Reserve two evenings for Sotheby’s autumn auction in Sydney: on 10 May, 120 works from the collection of renowned Sydney art dealer Denis Savill will go under the hammer, a veritable who’s who of Australian art, and many unreserved – look out for the □ sign in front of the estimate. Expect frenetic bidding.
On the following evening on 11 May, an impressive mixed vendor sale offers 74 select gems, with some outstanding works by John Brack, whose “Two Running Girls” grace the cover.
Viewing in Sydney is from 5 to 11 May at Paddington Town Hall.
For independent pre-purchase advice on any lots, please contact us on 02 9977 7764 or info@bhfineart.com.
We will be attending both sales and can also bid for you in person, and look forward to two very interesting nights at the Intercontinental Hotel.
And what has caught David’s eye? See his “Faves” from the Savill Collection (lot 1 – 120) and from the mixed vendor sale (lots 121 – 195) here:
Lot 1, Arthur Boyd, Bride over Shoalhaven, est. □$14,000-18,000. “Married at First Sight”Lot 4, Arthur Boyd, Landscape with Figure and Bird (ca 1963), est. $20,000-30,000. Dickie Attenborough once owned this dickie birdLot 5, Donald Friend. Soldiers making a Bonfire (ca 1942), est. □$8,000-12,000. Soldier onLot 6, Lloyd Rees, Blue Day Tasmania, 1976, est. □$10,000-15,000. Wash away the BluesLot 16, William Robinson, Farmyard 1981, est. □$10,000-15,000. Bill for less billsLot 17, Clifton Pugh, Wrens, 1976, est. □$6,000-9,000. See us on TwitterLot 23, William Dobell, Sydney from Farm Cove (1945), est. □$15,000-20,000. “One of Pro’s old Pros”Lot 34, John Russell, Offshore Breeze, Liguria (1920), est. □$6,000-9,000. Water MusicLot 73, Sidney Nolan, The Pursuit 1955, est. $60,000-80,000. Time to call in the FedsLot 84, Charles Blackman, Children Playing 1964, est. □$7,000-12,000. Top DrawerLot 121, Jeffrey Smart, High C (1957), est. $30,000-50,000. Aaaaahhhhhr!Lot 122, John Brack, Portrait of Dr Ursula Hoff 1954, est. $40,000-$60,000. Brack MagicLot 123, Arthur Boyd, Bridegroom waiting for his Bride to grow up (1957-58), est. $150,000-250,000. Buy Boyd BrideLot 129, Fred Williams, Rocky Hilsside, You Yangs (1974), est. $250,000-350,000. The Yin and the You YangsLot 137, Nicholas Chevalier, Mount Abrupt, 1864, est. $200,000-$300,000. Lest we ForgetLot 140, John Perceval, Tug Boat in the Floating Dock (Williamstown), 1968, est. $90,000-120,000. Float your BoatLot 142, Fred Williams, Hillside Landscape No. 1 (1966), est. $1,000,000-$1,200,000. The Pursuit of PerfectionLot 143, Clement Meadmore, Double Up (1970), est. $80,000-120,000. In awe of MeadmoreLot 144, Lucian Freud, Head of an Irishman (1999), est. $45,000-55,000. “Where’s me Guinness?”Lot 146, Rosalie Gascoigne, Beach House 1990, est. $100,000-$150,000. Shabby ChicLot 152, John Brack, Two Running Girls 1959, est. $1,000,000-1,200,000. Sisters Doing it for ThemselvesLot 153, William Dobell, Sketch for Saddle-My-Nag (1937), est. $25,000-35,000. Title TattleLot 165, John Brack, Christmas Lilies 1955, est. $200,000-300,000. Gilding Lilies, notLot 169, Ben Quilty, Lloydy 2010, est. $25,000-35,000. After Boydy how about Lloydy?Lot 176, Sidney Nolan, Ned Kelly Head 1964, est. $20,000-30,000. Kelly with Welly
