FINE ART AUCTION TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2020, MELBOURNE
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AUCTION CATALOGUE VOLUME 13 ISSUE 3 Front Cover 25 AFFANDI (Indonesian, 1907-1990) Buffalo Ploughing 1976 oil on canvas 97 x 128cm $70,000-90,000
Inside Cover 30 JAN SENBERGS (born 1939) Works Area, Mt Lyell 1983 (detail) oil on canvas 152 x 189cm $7,000-9,000 © Jan Senbergs /Copyright Agency 2020
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FINE ART AUCTION TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2020 AT 6.30PM, MELBOURNE
VIEWING Sydney LIMITED VIEWING - SELECTED LOTS ONLY Friday 6 - Sunday 8 March, 10am-4pm The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025
Melbourne Wednesday 11 March, 9am-8pm Thursday 12 - Sunday 15 March, 10am-4pm Monday 16 March, Viewing By Appointment 333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC 3141
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Tied to the Landcape Throughout art history, practicing artists have consistently found inspiration in
transformed. Migration was increasing, the population booming, and the city’s
the natural and man-made landscape. It seems almost inevitable that an artist’s
infrastructure expanded after hosting the Olympic Games. Jack here provides an
surroundings will be bound together with their artistic process. This common
important record of Melbourne’s history and rightfully cements its position as a
thread is delicately woven throughout our first Fine Art auction for 2020.
key work within his oeuvre.
Spearheading the sale is a master work by Affandi - one of Indonesia’s most
For Sidney Nolan, the landscape was particularly significant in conjunction with
revered and collectible artists of the 20th century. Following Indonesia’s
the story or memory it contained. The story gives meaning to the place, and in
colonisation by the Dutch, the formal artistic style promoted the transaction of
Dam in Glenrowan 1970 (lot 40) the structure and atmosphere of the country is
art and culture between these two nations and became known as the ‘Beautiful
at the forefront. More than 20 years after his first Kelly paintings, Nolan revisits
Indies’. Affandi rejected this idealised style, instead producing artworks that
a significant site of one of Australia’s most iconic moments in history, The Siege
were stylistically and thematically against the notions of “agreeable” Indonesian
of Glenrowan, once rife with action, yet now reverting to its placid natural state.
art. His paintings were symbolically defiant and expressed an unadulterated reality of his homeland taking its first halting steps into the modern era. In lot
The landscape consistently acts as a visual tool, to enable an artist to express
25 Buffalo Ploughing 1976 Affandi gives pride of place to the buffalo, an integral
their personal experience. Tom Roberts’ Happy Cottage, Goulburn Valley
part of Indonesian culture and a powerful symbol of democracy. Each stroke
1927 (lot 8) is revealing in its name alone, a tender work produced from happy
or smear of paint reinforces its power as it ploughs the field, and its rich deep
memories just a short time before Roberts’ wife passed. At the end of 1927,
colours further highlight Affandi’s dual focus, displaying both the beauty and
Tom Roberts took three weeks holiday at Trawool with his wife Lillie along with
ugliness of his homeland. This painting is being exhibited and sold for the first
their close friend Arthur Streeton. The picturesque cottage at the forefront is
time since it was acquired from the artist in 1976.
surrounded by idyllic blue sky, glistening sunlight, and perfectly tended flowers pointing to a jovial period in the artist’s life where perhaps he was painting less
Direct from the artist’s estate, we are honoured to present one of Kenneth Jack’s
for professional gain and more for personal enjoyment.
most significant depictions of the landscape, Melbourne 1957 (lot 49). Jack was invited to submit a work into the Caltex Art Prize, a budding new company that,
We look forward once again to welcoming you to our viewings in both Sydney
to many, signified prosperity and hope in post-war Australia. Their chosen title,
and Melbourne.
Our Changing Cities, inspired various artists from across Australia to address their relationship to the urban landscape. By 1957, Melbourne was a city
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1 VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Still Life oil on board initialled lower right: V.L. 34.5 x 29cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $3,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney
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2 BLAMIRE YOUNG (1862-1935) The Market Place watercolour on paper 19.5 x 26cm PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 13 November 1990, lot 1237 Private collection, Melbourne LITERATURE: Marshall, S., The Watercolours of Blamire Young, Meridian, Sydney, 2013, p. 278 $2,000-4,000
3 HERBERT ROSE (1890-1937) Mediterranean Village Scene oil on canvas on board in original John Thallon frame signed lower left: HERBERT ROSE 25.5 x 33.5cm PROVENANCE: Sedon Galleries, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Victoria $2,000-3,000
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4 HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951) The Crest of the Hill watercolour on paper signed lower right: H.S. POWER titled and signed on label verso 30 x 45.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
5 LIONEL LINDSAY (1874-1961) Lion Island Central Coast NSW watercolour and gouache on paper signed lower right: LIONEL LINDSAY 54 x 73cm
7 WALTER WITHERS (1854-1914) Eltham watercolour on paper signed lower left: Walter Withers 21.5 x 31.5cm
PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 20 April 1999, lot 91 Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000 Viewing in Sydney
PROVENANCE: Australian Galleries, Melbourne 1970 Mr. Kenneth Jack, Victoria Thence by descent $1,200-1,800
6 J.H. SCHELTEMA (1861-1941) Crossing the River oil on canvas signed lower right: J. H. Scheltema 66 x 122cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $12,000-16,000 7
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8 TOM ROBERTS (1856-1931) Happy Cottage, Goulburn Valley 1927 oil on panel signed and dated lower left: Tom Roberts / 27 title and artist’s name inscribed on Fine Art Society label verso inscribed lower right: Trawool 35 x 26.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne 1928 Thence by descent EXHIBITIONS: Fine Art Society, Melbourne, March 1928, cat. no. 4 (25gns) LITERATURE: Topliss, H., Tom Roberts 1856-1931 A Catalogue Raisonne, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1985, cat. no. 635, illus. plate 235, p. 215 Argus, 2 March 1928, p. 13 OTHER NOTES: At the end of 1927, Tom Roberts took three weeks holiday at Trawool with his wife Lillie. The pair were in good company, with their close friend Arthur Streeton taking a welcome break there at the same time. Happy Cottage, Goulburn Valley is revealing in its name alone, a tender work produced from happy memories just a short time before Roberts’ wife passed. The picturesque cottage at the forefront is surrounded by idyllic blue sky, glistening sunlight, and perfectly tended flowers. Having been in the same family collection since 1928, this affectionate work points to a jovial period in Tom Roberts’ life where perhaps he was painting less for professional gain and more for personal enjoyment. $20,000-30,000 Viewing in Sydney
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9 RUPERT BUNNY (1864-1947) Sketch for ‘Autumn Morning, South of France’ c.1924 oil on card certificate of authenticity label signed by Sir Daryl Lindsay, previously attached verso 19 x 22cm
10 HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968) St Pauls, London 1902 watercolour and pastel on paper signed, dated and titled lower right: ST Pauls/ H.H. 1902 LONDON 14.5 x 21.5cm
12 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Convict in a Landscape 1967 mixed media on paper signed lower right: nolan dated verso: 29th April 1967 24.5 x 29cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
PROVENANCE: South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide 1905 Private collection, Victoria Thence by descent $3,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney
PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 21 April 1998, lot 195 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 Viewing in Sydney
