Drawn from Experience RON STENBERG Artist and Illustrator 1919 - 2017 The Estate Collection AUCTION 6:30PM TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2018
1985 Exhibition Poster
Drawn from Experience RON STENBERG Artist and Illustrator 1919 - 2017 The Estate Collection AUCTION 6:30PM TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2018
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RON STENBERG Artist and Illustrator 1919 - 2017 Ron Stenberg has had a long and distinguished
When Ron Stenberg first commenced his studies
career as an artist, teacher and illustrator. Born in
at the Elam School of Fine Arts in the early 1930s,
Auckland in July 1919, Stenberg initially studied
modernism was a relatively new art movement to
painting as a young teenager in the early 1930’s. The
New Zealand. Known to artists largely through
depression took its toll on his family and he left art
black and white illustrations in art periodicals and
school and started work as an illustrator a couple
magazines, it was not to make a significant impact
of years later. Over the next twenty years, while
on the local art scene until at least a decade later.
working as an illustrator and later in advertising,
Although familiar with the new ideas, Stenberg’s
Stenberg established himself as an artist in New
principal tutors at Elam, Archie Fisher and John
Zealand through exhibiting in group exhibitions
Weeks, were academic in their approach to painting.
at the Auckland Society of Arts. In 1954 a Carnegie
Their teaching emphasised the formal aspects of art
scholarship enabled him to travel overseas for two
making - texture, colour and form. It was an approach
years. A few years later he was offered a teaching
that Stenberg could empathise with.
position at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland; he remained there for almost
While an understanding of modernist attitudes
thirty years retiring as Professor of Painting in 1984.
underpins the works in this exhibition, their very
He returned to Auckland in 1990.
painterliness and the control evident in Stenberg’s use of line, tone and volume are indicative of the
Whilst living in Scotland Stenberg seldom exhibited
disciplined approach of Stenberg’s initial training.
in New Zealand and is therefore less well known
His subject matter is, in many ways, traditional. It
here, than he deserves to be. He was, however, a
is also, to a great extent, autobiographical: portraits,
frequent exhibitor with the Royal Scottish Academy,
still life, villages and farm scenes, boat yards. People,
the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, the Glascow
places and objects with a personal connection to the
Institute and the Royal Society of British Artists and
artist. His work sits well within both a New Zealand
participated in many group and solo exhibitions in
and a Scottish painting tradition.
Britain, Sweden and other European countries. His work is held in many private and public collections both here and overseas. The Auckland City Art Gallery, Te Papa, the Bishop Suter Gallery in Nelson and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne all hold his work.
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On the Hard Oil on board 31 x 100 $2,000 - 3,000
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Milford Pastel on paper 25 x 35 Signed $800 - 1,200
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ron stenberg Freemans Bay Oil on board 20.5 x 42 Signed & dated 1940 $1,000 - 2,000
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ron stenberg Docked Boats Acrylic on canvas 35 x 45 Signed & dated 2013 $1,000 - 2,000
ron stenberg Boats Oil on canvas 39 x 59 Signed & dated 2011 $1,000 - 2,000
ron stenberg Shoal Bay Watercolour 46 x 63 Signed & dated 2004 $1,000 - 1,500
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Boat Study Watercolour & pencil 33.5 x 56 Signed & dated 2008 $1,000 - 1,500
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Boats Moored Pastel on paper 21 x 31 Signed $1,000 - 1,500
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POW Camp Watercolour & ink 32 x 48 $2,000 - 3,000
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Black Watch Watercolour & charcoal on paper 29 x 16 Signed $800 - 1,200
