The 97 lots in Sotheby’s winter auction on 16 August present a beautiful bouquet of some of Australia’s most revered artists.
The front and back cover alone are enough to make you swoon: you are greeted by Arthur Boyd’s “Moby Dick Hill” from 1949 (lot 9), and farewelled by Russell Drysdale’s “Boy with a Lizard”, 1966 (lot 7).
Not surprisingly, both made it into “Dave’s Faves”, and for everything in between, have a closer look at David’s selection.
If you have the opportunity, best view the paintings yourself in Melbourne from 2 to 6 August, at 41 Exhibition Street.
In Sydney, the viewing is held from 10 August to 16 August at 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra.
The auction takes place on Wednesday, 16 August, 6.30 pm at the Intercontinental Hotel, 117 Macquarie Street, Sydney.
We will be attending the viewing and the auction on the night, and are available to assist you with independent due diligence and advice.
And Dave’s Faves are:
Lot 2, Grace Cossington Smith, Tree Over Water, 1943, estimate $25,000-35,000. Grace-fulLot 4, William Dobell, The Fortune Teller, 1935, est. $60,000-80,000. Pearly Kings and QueensLot 7, Russell Drysdale, Boy with a Lizard (1966), est. $400,000-600,000. Drys-a-boneLot 8, Jeffrey Smart, The Mail Exchange, Rushcutters Bay (1989-1992), est. $300,000-350,000. Exchange with MaleLot 9, Arthur Boyd, Moby Dick Hill, 1949, est. $1,000,000-1,200,000. Something to crow about!Lot 16, Elioth Gruner, Silver Sands (Bondi), 1918, est. $120,000-140,000. A Peach of a BeachLot 17, E. Phillips Fox, Monastery, San Lazzaro, 1917, est. $300,000-400,000. Monastery MagicLot 25, Fred Williams, Mernda, 1972, est. $200,000-250,000. Sunny Side UpLot 37, Charles Blackman, Suite 1961, est. $250,000-300,000. Sweet Suite.Lot 48, Ray Crooke, Shepparton, 1958, est. $16,000-20,000. Tree-TimeLot 51, Albert Tucker, Joy Hester, est. $50,000-60,000. Tic Tac TuckerLot 54, Criss Canning, Pink Poppy, 2002, est. $8,000-12,000. Can the CanLot 60, Roland Wakelin, Sawmill at Kempsey 1932, est. $6,000-9,000. Modern MasterLot 61, Rick Amor, Silent World, 2003, est. $30,000-40,000. SsshhhLot 63, Brett Whiteley, Silver Eye, 1988, est. $6,000-8,000. Estate of the artistLot 76, William Dobell, Wangi Landscape, est. $20,000-30,000. Maybe you can wing a Wangi
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