EXHIBITIONS: Rupert Bunny’s Landscapes of the South of France, Bendigo Art Gallery and Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum, 5-30 June 1991, cat. no. 23 LITERATURE: Thomas, D., The Life and Art of Rupert Bunny; A Catalogue Raisonne, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2017, vol. 2, cat. no. 0682 RELATED WORK: Autumn Morning, South of France c.1924 oil on canvas 53 x 63.5cm $4,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney
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11 RAY CROOKE (1922-2015) Across the Bay ink, wash, and watercolour on paper signed lower left: Ray Crooke 28 x 42cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Joel Fine Art , Melbourne, 21 April 2008, lot 144 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
13 GARRY SHEAD (born 1942) Dancers mixed media on paper signed lower left: Shead 26 x 20.5cm PROVENANCE: Angela Tandori Fine Art, Melbourne 2003 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
14 MELISSA EGAN (born 1959) Flame Tree oil on canvas signed lower right: MEGAN 100 x 121cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000 15 PRO HART (1928-2006) Insect oil on canvasboard signed lower right: PRO / HARt 44 x 33.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500 16 ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015) Untitled (The Barristers) pastel on paper signed lower right: Dickerson 98.5 x 69.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $8,000-12,000 17 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Dialogue c.1970 mixed media on paper signed upper right: BLACKMAN 49 x 69cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the Charles Blackman Foundation Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 18 DONALD FRIEND (1915-1989) Negro Wearing a Harlequin Sweater 1956 watercolour, gouache, and ink on paper signed and dated upper right: Donald Friend ‘56 titled on gallery label verso 47.5 x 29cm
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PROVENANCE: Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne 1989 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
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19 JOHN OLSEN (born 1928) Untitled (Kangaroos) c.1977-80 mixed media on paper initialled lower right: JO titled and dated on gallery label verso 14 x 22.5cm PROVENANCE: Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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20 DOROTHY BRAUND (1926-2013) Bathers 1970 oil on board signed and dated lower right: BRAUND ‘70 19 x 24cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
21 BILL COLEMAN (1922-1993) The Blue Coat c.1948 oil on cardboard signed lower right: Bill Coleman titled on gallery label verso 37 x 29cm PROVENANCE: Gallery 554, Melbourne, 1988 Private collection, California, USA $2,000-4,000
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22 LAWRENCE DAWS (born 1927) Untitled (From the Anakie Series) c.1960s oil and mixed media on paper, collaged on composition board signed lower right: DAWS 83 x 82.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $1,800-2,800
23 HUGH SAWREY (1923-1999) The Rider oil on board signed lower right: SAWREY 44 x 59cm
24 KENNETH JACK (1924-2006) Town Hall Talbot 1959 oil on board signed and dated lower left: KENNETH JACK/ 1959 75 x 105cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne c.1960’s Thence by descent $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1960 Private collection, Melbourne $6,000-8,000
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25 AFFANDI (Indonesian, 1907-1990) Buffalo Ploughing 1976 oil on canvas signed with monogram and dated centre right authenticated by The Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta 97 x 128cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist, Indonesia 1976 Private collection, Melbourne $70,000-90,000 Viewing in Sydney Affandi was perhaps Southeast Asia’s foremost expressionist painter of the mid-20th century, renowned for his idiosyncratic, unorthodox style and bold subject matter. Following Indonesia’s colonisation by the Dutch, the formal artistic style promoted the transaction of art and culture between these two nations. This style became known as the ‘Beautiful Indies’, capturing idyllic depictions of the landscape including volcanoes, mountains, flowers, river valleys and villages emerging in radiating sunshine. Affandi rejected the imposing views of the Beautiful Indies and, along with modernists Sudjojono and Gunawan, painted works that were stylistically and thematically against the Dutch regulations of what was considered agreeable Indonesian art. While Affandi produced no propaganda, his works were symbolically defiant expressing an unadulterated reality of his homeland taking its first halting steps into the modern era. Before teaching himself to paint at the age of 27, Affandi worked as a teacher, box office clerk, and a house painter resorting to using left over materials from a day’s work to supply his own artistic creations. Affandi never restricted himself to prior sketches or drafts and, while he would study a subject matter for a long period of time, the actual painting could take less than an hour to complete. He never learnt how to use a pallet, disliked brushes, and was known to smear the paint directly from the tube onto the canvas, quite often using only his fingers to blend. ‘Never do I make any rough sketches in advance, for nature is the quiescence of all my actions and reactions. It is a matter of only of feeling and emotion. As soon as I have my cloth before me, I kneel down unconsciously, thinking of my subject alone, feeling myself fused with this one thing, I cannot explain. I feel emotion and intuition to be oozing from my inner self. Neither am I a rationalist nor an intellectualist for I can live my means of my emotions alone.’ Affandi was famous for depicting imagery that was raw and often confronting. Animals and people alike have been used as subjects in his work to convey emotion and evoke empathy. Buffalo are an integral part of Indonesian culture and also considered to be sacred, escorting the spirits of the dead to the eternal afterlife. The buffalo also exists as a symbol of democracy and the power of the people, as depicted on the Indonesian coat of arms. Affandi here gives pride of place to the buffalo rather than the figure it is tethered to. The dominance of the animal is enhanced through the artist’s painterly approach, each stroke or smear of paint reinforcing its power as it ploughs the field. Affandi pours energy into his key subject matter, yet masterfully maintains a softness and restraint in its surrounds. The rich and deep colours further highlight Affandi’s dual focus, displaying both the beauty and ugliness of his homeland. Affandi heroically managed to gain recognition in the western art world, being the first Indonesian artist to have been invited by the Venice Biennale in 1954. While he remained foremost a practicing artist for and within Indonesia, his paintings were desired beyond local shores. In 1976, a young Australian woman travelled to Indonesia to attend her cousin’s wedding, a professor at the University of Djokjakarta. Her cousin and his new bride introduced her to Affandi at his bamboo cottage, shortly after which she picked out ‘the buffalo painting’ describing it as having resonated with her the most. Affandi wrapped the canvas up in a handmade bamboo cylinder case which she clutched carefully in her arms throughout the entire journey back to Australia. This painting has remained in this one private collection since 1976 until its exhibition and auction here at Leonard Joel. LUCY FOSTER, Art Specialist
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26 JOHN OLSEN (born 1928) (Heart) 1965 pastel and charcoal on paper signed and dated lower right: John Olsen ‘65 55 x 61cm
28 ROBERT KLIPPEL (1920-2001) Number 580 1985 wood assemblage signed, dated and titled verso: Robert Klippel - 1985 / No 580 14.5 x 9 x 2cm
30 JAN SENBERGS (born 1939) Works Area, Mt Lyell 1983 oil on canvas signed lower right: J. Senbergs titled and dated on stetcher bar verso 152 x 189cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $4,000-6,000 Viewing in Sydney
PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 1 May 2002, lot 183 Private collection, Melbourne $1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE: Corporate collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
27 § ROBERT KLIPPEL (1920-2001) Untitled 1984 mixed media and collage on paper initialled and dated lower right: RK. 1984 27 x 36cm