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Black Watch Watercolour & charcoal 26 x 17.5 Signed $800 - 1,200
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Black Watch Soldier Pencil drawing with added watercolour wash 50 x 37 $500 - 1,000
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ron stenberg Self Portrait (Mirror Image) Oil on canvas 76 x 64 Signed & inscribed $5,000 - 10,000
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ron stenberg Practice Playing Oil on canvas 28 x 24 Signed & dated 2013 $1,000 - 2,000
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ron stenberg Portrait of a Service Man Acrylic on paper 25 x 17 $800 - 1,500
ron stenberg Choir Girls Acrylic on paper 70 x 50 $4,000 - 6,000
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ron stenberg Men of the Cloth Oil on board 42 x 61 $3,000 - 5,000
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The Revelation Acrylic & charcoal on board 52 x 30 $2,000 - 3,000
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ron stenberg Reverend Rodney Stone Oil on canvas 70 x 54 Signed & dated 1985 $4,000 - 6,000 Preparatory study included with this lot
llustrated: p.178 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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Lumberjacks Oil on board 63 x 85 $2,000 - 3,000
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Sketched for the Birth of Mellanskog (Ekatahuna) Watercolour 60 x 50 Inscribed $500 - 1,000 21
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ron stenberg The Wood Chopper Oil on board 70 x 50 $2,000 - 4,000
ron stenberg Work Men Watercolour 40 x 60 $800 - 1,200
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Fishing Boats Oil on canvas 61 x 91 Signed & dated 2012 $3,000 - 5,000
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ron stenberg White Still Life Oil on board 60 x 85 Signed & dated 1993 $3,000 - 5,000
ron stenberg Lunch at the Park Oil on board 41 x 31 $2,000 - 4,000
ron stenberg Chelsea Sugar Refinery Oil on board 24 x 59 $2,000 - 3,000
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Self Portrait at the Easel Oil on canvas 75 x 50 Signed $4,000 - 6,000
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Self Portrait Oil on canvas 61 x 46 Signed $3,000 - 5,000
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Study for ‘The Explanation’ Watercolour 30 x 30 $1,000 - 2,000
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Self Portrait Oil on board 56 x 40 Signed $3,000 - 5,000 29
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Green Acres Oil on canvas 46 x 91.5 $1,000 - 3,000
ron stenberg Care Takers Oil on canvas 40 x 29 Signed & dated 2013 $500 - 1,000 33
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Wal and The Dog Oil on board 44 x 63 Signed $1,500 - 2,500
Dredge at Kirkcaldy Fife Oil on board 37 x 59 Signed & dated 1992 $3,000 - 5,000 Illustrated: p.185 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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ron stenberg Dredge at Tayport - Town in Scotland Watercolour & Ink 16 x 45 Signed & dated 1989 $800 - 1,200
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Farmhouse, Ibiza Oil on board 43.5 x 42 Signed $2,000 - 3,000
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ron stenberg Cottages Ink & pastel on paper 44 x 35 $800 - 1,200
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Boats Watercolour 15 x 20 $400 - 600
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In Memory Illustration Ink on paper 35 x 47 Inscribed $600 - 1,000
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ron stenberg Landscape, Ibiza Oil on canvas 35.5 x 45.5 Signed & dated 2014; Signed & inscribed verso $1,000 - 2,000
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Rock Formation Oil on canvas 104 x 70 Signed & dated 2002 $2,000 - 3,000
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Hilltop Village Oil on board 64 x 81 Signed $1,500 - 2,500
The Farmhouse Oil on board 41 x 60 Signed $2,000 - 3,000
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ron stenberg King Country Landscape Oil on canvas 35.5 x 46 $4,000 - 6,000
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Red Roofs Oil on board 41 x 58 Signed $2,500 - 3,500
