 37 – Philip Wolfhagen, Mound Excerpt IV 2001, est. $25,000-35,000. The current Landscape KingLot 48 – Vivienne Shark Lewitt, Me? Here? 2002, est. $6,000-8,000. Are You Being Served?Lot 53 – Fred Williams, Cootamundra Wattles, Yarra Glen (1969), est. $25,000-35,000. Good Gouache AlmightyLot 54 – Arthur Boyd, Bride (1974), est. $10,000-15,000. Life before The BachelorLot 59 – Sali Herman, Garden Scene 1944, est. $15,000-20,000. The Garden of Earthly DelightsLot 60 – Margaret Olley, Ranunculi 1970, est. $28,000-35,000. Overrun with RanunculiLot 67 – John Olsen, A Poet Attached to Country Life (1990), est. $40,000-50,000. Add some colour to your day!