29 BRUCE ARMSTRONG (born 1957) House 2001 mixed media on paper initialled and dated lower right 75 x 55.5cm
PROVENANCE: Robert Steele Gallery, Adelaide (label verso) Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne 2003 (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500
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31 § JOHN BAIRD (born 1954) The Ford 2018 acrylic on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: JOHN BAIRD FORD 2018 75 x 80.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500 Viewing in Sydney
32 § EUAN MACLEOD (born 1956) Towards Papunya, Cairns 2013 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: TOWARDS PAPUNYA / CAIRN [S] / 1/7/13 / FOR PAT / EUAN MACLEOD 56 x 76cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria $2,000-3,000
33 JON EISEMAN (born 1944) Ships in the Night 2003 bronze 30 x 71 x 28.5cm PROVENANCE: The Artist Arthouse Gallery, Sydney Private collection, Sydney Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 31 May 2011, lot 79 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
34 E.L.K. (born 1979) Jesus H. Chimp 2015 acrylic and aerosol stencil on board signed and titled verso: ‘JESUS. CHIMP” / E.L.K 48 x 33cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000 Viewing in Sydney
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35 35 GRAEME ROCHE (1944-1995) Autumn Bass Straight 1983 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: ROCHE 83 titled verso 101 x 101cm
36 ยง JULIAN TWIGG (born 1964) Sunrise, Sorrento 2016 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: J.T./ 2016/ Sunrise/ Sorrento 2016 133 x 94cm
37 JILL NOBLE (born 1962) Home Arrangement 2005 oil on linen initialled and dated lower right: JN 05 titled and dated verso 120.5 x 120.5cm
PROVENANCE: Gould Galleries, Melbourne, c.1984 Private collection, Melbourne $5,500-7,500 Viewing in Sydney
PROVENANCE: Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500 Viewing in Sydney
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38 DEAN BOWEN (born 1956) Red Flower with Landing Bee oil on canvas signed lower right: Dean Bowen signed and titled verso 122 x 153cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $5,500-7,500 Viewing in Sydney 39 ANNE MARIE GRAHAM (born 1925) Wheatfield 1972 oil on board signed and dated upper right: Anne Graham / 1972 36.5 x 67.5cm PROVENANCE: Corporate collection, Melbourne $1,000-2,000
40 JAMIE BOYD (born 1948) Figure in a Boat By a Steep River Bank oil on canvas signed lower right: Jamie Boyd 91 x 98cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000 41 STANISLAUS RAPOTEC (1913-1997) Sun in the Valley 1968 oil on board 122 x 121.5cm PROVENANCE: Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney 1968 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
42 SAM BYRNE (1883-1978) Broken Hill Open Cut oil on board signed lower right: Sam Byrne titled lower left: Broken Hill/ OPEN CUT 1890 59 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Corporate collection, Melbourne $6,000-8,000 43 CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990) Eltham Copper Country 1987 oil on canvas titled lower left: ‘ELTHAM COPPER’ COUNTRY signed and dated lower right: Clifton / APR / 87 90 x 110cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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SIDNEY NOLAN 44 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Dam Near Glenrowan 1970 oil on hardboard signed and dated lower right with backwards N: ‘N’ 70 122 x 152.5cm PROVENANCE: Tony Reichardt, London Solander Gallery, Canberra Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 85 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Sir Sidney Nolan: Paintings and Prints, Solander Gallery, Canberra, 21st Anniversary Exhibition, 5 Mar – 2 Apr 1995, possibly cat. no. 9 Sidney Nolan Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2 Nov 2007 - 3 Feb 2008, cat. no.100 Touring exhibition: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 22 Feb - 18 May 2008 Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 6 June - 31 August 2008 LITERATURE: Pearce, B., Sidney Nolan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007, p. 206 (illus.) $35,000-45,000 Viewing in Sydney
Sidney Nolan felt a connection to the legend of Ned Kelly, infamous Australian bushranger, from an early age. Aside from Nolan’s own fascination with various outsider figures, his grandfather, a policeman in north-eastern Victoria, had been involved in tracking the bushranger and his gang. Nolan’s first studies depicting Ned Kelly date to 1945, shortly after which he and Max Harris, a poet and co-editor of the Angry Penguins journal, travelled together to Glenrowan. The Siege of Glenrowan in 1880 was the historic gunbattle between the gang and police in which Kelly was finally captured. Nolan also had a close affinity with ‘Kelly Country’, having visited relatives in the lower Goulburn valley from a young age, developing his love of the surrounding landscape. An understanding of landscape was a motivation for many of his resulting paintings: “I find the desire to paint the landscape involves a wish to hear more of the stories that take place in the landscape … which persist in the memory, to find expression in such household sayings as “game as Ned Kelly”. The landscape is therefore a crucial part of the Kelly paintings. The story gives meaning to the place, and in Dam in Glenrowan the structure and atmosphere of the country is at the forefront. Nolan uses a limited palette and minimal pictorial detail, emphasising instead the vast landscape with poetic sensibility. The land stretches far into the distant horizon, maintaining the focus on the dam - a glimmering oasis a suggestion of life in an otherwise absent landscape. More than 20 years after his first Kelly paintings, he revisits a significant site of one of Australia’s most iconic moments in history, once rife with action, yet now reverting to its placid natural state. OLIVIA FULLER, Head of Art
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45 § RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981) (Study from the Drought) watercolour, ink, and bodycolour on paper artist’s name and title on Martin Browne Fine Art label verso 17 x 22.5cm PROVENANCE: Gift of the artist Private collection, Sydney Theodore Bruce Auctions, Sydney, 31 August 2014, lot 31 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500 46 THOMAS GLEGHORN (born 1925) Mine Landscape Andamooka oil and gouache on paper laid on board signed lower right: Gleghorn titled lower left 45.5 x 59.5cm (image) PROVENANCE: Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500 47 PRO HART (1928-2006) The Water Cart (Visions of Gallipoli) 1990 oil on board signed lower right: PRO/ HARt titled lower left titled and dated verso 59 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 48 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Study for Paradise Garden c.1970 ripolin on paper signed lower centre: Nolan 29 x 23cm PROVENANCE: Marlborough Fine Art, London c.1972, cat. no. XLOL 9635 (label verso) The Collection of Carmel and Harry Crock AO, Melbourne $2,800-3,800
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49 KENNETH JACK (1924-2006) Melbourne 1957 oil on composition board triptych signed and dated centre panel: KENNETH JACK / 1957 titled verso 119.5 x 89cm (each side panel) 119.5 x 180cm (centre) PROVENANCE: Estate of the Artist $40,000-50,000 By 1957, Melbourne was a city transformed. Migration was increasing, the population booming, and the city’s infrastructure expanded after hosting the Olympic Games the preceding year. Kenneth Jack, too, was in a period of transformation. During the 1950s Kenneth adopted a formalised focus on decorative design somewhat in the manner of Feininger, whose work he knew from books on contemporary art. It was a mixture of well-drawn subject matter, as Jack was a revered draughtsman, imposed onto a non-realistic flattened colour scheme. The effect was dramatic, as he desired: “My own art has many influences, but I am striving to interpret principally the Australian scene as I see it - I am always interested more in the subject seen than imagined, preferring to use my imagination upon the designing of the subject into the picture plane. I prefer to work in a fairly tight manner at the moment but with a broad sweep to the design, countering the interest I have in details.” Kenneth Jack, 1957 It was at this time that Jack was invited to submit a work into the Caltex Art Prize. Marking the opening of their new premises, Caltex Oil would offer the winning artist 500 pounds - a prestigious and sought after prize provided by a budding new company that, to many, signified prosperity and hope in post-war Australia. Their chosen title, Our Changing Cities, inspired various artists from across Australia to put forward their artistic impressions. Kenneth Jack’s Melbourne encapsulates the changing face of post-war Australia. On the left panel, we see his keen interest in the railway system which he developed at a young age, the developments in the automobile industry and the resulting power of Caltex. In the central panel the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Francis Selleck, takes centre stage flanked by the imposing ideals of family and work. The far right panel continues the theme of urban prosperity, with the new Australian culture and way of life represented - the excitement of newfound entertainment such as the drive-in and television in addition to the new comforts of the domestic. OLIVIA FULLER, Head of Art