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ron stenberg Rangitikei River Oil on board 30 x 47 $2,500 - 3,500
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ron stenberg Neighbourhood Fun Oil on board 71 x 84 Signed & dated 2003 $2,000 - 3,000
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ron stenberg Mr MacDonald Pencil on paper 22 x 15.5 $300 - 600
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ron stenberg Self Portrait Oil on canvas 45.5 x 36 Signed & dated 2016 $800 - 1,200
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The Early Morning Paper Oil on canvas 60 x 80 Signed $2,000 - 4,000
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Family Cottage Oil on canvas 30.5 x 40.5 Signed & dated 2013 $1,000 - 1,500
Offences Oil on canvas 61 x 91 Signed & dated 2012 $2,000 - 4,000
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Cafe 122 Oil on canvas 61 x 91 Inscribed $3,000 - 5,000
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ron stenberg Cafe 122 Ponsonby Road Watercolour 34 x 35 Signed, inscribed & dated 2009 $800 - 1,200
ron stenberg Self Conte on paper 38 x 27 Signed & dated 1988 $800 - 1,200
ron stenberg Self Portrait Pencil on paper 32 x 23 Signed & dated 2009 $800 - 1,200
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Head of Model Pencil on paper 32 x 26 Signed & inscribed $400 - 700
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Biblical Studies (A Pair) Pastel 51 x 35 Signed $800 - 1,200
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ron stenberg Beverley and the Sheep Shearers Oil on canvas 46 x 91 $3,000 - 5,000
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Sheep Shearers Oil on canvas 60 x 121 Signed $3,000 - 5,000
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Misty Morning, Venice Oil on board 47 x 59 Signed Preparatory sketch verso $3,000 - 5,000
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A Rendezvous with Reminisce Watercolour 29 x 40 Signed, inscribed & dated 2011 $1,000 - 1,500 66
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ron stenberg Smoko Watercolour 23 x 20 Signed & dated 2011 $500 - 1,000
ron stenberg Man at Table Watercolour 37 x 25 Signed & dated 2010 $700 - 1,000
ron stenberg Stephen & Perez Watercolour 21 x 29 Signed & dated 2011 $500 - 1,000
ron stenberg Man in Profile Watercolour 22 x 18 Signed & dated 2011 $300 - 600
ron stenberg Cooch Watercolour 41 x 26 Signed & dated 2009 $800 - 1,200
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Farmer in Yellow Jacket Watercolour 24.5 x 24.5 Signed & dated 2011 $600 - 1,000
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Seated Man Watercolour & pencil 33 x 27.5 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Two Mates Watercolour 33 x 33 Signed & dated 2011 $800 - 1,200
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Farmer Watercolour 29.5 x 23.5 Signed & dated 2011 $700 - 1,000
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Figure Study, Man with Beard Watercolour 33.5 x 28 Signed & dated 2011 $700 - 1,000
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A Kiwi Farmer Watercolour 34 x 26 Signed & dated 2010 $800 - 1,200
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Golfer Watercolour 36 x 22 Signed & dated 2011 $700 - 1,000
ron stenberg Breaking Rocks Watercolour & pencil 34 x 25 Signed & dated 2008 $700 - 1,000
ron stenberg Showing Him the Ropes Watercolour 39 x 28 Signed & dated 2011 $700 - 1,000
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Head Study Pastel on paper 36 x 26 Signed & dated 1964 $400 - 700
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Portrait Pastel on paper 35.5 x 23 Signed $500 - 1,000
The Romanian Supporter Conte on paper 38 x 27 Signed & dated 2015 $600 - 1,000
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Man in a Hat Conte on paper 26 x 25 Signed & dated 2011 $400 - 700
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Mr Flynn Pencil on paper 34 x 25 Signed & inscribed $400 - 600
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89 Mr Cathro Pastel on paper 26 x 18 Signed $1,000 - 1,500 Illustrated: p.194 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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Chinese Girl Pencil on paper 32 x 22 Signed $500 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.174 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
