Welcome to the New Year and our first auction preview for 2013 – Lawson-Menzies Quarterly Fine Art Auction on 13 February 2013.
David offers specialist impartial advice to a growing number of astute art collectors, acting as an art advisor and confidant. He says: ‘I enjoy saving art collectors from making hideous mistakes in the purchase of fine art. Sound advice and due diligence always pay big dividends.‘
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| Lot 28, Anna Eggert | Lot 128, Donald Friend | Lot 170, Norman Lindsay |
So here is our pick of the this time 287 lots on offer (commonly referred to as DAVE’S FAVES):-
Lot 9 – Thea Proctor, Souvenirs (The Yellow Glove), c.1927, estimate $8,000-10,000. A sister woodcut ‘The Rose’ sold in November 2012 for the second highest recorded price of $22,800 incl. b.p. Watch this space.
Lot 18 – James R. Jackson. Towards Manly from North Harbour, Sydney, est. $3,000-5,000. Jimmy Jackson’s love of Manly shows
Lot 24 – Sydney Long, Narrabeen, est. $3,000-5,000. As Sid Long’s heart belonged to Narrabeen
Lot 28 – Anna Eggert, Caroline, est. $10,000-15,000. Dressed for success
Lot 30 – Salvador Dali, Femme en Flammes, est. $20,000-25,000. Don’t Dilly-Dally with this one!
Lot 32 – Arthur Streeton, Southampton 1900, est. $15,000-20,000. Streeton’s early European watercolours continue to appear at auction, continually undervalued I might add.
Lot 46 – Rick Amor, Fire across the Bay, est. $45,000-55,000. Think Eugene von Guerard’s Bushfire between Mount Elephant and Timboon 1859.
Lot 60 – Yvonne Audette, Birds caught in a Storm, 1987, est. $12,000-16,000. Audacious Audette
Lot 63 – William Robinson, Self Portrait with Horse, est. $14,000-18,000. Bill helps the craze for glaze
Lot 79 – John Perceval, The Reaper, est. $7,000-10,000. Vincent was here!
Lot 82 – Pro Hart, Preparing a Shaft 1970, est. $7,000-10,000. Pro at his best in 1970.
Lot 83 – Craig Waddell, On the Road to Flemington, 2004, est. $2,500-3,500. Keep on truckin’
Lot 98 – Roderick Bunter, MEG 124 (Rockin’ the Suburbs), est. $3,000-5,000. “I’ll have what she’s having!”
Lot 120 – Bill Henson, Untitled 1997-98, est. $9,000-12,000. Masterful.
Lot 128 – Donald Friend, Omu as Harlequin 1953, est. $7,500-9,500. An early gem – ‘top drawer’
Lot 152 – Jon Eiseman, No Fixed Address, est. $4,000-6,000. “Man in a Suitcase’ (google it and you’ll get it)
Lot 170 – Norman Lindsay, Toilet 1932, est. $ 2,000-3,000. ‘Slave to love’
Lot 173 – Ellis Rowan, Still Life, est. $1,500-2,500. Flower Power
Lot 201 – Wendy Sharpe, Self Portrait with Models Drinking Tea 2003, est. $5,000-7,000. Move over Beryl Cook
Lot 226 – Ric Elliot, Under the Moreton Bay, est. $1,000-2,000. Fig off
The preview is open to everyone from 7 to 13 February, 10 am to 5.30 pm, at 12 Todman Avenue, Kensington, and online www.lawsonmenzies.com.au. The auction is on 13 February, 6.30 pm.
If you are interested, ask us about any lots for feedback and bidding on the night.