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50 § ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015) Woman and Child in Street charcoal on paper signed lower right: DICKERSON 55.5 x 75cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 1 December 2015, lot 19 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
52 BILL COLEMAN (1922-1993) On Any Sunday 1974 oil on canvas laid on board signed and dated lower right: Bill Coleman 74 titled verso 44 x 60cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
51 § LOUDON SAINTHILL (1919-1969) Kathleen at Parkside 1947 pen, ink, and wash on paper signed, titled and dated lower right: Kathleen at Parkside/ Loudon Sainthill 1947 44.5 x 54.5cm
53 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Untitled (Snake) c.1970 oil on paper signed lower right: Nolan inscribed verso: Snake / K + Jane / love from / Sidney + Cynthia / 13th July 1973 29 x 24cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, New South Wales Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 7 July 2013, lot 291 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: Gift of the Artist Private collection, UK Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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54 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Two Faces c.1960 oil on masonite signed lower right: BLACKMAN 28 x 22cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: In true Antipodean fashion, Blackman regularly explored the complexity of the human condition through his paintings. By 1960, he was producing his “Suites”, often comprising of several smaller panels to form a larger mural. Two Faces c.1960 encapsulates Blackman’s poetic qualities through the interaction. The figures are intimate yet distant, their sorrowful eyes do not meet and there is an aching sense of isolation yet the hand placed on the shoulder with intent suggests familiarity. Blackman’s use of light instills a sense of tension, a tool to portray emotion rather than the mere drama of chiaroscuro. $12,000-18,000 Viewing in Sydney
55 DOROTHY BRAUND (1926-2013) Greek Priests Conferring 1960 gouache and watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left: BRAUND ‘60 33 x 45cm PROVENANCE: Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne 1998 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Aspects of the Aubrey Gibson Collection, Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, 12 Nov - 20 Dec, 1998, cat. no. 29 $1,500-2,500 56 ROGER KEMP (1908-1987) Figure Study oil on board unsigned 54.5 x 85.5cm PROVENANCE: Kozminsky, Melbourne Ballarat Art Gallery, Fundraising Auction Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000 57 PETER KAISER (German, 1918-1996) Mur (Wall) 1957 mixed media collage on hessian signed lower right: Kaiser titled verso 99 x 80.5cm PROVENANCE: Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne 2010 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Peter Kaiser, David Jones Gallery, Melbourne 1967, cat. no. 6 Peter Kaiser, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, Sept 1985, cat. no. 7 New Directions 1952-62, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW,1991, cat. no. 39 Peter Kaiser, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria, 10 Feb - 25 Mar 2007, cat. no. 9 Abstraction 9, Charles Nodrum Gallery, 4 - 20 Nov 2010, cat. no. 9 LITERATURE: France, C. New Directions 1952-62, Penrith Regional Gallery exhibition catalogue, 1991, no 39 $2,000-3,000
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58 KEIZO USHIO (Japanese, born 1951) Oushi Zokei Tenku the Sky 2005 Swedish black granite, Japanese yellow granite 60 x 48 x 24cm PROVENANCE: Sculpture International, NSW 2008 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 59 KEIZO USHIO (Japanese, born 1951) Oushi Zokei Honoo Flame Japanese blue granite and acrylic 47 x 48 x 24cm
60 JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) The Ham at Sea 1997 oil on canvas signed, dated and inscribed verso: Firth-Smith 97 / #309 / John Firth-Smith / ‘The Ham’ 1997 / At Sea 61 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso) Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 11 November 2002, lot 72 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: Sculpture International, NSW, 2009 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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61 § EUAN MACLEOD (born 1956) Figure Approaching Hilltop 2007 synthetic polymer paint on paper signed and dated lower right: MACLEOD 07 artist’s name, title and date inscribed verso: Macleod / Figure Approaching / Hilltop / 3/07 38 x 58cm PROVENANCE: Watters Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Brisbane Deutscher + Hackett, Melbourne, 6 May 2015, lot 99 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000 Viewing in Sydney 62 ZHONG CHEN (born 1969) Jennifer and Friend 2008 oil on linen signed and dated verso: zhong chen / 2008 186 x 220cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $9,000-12,000 63 SAM LEACH (born 1973) Untitled 2006 oil and resin on board (Diptych) signed and dated verso: S Leach 2006 20.5 x 51cm (overall) PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney 64 DEL KATHRYN BARTON (born 1972) Apon the Face of The Waters - She Who Puts Her Love Of Shiny Things Aside and Gives to The Earth 2005-2007 watercolour, buttons, embroidery cotton, silk and collage on paper with satin and cotton border titled, signed and dated upper right: - apon the face of the waters - del kathryn barton 2005-2007/ -she who puts her love of shiny things aside and gives to the earth titled centre left 256 x 117cm PROVENANCE: Kaliman Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $30,000-40,000 Viewing in Sydney
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65 ANDREW BROWNE (born 1960) Trees and Billboard at Speed 2001 oil on linen signed, dated and titled on stretcher bar verso: ANDREW BROWNE 2001 TREES AND BILLBOARD AT SPEED 91 x 243.5cm
66 ยง SHAUN GLADWELL (born 1972) Apology to Road Kill: Daydream Mine Road II (From Maddestmaximvs) 2007 c-type photograph edition 1/5 titled, editioned, signed and dated verso 89 x 89cm
PROVENANCE: Kaliman Gallery, Sydney 2003 Private collection, Victoria
PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney 2007 Private collection, Sydney Deutscher + Hackett, Melbourne, 25 November 2009, lot 7 Private collection, Sydney Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 16 September 2014, lot 112 Private collection, Melbourne
EXHIBITIONS: Andrew Browne: Paintings, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney, 15 May - 7 June 2003 $9,000-12,000
EXHIBITIONS: MADDESTMAXIMVS, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 2007, cat. no. 13 (another example) MADDESTMAXIMVS: Planet & Stars Sequence, Australian Pavillion, 53rd Venice Biennale, Italy, 2009 (illustrated front and back cover of Australian Pavillion catalogue, another example) OTHER NOTES: Shaun Gladwell is represented by Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne $8,000-10,000 Viewing in Sydney
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69 § KIRSTY BUDGE (born 1981) A Sweet Freedom 2016 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: “A sweet freedom” / Kirsty Budge/ 2016 71 x 101.5cm PROVENANCE: Daine Singer Gallery, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: The Painters Are In, SPRING 1883 Melbourne, Daine Singer, August 17-21, 2016 $3,000-5,000 70 GLORIA FLETCHER THANCOUPIE (1937-2011) Love Magic Egg stoneware signed: Thancoupie 18cm (length) PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-4,500 71 LILY KARADADA (born c.1937) Wandjina c.1988 natural earth pigments on bark inscribed verso with cat no. AP3191 81 x 38cm (irregular) 71 © Lily Karadada/Copyright Agency 2020 67 § VINCENT FANTAUZZO (born 1977) Study for Suzie Wong oil on canvas signed lower right: V Fantauzzo 81 x 122cm