ron stenberg Bowls Graphite on paper 36 x 48 Signed & dated 2010 $400 - 700
ron stenberg Kristian Pastel on paper 33 x 24 Signed & dated 2005 $500 - 1,000
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The Man From St Andrews Pencil on paper 30 x 24 Signed $400 - 700
A Portrait Study - Curly Sue Pastel on paper 28 x 26 Signed $400 - 700
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Head of Girl Watercolour 30 x 26 Signed & dated 2009 $500 - 1,000
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Shanta, 2006 Pastel on paper 30.5 x 27 Signed $700 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.213 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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The Antique Shed Upplands-Bro Pen & watercolour on paper 18 x 21.5 Signed $800 - 1,200 Summer Cottage at Skokloster Sweden Pencil & wash 28 x 37 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Derilect Windwill, Oland Watercolour & charcoal 65 x 52 Signed & inscribed $800 - 1,200
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Old Houses, St Ives Pastel on paper 25 x 36 Signed & dated 1955 $700 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.129 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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Hay Barn, Dalaran Watercolour & ink on paper 27 x 19 Signed & dated 1964 $400 - 700
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Windmill & Old Carriage Watercolour 27.5 x 33 Signed $700 - 1,000 Viking Houses, Bygdoy, Norway Pen & wash on paper 29 x 41 Signed & dated 2011 $800 - 1,200 Illustrated: p.156 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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The Barn at Bungay, Norfolk Watercolour 21 x 33.5 Signed $400 - 700
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Suffolk Landscape Watercolour 18.5 x 32.5 Signed $400 - 700
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Lars Oil on canvas 76 x 66 $2,000 - 3,000
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Kolbjornsvik Watercolour 35 x 26 Signed $500 - 1,000
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ron stenberg Kiwi Farmer Conte on paper 20 x 18 Signed & dated 2011 $400 - 700
ron stenberg New Zealand Farmer Conte on paper 20 x 18 Signed & dated 2011 $400 - 700
ron stenberg Rock Breakers Conte on paper 31 x 25 Signed & dated 2015 $400 - 700
ron stenberg The Scow Ink & wash on paper 23 x 32 Signed & dated 1932 $600 - 900
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Head Study Pencil on paper 28 x 24 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Jennifer Pencil on paper 24 x 18 Signed & inscribed $400 - 700
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Coastal Village Pen & wash on paper 15 x 34 Signed $400 - 700
Balneario, Scotland Pen & ink on paper 21 x 22 Signed $400 - 700
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Boats on Hard Stand Watercolour 28 x 48 Signed & dated 2010 $1,000 - 1,500
A Memory of Sweden Oil on a gesso ground board 28 x 45 Signed & dated 1980 $800 - 1,500
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Fishing Trawler Watercolour 17 x 29 Signed $800 - 1,200
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ron stenberg The Local Store, Wormit Fife Watercolour 21 x 18 Signed & inscribed verso $500 - 1,000
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Wenderholm Oil on board 40 x 61 Signed $2,000 - 3,000
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Dave Macpherson Watercolour 48 x 31 Signed $800 - 1,200
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St Monans, Fife, Scotland Oil on canvas 40.5 x 30.5 Signed & dated 2013 $800 - 1,200
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Figure Study with a Puerto Rican Model Ink on paper 33.5 x 28 Signed $500 - 1,000
Nick & The Rock Pool Pastel on paper 28 x 24 Signed $600 - 1,000
Sketches for ‘Niger’ book Ink on paper 33 x 45 Signed $500 - 800 The Niger was written by Diana Findlay and illustrated by Ron Stenberg - it was published by London : Macdonald Educational, 1975.