PROVENANCE: Niagara Galleries, Melbourne 2000 Private collection, Melbourne $1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE: The Artist Australian Prostate Centre Fundraising Auction, 2013 Private collection, Melbourne $8,000-12,000 Viewing in Sydney 68 MCLEAN EDWARDS (born 1972) Turtle Girl 2003 oil on board signed, titled, and dated verso: TURTLE GIRL / 2003 / McClean 160 x 122cm PROVENANCE: Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2003 (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Down and Dirty for the Lord, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, 9 July 2003 $8,000-12,000 28
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74 JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI (1940-2013) Untitled acrylic and natural earth pigments on paper 75 x 57cm PROVENANCE: Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra 2001 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Jean Baptiste Apuatimi: Paintings on Paper, Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra, 2 Feb 2001 - 4 Mar 2001 $1,500-2,500 75 § WALANGKURA NAPANANGKA (born c.1946) Tjukurla 2006 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. WN0606096 106.5 x 92cm PROVENANCE: Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 10 October 2013, lot 211 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney 76 TATALI NANGALA (c.1928-2000) Lampintja 1997 acrylic on Belgian linen inscribed verso with artist’s name, cat. no. AK4060 and Papunya Tula cat. no. TN971154 91 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne
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OTHER NOTES: This painting depicts designs associated with the claypan and rockhole sites of Lampintja near Lake MacDonald. Women camped at this site gathered the mungilypa from the Tecticornia verrucosa shrub, which is then ground into a paste and cooked in the coals. $2,500-3,500
72 JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI (1940-2013) Untitled 1998 natural ochres on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia cat. no. AAGA 5523 139 x 50cm
73 JEAN BAPTISTE APUATIMI (1940-2013) Untitled 1998 natural ochres on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia cat. no. AAGA 5525 118 x 39.5cm
77 § EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (1910-1996) Yam Dreaming 1994 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Kimberly Art cat. no. ‘KAEKK002/94B’’ and / FW5965 / MB 1510 86 x 54cm
PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne 1998 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne $1,800-2,800
PROVENANCE: Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne 1998 (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Kimberley Art Gallery, Melbourne (accompanied with a copy of a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Sydney Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 19 March 2013, lot 112 Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500 Viewing in Sydney
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78 § MAKINTI NAPANANGKA (1930-2011) Kungka Kutjarra (Two Women) Hair String 2002 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula cat no. MN0201194 168 x 46cm
79 INYUWA NAMPITJINPA (c.1929-1999) Pukunya 1999 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula cat. no. IN9901176 61 x 92cm
PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs (accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity) William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamped verso) Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 19 March 2013, lot 155 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $2,200-4,200 80 ALEX DE ANDREIS (Belgian, 1871-1939) The Musician oil on canvas signed lower right: De Andreis 65 x 81cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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81 AFTER BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO (Spanish, 1617-1682) Ego Dormio Et Cor Meum Vigilat oil on canvas laid on board 63 x 85.5cm PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 25 March 2014, lot 107 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-4,500 82 WILLIAM ETTY (1787-1849) Andromeda oil on panel artist’s name, title, and date on J. Leger and Son, London label verso 45.5 x 61cm PROVENANCE: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 26 July 2015, lot 65 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
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83 LEON SCHULMAN (Dutch, 1851-1943) Beside the River oil on canvas signed lower left: L. Schulman 63 x 75cm
85 CONSTANT TROYON (French, 1810-1865) Untitled (Cows Drinking) oil on wooden panel signed lower right: C Troyon 22 x 30cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,800-2,800
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
84 HENRY GRITTEN (c.1818-1873) Ancient City of Namur c. 1867 oil on canvas laid on board signed indistinctly lower right: HENRY GRIT_ titled and dated on plaque lower centre titled on label verso 57 x 84.5cm $12,000-16,000 Viewing in Sydney
86 HENRY GRITTEN (c.1818-1873) On the Rhine 1852 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: H. Gritten / 1852 76 x 92cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Launceston Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 29 August 2016, lot 38 Private collection, Melbourne
EXHIBITIONS: (probably) L. Holder, Launceston, 1895. LITERATURE: (probably) ‘Current topics: Fine art’, Launceston Examiner, Launceston, 28 February 1895, p. 5 $12,000-16,000 Viewing in Sydney 87 BENJAMIN WILLIAM LEADER (1831-1923) The Cottage 1878 oil on board signed and dated lower left: B W Leader 1878 39.5 x 60cm PROVENANCE: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 28 October 2014, lot 121 Private collection, Melbourne $4,500-6,500
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88 DAVID GEORGE STEELL (British, 1856-1930) Gathering Lambs at the Back of Benmore 1899 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: David G Steell 1899 artist’s name, title and date inscribed on plaque titled on label verso 67 x 54cm
90 E. WAKE COOK (1844-1926) Mountain Landscape 1880 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left: E. Wake Cook 80 33.5 x 46cm
92 JAMES ALFRED TURNER (1850-1908) The Cobb & Co. Coach 1891 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: J.A.Turner / 1891 31 x 61cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria $3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 81 Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 120 Private collection, Melbourne $10,000-15,000
89 ALBERT HENRY FULLWOOD (1863-1930) Boating Party oil on canvasboard initialled and dated illegibly lower right: AF _ 42.5 x 52.5cm
91 JAMES ALFRED TURNER (1850-1908) Landscape 1891 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left: J.A.Turner / 1891 53.5 x 73cm
93 B.E. MINNS (1864-1937) Still Life 1929 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: B.E.MINNS 1929 44.5 x 55cm
PROVENANCE: Christie’s, Melbourne, 24 November 1993, lot 205 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, NSW Thence by descent Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 247 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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88 94 CHARLES ROLANDO (1844-1893) Sheep Herding oil on canvas signed lower left: CRolando 101 x 58cm
95 CHARLES ROLANDO (1844-1893) The Swagman on Horseback oil on canvas signed lower right: CRolando 99 x 58cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
96 J.W. CURTIS (c.1839-1901) Pair of Murray River Landscapes oil on board (2) inscribed verso on one work: Murray River - Blacks Fishing same work signed verso: J W. Curtis 19 x 44cm each PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 121 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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97 J.H. SCHELTEMA (1861-1941) Horses oil on canvas signed lower right: J. H. Scheltema 49.5 x 75cm
100 VERA CUMMINGS (New Zealander, 1891-1949) Princess Te Puea Herangi oil on canvas signed and inscribed lower left: V. Cummings / copy 30 x 24cm