Bather Pastel on paper 38 x 29 Signed $800 - 1,200
Ibiza Pencil on paper 36 x 27 Signed $600 - 1,000
Dennis White Conte on paper 36 x 27.5 Signed $700 - 1,000
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New Zealand Farmer Oil on canvas 39 x 29 Signed & dated 2012 $700 - 1,000
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People of Ibiza Watercolour & Ink 35 x 22.5 Signed $700 - 1,000 123
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Self Portrait - 87th year Pencil on paper 26 x 19 Signed & dated 2006 $1,000 - 1,500 Illustrated: p.202 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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A J C Fisher Pencil on paper 27 x 22 Signed & inscribed $800 - 1,200
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Ena Charcoal & pencil on paper 37 x 28 Signed $500 - 1,000
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At the Bus Station Ink on paper 29.5 x 21 Signed $400 - 700
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Musician Conte on paper 41 x 39 Signed & dated 2009 $600 - 1,000
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Luke Pencil on paper 52 x 48 Signed $800 - 1,200
Frances Pencil on paper 23 x 19 Signed $400 - 600
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Dorrie Pencil on paper 27 x 22 Signed & dated 1961 $600 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.117 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
The Irish Model Pencil on paper 48 x 31 Signed $700 - 1,000
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Keith Seated Pencil on paper 32 x 26 Signed & dated 1997 $700 - 1,000
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Lars - The Artist’s Son Conte on paper 35 x 26 Signed & inscribed $800 - 1,200
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Seated Nude Charcoal on paper 46.5 x 18 Signed $500 - 1,000 143
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Shirley, Seated Oil on paper 42 x 19 Signed $700 - 1,000
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Reclining Nude Pastel on paper 33 x 46 Signed $800 - 1,200
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Seated Nude Pastel on paper 63 x 38 Signed $700 - 1,000
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The Studio, Dundee Pen & wash on paper 55 x 40 Signed, inscribed & dated 1983 $800 - 1,200
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Reclining Nude Pastel on paper 42 x 58.5 Signed & dated 2003 $500 - 1,000
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Two Standing Nudes Pastel on paper 52 x 48 Signed $600 - 1,000
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Two Nudes Oil on board 61 x 84 $1,500 - 2,500
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Sleeping Nude Pencil on paper 25 x 36 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Standing Nude Study Pencil on paper 37 x 24 Signed $400 - 700
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Portrait Study Pastel on paper 34 x 25 Signed $400 - 700
Derek Stenberg Watercolour 29 x 22 Certificate verso $700 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.128 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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R S M David Grant, 1st Battalion Ink on paper 21 x 18 Inscribed $600 - 1,000
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Viking Storehouse, Gotland, Sweden Etching, edition 1/2 18 x 20 Signed $500 - 1,000 Illustrated: p.200 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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Two Men Ink on paper 41 x 46 $300 - 700
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Lavenham Watercolour 22 x 39 Signed & inscribed $400 - 700
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Skulls Pen & wash on paper 30 x 37.5 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Painting a Picture Oil on canvas 40.5 x 30.5 Signed & dated 2013 $800 - 1,200
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Study of Hands Oil on canvas 30.5 x 40.5 Signed $500 - 1,000
Woman Knitting Pencil on paper 25 x 19 Signed $400 - 700
Sketch of Frances - A Pair Pencil on paper 44 x 20 Signed $600 - 1,000 Illustrated: p. 135 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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ron stenberg Rodger Pencil on paper 20 x 20 Signed & dated 2009 $400 - 700
ron stenberg Norway - Harald Pencil on paper 32 x 20 Signed & dated 1972 $500 - 1,000
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Nude Pastel on paper 62 x 34 Signed $700 - 1,000
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Fred Conte on paper 20 x 18 Signed & dated 2011 $500 - 1,000
Lace Maker, Ibiza Pencil on paper 12 x 9 Signed, inscribed & dated 1973 verso $200 - 400
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Golden Years Study Watercolour 74 x 54 Inscribed $400 - 700
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Swedish Dancer Watercolour 40 x 24 Inscribed $700 - 1,000
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Pages from My Sketch Books Pencil on paper 74 x 48 Signed & dated 2008 $300 - 600 191
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Mac Ink on paper 56 x 35 Signed $300 - 600
The Wee Church, St Monans, Fife, Scotland Watercolour 15 x 32.5 Signed $600 - 1,000
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Across the Tay from Wormit Watercolour 19 x 34 Signed $400 - 700
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News Boy Panama Ink on paper 49 x 36 Inscribed $400 - 700
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Portrait of a Woman Graphite on paper 38 x 24 Signed & dated 2012 $300 - 600
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Sisters Graphite on paper 37.5 x 31 Signed $200 - 400
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Man on Chair Pastel on paper 62 x 38.5 Signed $500 - 1,000
Seated Nude Pencil on paper 43 x 30 Signed $500 - 1,000
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Seated Man Ink on paper 18 x 14 Signed $200 - 400
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Corner of Ibiza Etching, edition 2/5, 20 x 25 Signed $300 - 600 Illustrated: p. 164 Drawn from Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007 Figure for Viking Students Exhibition, University of Architecture, Oslow, Norway Lithograph 50 x 42 Signed $500 - 800
Majorca 191 ron stenberg Etching, edition 1/2, Shanta Naw 21 x 28 Lithograph drawn Signed & dated 1976 $400 - 700 directly to plate 18 x 16 Illustrated: Signed p. 152 Drawn from $300 - 600 Experience: Ron Stenberg, Ian Thwaites & Rie Fletcher, 2007
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Auction categories at International Art Centre
Important & Rare Art
CONTEMPORARY & MODERN Art
Important & Rare auctions are the proven, pre-
Twice a year our Modern & Contemporary Art
eminent sale category for major works of art
auctions play an integral role in enabling market
offered for sale in New Zealand. These auctions
access to the most sought-after artists who have
take place three times annually. As we fast
defined New Zealand’s art narrative over the
approach our 50th year in business, experience
past 50-years. These sales never fail to present an
continues to equal results. 2014 saw Important &
exciting offering of both painting and sculpture
Rare auctions realise five of New Zealand’s top
by a range of our modern and contemporary
ten auction prices. The following year saw new
greats. Spanning that vital period from the
records set with the two top prices in Auckland
establishment of mid-century modernism through
achieved. With the addition of the record $1.377
to the cutting edge of our national contemporary
million paid for a C F Goldie in April’s 2016 sale,
art discourse, this is an acclaimed and significant
International Art Centre achieved the three
event in the auction calendar. Our new state-of-
highest art auction prices in New Zealand’s
the-art premises will ensure contemporary art is
history. Due to an appreciative, and greatly
now exhibited and auctioned in a dynamic and
valued clientele of nationwide and international
appropriate environment.
buyers and sellers we look forward to breaking new ground.
Consign Now
Richard Thomson Ph +64 9 379 4010 M. 0274 751 071 E. richard@artcntr.co.nz
Consign Now
Maggie Skelton Ph +64 9 379 4010 E. maggie@artcntr.co.nz
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Always consigning / Always cataloguing
Artists’ Estates & Collectable Art
Single Owner Auctions
The buzz generated by our Artists’ Estates &
From time to time, the secondary market is
Collectable Art auctions reflects the popularity of
fortunate enough to be exposed to one of
this sale: an event at which seasoned connoisseurs
those rare collections which transcends the
and budding collectors alike converge to
value of its individual works of art, and stands
appreciate one of the most eclectic and diverse
to represent something iconic in its entirety. Our
offerings available to the market. Because this
team is well-versed in the process of offering
auction specifically caters to the more affordable
single-owner collections for sale, and take pride
end of the market - generally presenting works
in the process of curating a single-owner sale
valued at $5,000 and less, this is an exciting
when the opportunity arises. We offer a targeted
opportunity to unearth some real treasures.
marketing campaign and maximise the use
Artists’ Estates & Collectable Art auctions offer
of both electronic and print-based collateral
a number lower-priced works from highly-sought
to effectively showcase such collections to
after artists in print and edition form, as well as
maximum effect. The strong networks we have
quality works from artists whose presence on the
established
secondary market is just beginning to crystallise.
reflected in some of the private collections which
locally
and
internationally
are
have been entrusted to us in recent years.
Consign Now
Luke Davies Ph +64 9 379 4010 E. luke@artcntr.co.nz
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Absentee Bid Form - DRAWN FROM EXPERIENCE Auction 6:30pm Tuesday 16 October 2018
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I instruct International Art Centre to bid on my behalf for the following lots up to the prices indicated below. My bids are to be executed at the lowest attainable price level. All bids are subject to Conditions of Sale printed in this catalogue.