103 FREDERICK WILLIAM LEIST (1878-1945) The River Bank oil on board signed lower right: LEIST 28 x 37.5cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
PROVENANCE: Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne c.1991 Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
98 JANE R. PRICE (1860-1948) Bush Scene oil on board signed lower right: J.R. Price 23.5 x 18cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000 99 GIROLAMO NERLI (Italian, 1860-1926) Gathering Driftwood oil on canvas signed lower left: G. Nerli 45 x 65cm PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 17 April 1989, lot 149 Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
RELATED WORK: Princess Te Puea Herangi, oil on canvas, signed, 25 x 19.6cm, International Art Centre, Auckland, 26 July 2012, lot 7 $8,000-10,000 Viewing in Sydney 101 ELLIS ROWAN (1848-1922) Cyprus Vines watercolour and gouache on paper signed lower left: Ellis Rowan title inscribed verso 50 x 35cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500 102 BLAMIRE YOUNG (1862-1935) A Tasmanian Picture watercolour and gouache on paper signed lower right: BLAMIRE YOUNG inscribed verso: A TASMANIAN PICTURE/ DR G M GILLIES/ given to/ 1974 DR + MRS SHEPHERD 54 x 77cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
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104 JOHN PERCEVAL (1923-2000) (The Bridge at Gardiners Creek) c.1946 oil on canvas on board 41.5 x 51.5cm PROVENANCE: Dorothy de Burgh Perceval A gift from the above to Brenda Bradley c.1962 (hand written note from Brenda affixed verso, dated 4 Dec 1987) Christie’s, Sydney, 30 November 2004, lot 78 Private collection, Melbourne $10,000-15,000
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106 105 GUNTHER BASZEL (1902-1973) Portrait oil on canvas signed lower left: BASZEL 94 x 62cm
107 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Self Portrait with Plant 1953 pen and ink on paper signed lower right: BLACKMAN 30 x 35cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne 1953 (label verso) Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne 1998 Private collection, Melbourne
106 BILL COLEMAN (1922-1993) Two Dimensional Still Life oil on board signed lower left: Bill Coleman 31 x 39cm PROVENANCE: Kensington Gallery, South Australia, 1990 Private collection, California, USA EXHIBITIONS: Bill Coleman, Festival Exhibition, Kensington Gallery, South Australia, 4-31 March, 1990 $2,500-4,500
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109 ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968) (Biblical Scene) c.1958 tempera and gold leaf on wood panel signed lower right: R de Maistre artist’s name inscribed on frame verso unknown gallery labels verso 27.5 x 20.5cm PROVENANCE: The Collection of Carmel and Harry Crock AO, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: De Maistre had painted major religious works prior to the Second World War, but it was during the immediate post-war years that he produced his most important works including “Stations of the Cross” for Westminster Cathedral. A selection of Roy de Maistre’s “Stations of the Cross” paintings hang in Westminster Cathedral, London. $7,000-9,000
110 JUDY CASSAB (1920-2015) Flower 1959 oil on board signed and dated lower right: Cassab / 1959 62 x 47.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Brisbane Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 21 April 2008, lot 161 (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000 Viewing in Sydney 111 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) The Hour is Lost 1964 From a Poem by John Shaw Neilson mixed media collage on paper signed, titled, and dated on artist’s label affixed verso 75.5 x 55cm PROVENANCE: Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne Christie’s, Sydney, 30 November 2004, lot 73 Elder Fine Art, Adelaide, 7 August 2005, lot 75 Private collection, Perth EXHIBITIONS: Modern Australian Paintings, Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne, 11 - 31 July 2003, cat. no. 12 $5,000-7,000 112 § CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Window Shadow c.1964 mixed media on paper unsigned 73 x 55cm PROVENANCE: Lawson Menzies, Sydney, 28 September 2007, lot 252 Private collection, Sydney Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 21 March 2017, lot 6 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000 113 § GARRY SHEAD (born 1942) Ern Malley 2002 ink on paper titled, dated and signed lower right: Ern Malley 2002 Garry Shead 29 x 41.5cm PROVENANCE: Davidson Auctions, Sydney, 22 June 2014, lot 92 Private collection, Melbourne
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114 ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015) Head pastel on paper signed center right: DICKERSON 58 x 44.5cm PROVENANCE: Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne 1999 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Aspects of the Aubrey Gibson Collection, Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, 12 Nov - 20 Dec, 1998, cat. no. 10 $4,000-6,000
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119 115 § JAMES GLEESON (1915-2008) The Fate of Sinis oil on masonite signed lower right: Gleeson 19 x 15cm
117 § SOKQUON TRAN (born 1969) Untitled 2019 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: Sokquon 19 122 x 198.5cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 1 December 2015, lot 34 Private collection, Melbourne $2,200-3,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,500-5,500
116 ANTHONY VANDERZWEEP (born 1960) Bonnefoy 2017 bronze ed. 3/6 artist’s seal, date, and edition inscribed on base 35cm high (inclusive of base) PROVENANCE: The Artist Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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118 KEITH ALEXANDER (South African, 1946–1998) Near Sesriem c.1982 oil on canvas signed and inscribed lower right: Alexander 8_ inscribed on stretcher bar verso: 1327 NEAR SESRIEM 76.5 x 123cm PROVENANCE: Elizabeth White & Associates, Johannesburg, South Africa c.1985 (accompanied by a letter from Elizabeth to the owner dated 25 June 1985, and an accompanying booklet on the artist) Private collection, South Africa Thence by descent Private collection, Melbourne
OTHER NOTES: Keith Alexander first visited the Namib in the early 1980’s which provided him with the new impetus and direction he needed and was the catalyst for his resulting obsession with one of the most desolate places on earth. Namibia is harsh, stark and daunting yet possesses a quiet grandeur. Keith’s skillful play of light and shadow, of height and distance, renders the magnificence of the Namib scene on canvas where the camera perhaps cannot. $9,000-12,000 119 ROSS WATSON (born 1962) Scene Break 1988 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: Ross Watson 88 94 x 114.5cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the Artist Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: “In 1988 David Stevens directed a film called Always Afternoon, which was set in Australia during the First World War. He invited me to observe the making of it, and what captured my attention was the actors waiting off-set, relaxing in the sun, some sleeping, on a spectacularly beautiful coastline.” - The Artist $2,000-4,000
120 ROSS WATSON (born 1962) Tug o War Take One 1996 oil on board signed lower right: Watson signed and dated verso titled on label verso 146.5 x 119cm PROVENANCE: Acquired from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500 121 STEPHEN NOTHLING (born 1962) Untitled 2001 acrylic on canvas signed and dated lower right: ‘S Nothling 01’ 112 x 175cm PROVENANCE: Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500
122 § LOUISE TUCKWELL (born 1963) Good and Wicked Lights 2010 oil on canvas diptych signed and dated verso twice: Good and Wicked Lights / -10 / Louise Tuckwell 74.5 x 150cm (overall) $4,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney 123 § HARLEY MANIFOLD (born 1982) Under Stars, Aurora 2015 oil on canvas signed lower right: MANIFOLD titled and dated verso 86.5 x 130cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000 124 § MCLEAN EDWARDS (born 1972) Miss Succulent 2010 watercolour, gouache and collage on paper artist’s name inscribed verso 24 x 32cm
125 DAVID LARWILL (1956-2011) (Word Games) 1986 gouache on paper signed and dated lower right: David Larwill ‘86 76 x 115.5cm PROVENANCE: The Artist Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-6,000 Viewing in Sydney 126 RICHARD LARTER (1929-2014) Untitled (Colourful Woman) 1963 oil and mixed media on board initialled and dated lower centre: RL63 inscribed verso: To Gerstman/ Untitled (Colourful Woman) 120.5 x 80cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $8,000-10,000 Viewing in Sydney