Registration Bidding Number Name Address Email
Telephone
Lot Number
Signature
Artist
Max. Bid $NZ excluding buyers premium
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International Art Centre offers this service to clients unable to attend sale and is not responsible for error or failure to execute bids. Fax +64 9 307 3421 or post to PO Box 37344 Parnell, Auckland 1151 before 3pm day of sale
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Alternatively, register then bid online www.fineartauction.co.nz
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RECENT RESULTS FOR WORKS BY . . . . . . . TOM ESPLIN
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DOUGLAS BADCOCK
FETCHED $4,500
FETCHED $4,500
FETCHED $7,750
FETCHED $2,000
FETCHED $4,000
FETCHED $3,800
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CONSIGN TODAY www.fineartauction.co.nz PETER BEADLE
FELIX KELLY
FETCHED $6,000
FETCHED $36,000
FETCHED $7,500
FETCHED $24,000
FETCHED $2,000
FETCHED $20,000
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Conditions of Sale and A Guide to Buyers The highest bidder shall be the buyer. In the event of any dispute as to the bidding in respect of any lot, that lot may be offered again at the discretion of the auctioneer whose decision shall be absolute and final. The auctioneer has the right (i) to refuse any bid; (ii) to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion; (iii) to place a reserve on any lot; (iv) to place a bid or bids on behalf of the seller; (v) to withdraw any lot from sale; (vi) to require a successful bidder to pay forthwith the whole or any part of the purchase price. The auctioneer acts as the agent of the seller and neither he nor the seller shall be responsible for any defects or faults in any lot or for any errors of description or for genuineness or authenticity of any lot and no compensation shall be paid in respect of same. From the time of lot being sold, such lot will be the responsibility of the buyer. Successful bidders are required to pay for purchases immediately on completion of sale unless otherwise arranged. All intending buyers are required to register for a bidding number prior to auction commencing. Subscribers can use their permanent bidding number. We reserve the right to ask for identification if you are a first time client of International Art Centre. Each lot shall be paid for and removed at the buyers expense by no later than 5pm Wednesday 17 October unless otherwise arranged failing which the auctioneer and/or the seller shall have the right to forfeit any deposit paid by the buyer and to resell the lot either by public or private sale and any deficiency on costs of resale shall be borne by the defaulting buyer. No lot may be collected whilst auction is in progress. Payment can also not be made until completion of auction. SUBJECT BIDS When the auctioneer declares a lot ‘subject’ this means the bid is below the set reserve and is subject to vendor accepting, rejecting or negotiating the bid. International Art Centre will endeavour to make contact with the vendor immediately after sale or the following day. If the bid is accepted, the highest bidder is obligated to make purchase. ESTIMATES Estimates are provided for each entry and act as a guide only. They are prepared well in advance of sale and are subject to revision at any time. Estimates are based on hammer price and do not include buyers premium.
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ABSENTEE BIDS Absentee bidding arranged - please refer to absentee bidding in back of catalogue. Fax to (09) 307 3421 or post to PO Box 37 344 Parnell before 3pm day of sale. Please do not be offended if a member of our staff ask for your credit card details as security. Absentee bids can also be left via our website to registered members. Our website www.fineartauction. co.nz acts as a useful auxiliary to the catalogue but we recommend inspection or a condition report prior to leaving a bid. Our staff will gladly supply you with a condition report on any lot. TELEPHONE BIDS Telephone bidding available to subscribers and registered bidders. There is no charge for this service. PAYMENT FACILITIES Eftpos: Available for transactions depending on your daily limit. Bank deposits: Bank instructions on invoice if paying by direct debit. Quote the Lot number(s) purchased and Surname as reference. Cheques: Accepted by known clients of International Art Centre or at our discretion. When posting cheques please ensure they are sent to the following address. International Art Centre PO Box 37 344 Parnell, Auckland 1151. Make cheque payable to ‘International Art Centre’. International Art Centre reserves the right to release goods once cheque proceeds have been cleared. Credit cards: Only Visa and Mastercard accepted - with a 2% surcharge. FREIGHT & PACKING International Art Centre arrange door to door delivery both nationally and internationally. Please arrange insurance on your items prior to them leaving our premises. OTHER ENQUIRIES Should you have any questions relating to the sale or if we can be of any other assistance please contact us during business hours on (09) 379 4010, Toll Free 0800 800 322 or email info@internationalartcentre. co.nz BUYERS PREMIUM 17.5% Buyers premium plus GST on premium applies to all lots. (Total buyers premium is 20.12% including GST)
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