PROVENANCE: Gift of the artist Private collection, Sydney Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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128 § TOMMY WATSON (born c.1935) Pukara 2014 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and cat. no. TW201405 123 x 152.5cm PROVENANCE: Yanda Aboriginal Art, Alice Springs Piermarq Art Advisory, Sydney (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne $20,000-25,000 Viewing in Sydney
129 NETTA LOOGATHA (born 1942) Secret Story Place on the Sweers Island 2006 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and cat. no. 974/ C / NL / 0306 Mornington Island Arts stamp verso 122 x 137cm PROVENANCE: Grant Pirrie Gallery, Sydney Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
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130 JON CAMPBELL (born 1961) Party 2005-6 plywood, acrylic and enamel paint 220 x 194cm (irregular) PROVENANCE: Corporate collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
131 HAZEL DOONEY (born 1978) Untitled 1998 high gloss enamel on canvas signed and dated upper left: HAZED 98 inscribed on canvas and stretcher bar verso with cat. no. #01964 148 x 105cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $6,000-8,000
132 ยง CRAIG COLE (born 1977) Exposed Aggregate #2 2012 oil on canvas 122 x 92cm PROVENANCE: Blender Studios, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
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133 RONE (born 1980) Untitled acrylic and aerosol on perspex 92 x 62cm PROVENANCE: Blender Studios, Melbourne 2001 Private collection, Victoria $5,000-7,000
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134 ยง CALLUM MORTON (born 1965) Eames Depot, Nevada 2001 archival pigment print title and date on label verso 59.5 x 83.5cm
135 GUO JIAN (Chinese, born 1962) Untitled 1999 acrylic on canvas signed and dated verso: Guo Jian / 1999 120 x 137cm
PROVENANCE: Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, California, 2002 Private collection, United States Menzies, Sydney, 30 November 2017, lot 163 Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
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136 § JASPER KNIGHT (born 1978) Double Trouble 2010 mixed media on board signed, titled and dated verso: JASPER KNIGHT/ “DOUBLE TROUBLE”/ 2010 120 x 90cm
137 § ZHONG CHEN (born 1969) Beijing Girl 2013 oil on linen signed and dated verso: zhong chen / 2013 titled on label verso 137 x 137cm
138 MINNIE PWERLE (1922-2006) Awelye - Atnwengerrp 2004 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Art Mob cat. no. AM2046/04 91 x 121cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE: Art Mob Pty Ltd, Hobart, 2005 Private collection, Victoria $3,000-5,000
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139 MINNIE PWERLE (1922-2006) Awelye 2004 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with Dacou Gallery cat. no. Dg04176 90 x 59cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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140 TOMMY SKEEN TJAKAMARRA (c.1930-2000) Initiation Ceremony at Tallapunda 1996 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 415/96 91 x 61cm
141 GEORGE RAFTOPOULOS (born 1972) Rouge le Glas 2006 mixed media on canvas signed lower right: George signed and titled verso 91 x 91cm
PROVENANCE: Hogarth Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,000
PROVENANCE: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
144 © Alan Jones/Copyright Agency 2020
142 GEORGE RAFTOPOULOS (born 1972) Untitled oil on canvas 181 x 181.5cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
143 § ALAN JONES (born 1977) Painting 94 2012 acrylic on canvas artist’s name, title and date inscribed verso: Alan Jones / 2012 / ‘Painting 94’ 122 x 90cm $3,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney
144 § ALAN JONES (born 1977) Self Portrait 2012 acrylic on canvas signed, dated and titled verso 116 x 98cm PROVENANCE: Watters Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000 Viewing in Sydney
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145 § JASPER KNIGHT (born 1978) Grey Goose 2 2014 acrylic on card signed and dated lower right: Knight 14 titled lower centre 151 x 100cm PROVENANCE: Harvey Galleries, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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146 RICHARD DUNLOP (born 1960) Untitled 2006 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Dunlop 06 152 x 152cm
147 ESTHER ERLICH (born 1955) 4th Position from the Pivot Series acrylic on canvas signed lower right: Esther 167 x 76cm
PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE: Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne, 2000 (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
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148 DAVID BROMLEY (born 1960) Rebecca oil on canvas with gold leaf signed lower right: BROMLEY 152 x 122cm
149 § ANWEN KEELING (born 1971) The Radiance 2007 oil on canvas signed lower right: KEELING 91 x 137cm
PROVENANCE: Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne 2003 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Liverpool St Gallery, Sydney, 2009 Private collection, Sydney Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 21 November 2013, lot 179 Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-4,500
150 § DEIDRE BUT-HUSAIM (born 1959) Guinevere 2010 oil on linen signed, titled and dated verso: ‘Guinevere’/ Deidre But-Husain/ 2010 152 x 112cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
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161 151 § DEIDRE BUT-HUSAIM (born 1959) I Held His Hand, But I Don’t Hold It Now 2007 oil on linen signed, titled and dated verso: I held his hand / but I don’t hold it now / 2007 / Deidre But-Husain 168 x 111.5cm PROVENANCE: Helen Gory Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Sydney Bonhams, Sydney, 22 August 2011, lot 41 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Beauty Marks, Helen Gory Gallery, Melbourne, 1-24 November 2007 $3,000-4,000 152 DAVID BROMLEY (born 1960) Girl with Hat acrylic and gold leaf on canvas signed lower left: BROMLEY 150 x 120cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,800-3,800
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153 § SOKQUON TRAN (born 1969) Untitled 2016 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: Sokquon 16 125.5 x 135cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000 154 FIONA MCMONAGLE (born 1977) Two Heads Are Better Than 1. 2003 watercolour on paper signed, dated and inscribed verso: ‘Two heads are better than 1. 2’ / Fiona McMonagle / 2003 120 x 89cm PROVENANCE: Crossley and Scott, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
155 FIONA MCMONAGLE (born 1977) Keith 2003 watercolour on paper 120 x 89cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000 156 HADYN WILSON (born 1955) She Marked Her Desire Through Distance oil on board 105 x 89cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: Hadyn Wilson, Sentient Matters, UTS Gallery University of Technology, Sydney, June 2000 cat. no.14 $2,000-3,000
160 157 HERMAN PEKEL (born 1956) Nylex Building oil on canvas signed lower left: PEKEL 90 x 150cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000 158 DONALD FRIEND (1915-1989) Studies of Boy Reading, Hill End 1950 ink, wash, and white chalk on paper signed, titled and dated lower right: Donald Friend ‘50/ Hill End/ studies of boy reading. 31 x 48cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
159 ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015) Thoughtful pastel on paper signed lower right: DICKERSON title inscribed on hand-written label verso 75 x 54.5cm PROVENANCE: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 160 JACQUELINE HICK (1919-2004) Still Life oil on board signed lower right: HICK 59 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
161 WILLIAM BOISSEVAIN (born 1927) Ibis 1982 oil on board signed and dated lower right: W. BOISSEVAIN ‘82 87.5 x 109cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000 162 GEOFFREY DYER (born 1947) Queenstown 1986 ink and gouache on paper signed lower right: G Dyer signed and dated verso 71 x 101cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
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163 ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015) Scarlet pastel on paper signed lower right: DICKERSON titled on label verso 38 x 27cm
165 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Thumbelina ceramic and oil on board signed lower right: BLACKMAN titled on gallery label verso 21 x 16cm
PROVENANCE: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
164 DAVID BOYD (1924-2011) (Child with Fruit) oil on board signed lower right: David Boyd 22 x 15.5cm
166 JOHN PERCEVAL (1923-2000) (Butterfly Performance) 1981 mixed media on paper signed and dated lower left: ‘81/Perceval 37 x 49cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
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167 JOHN PERCEVAL (1923-2000) Artist’s Palette oil on wooden artist’s palette signed lower right: Perceval inscribed verso with: 60’s palette - John Perceval / Gift from the artist to Fay Meares 24.5 x 42cm (irregular) PROVENANCE: Collection of Fay Meares Private collection, Queensland Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000 168 § DAVID BOYD (1924-2011) Sharing II oil on board artist’s name, title and date inscribed verso 15.5 x 18.5cm PROVENANCE: Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso) Private collection, Brisbane Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 5 June 2018, lot 241 Private collection, Melbourne $2,800-3,500
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169 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) Riverbend Series 1982 photolithographs (9) each editioned 71/99 editioned and signed below image 75 x 59cm PROVENANCE: Sir Sidney Nolan By inheritance to his widow, Lady Nolan The Estate of Lady Nolan, UK $4,000-5,000 170 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1992) River Kuei Series c.1982 photolithograph (9) each editioned 56/99 75 x 59cm PROVENANCE: Sir Sidney Nolan By inheritance to his widow, Lady Nolan The Estate of Lady Nolan, UK $1,800-2,500
171 GEOFFREY DYER (born 1947) Untitled (From The Koonya Bluff Series) watercolour and gouache on paper laid on board signed lower right: GDyer 63 x 102cm
173 BILL COLEMAN (1922-1993) Seated Nude c.1949 oil on cardboard signed lower left: Bill Coleman 46.5 x 38.5cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria $1,800-2,800
PROVENANCE: Gallery 554, Melbourne, 1988 Private collection, California, USA $2,000-2,500
172 HERMAN PEKEL (born 1956) Yarra Valley gouache on paper signed lower right: PEKEL 64 x 92cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
174 CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990) Landscape oil on board signed lower right: Clifton 60 x 90.5cm PROVENANCE: The Artist Thence by descent Private collection, Victoria $5,000-7,000
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175 VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Silence oil on board signed lower right: F. V LAHEY titled verso 64 x 55cm
176 ERNEST BUCKMASTER (1897-1968) A Fleeting Gleam, Seville Victoria oil on canvas signed lower left: E. Buckmaster signed and titled on stretcher bar verso 74 x 84cm
177 ยง HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968) The Shed in the Valley c.1907 pencil on paper unsigned authenticated by David H. Heysen (label verso) 25 x 33cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 29 November 2016, lot 17 Private collection, Melbourne $1,200-1,800
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178 ยง SYDNEY LONG (1871-1955) Tavistock 1910 watercolour and gouache on paper signed, titled and dated lower right: SID LONG / Tavistock 1910 28 x 35cm
179 ยง HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968) Venice 1902 watercolour on paper signed, titled, and dated lower right: H. HEYSEN/ VENICE/ 1902 24.5 x 35cm
PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 5 June 2018, lot 140 Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE: Theodore Bruce Auctions, Sydney, 14 July 2019, lot 173 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
180 WILL LONGSTAFF (1879-1953) The Cenotaph London watercolour on paper signed lower left: Longstaff 17 x 17cm PROVENANCE: The Ian Grant Collection Thence by descent Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 24 May 1978, lot 660 Private collection, Melbourne $1,000-1,500
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181 CHARLES BRYANT (1883-1939) Concarneau, France oil on board signed lower right: CHARLES BRYANT titled on unknown gallery label verso 45 x 56cm
182 CHARLES BRYANT (1883-1939) The River Seine oil on board signed lower right: CHARLES BRYANT titled verso 45 x 56cm
PROVENANCE: Christie’s, Sydney, 18 August 1993, lot 715 Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Christie’s, Sydney, 18 August 1993, lot 859 Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000
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183 PERCY LEASON (1889-1959) Nude Study oil on canvas unsigned accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Peter Perry 100 x 75cm PROVENANCE: The Artist’s Studio Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
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184 ARTHUR JAMES BURGESS (1879-1957) Port Scene oil on canvas signed lower right: ARTHUR J BURGESS 78 x 103.5cm
185 RUBERY BENNETT (1893-1987) Robertson, Afternoon c.1948 oil on canvas signed lower left: RUBERY BENNETT 34.5 x 42.5cm
186 ALAN T. BERNALDO (1908-1988) Gathering Hay watercolour on paper signed lower left: Allan. T. / Bernaldo 46 x 56cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
PROVENANCE: Acquired from the artist Private collection, Melbourne Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 28 August 2002, lot 2 Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,200-1,800
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187 ERNEST BUCKMASTER (1897-1968) Rhododendrons oil on canvas signed lower right: E. Buckmaster 65 x 52cm
188 ERNEST BUCKMASTER (1897-1968) Still Life 1963 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: 1963 E. Buckmaster 81 x 61cm
189 ERNEST BUCKMASTER (1897-1968) Landscape oil on canvas laid on masonite signed lower right: EBuckmaster 67 x 93cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Victoria $3,500-4,500
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
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190 INA GREGORY (1874-1964) The Garden oil on canvas signed lower right: Ina Gregory hand-written artist’s labels attached verso 40 x 50.5cm
192 VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Landscape with Cows oil on board signed lower right: F. V. LAHEY 36 x 53cm
194 ERNEST BUCKMASTER (1897-1968) Landscape oil on canvasboard signed lower left: EBuckmaster 70 x 98cm
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,200-1,800
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
191 HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951) Victorian Landscape oil on canvasboard signed lower right: HS POWER 32.5 x 39cm
193 § CHARLES WHEELER (1881-1977) Summer Pastoral with Sheep and Blue Gum oil on plywood signed lower right: C. Wheeler 29 x 39.5cm
PROVENANCE: Estate of the Artist Thence by descent Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne 2003 Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
PROVENANCE: Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (label verso) Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 26 July 2015, lot 161 Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
195 MAX MIDDLETON (1922-2013) Studio Nude 1995 oil on canvas signed lower left: Max Middleton 60 x 101cm PROVENANCE: Estate of the Artist $4,000-6,000
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196 LUDMILLA MEILERTS (1908-1998) Floral Still Life oil on canvas signed lower left: L. Meilerts 75 x 59cm
198 DOROTHY BRAUND (1926-2013) Family At The Beach watercolour unsigned 27 x 20cm
200 JOHN HOWLEY (born 1931) Untitled Abstract 1991 oil and mixed media on canvas signed and dated lower right: Howley 91 121.5 x 152cm
PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist’s studio Private collection, Victoria $3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: Corporate collection, Melbourne $1,200-1,800
197 JEAN MASSON (French, 1900-1988) Tahiti 1961 oil on paper on board signed and dated lower right: J. MASSON/ 1961 43 x 58cm
199 BARBARA BRASH (1925-1998) Flowers mixed media on glass signed and titled verso: Barbara / Brash / Flowers (35gns) 45 x 31cm $1,200-1,800
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,800-2,800
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201 DENISE GREEN (born 1946) New York Abstraction 1990 mixed media on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: DENISE / GREEN / NEW YORK / ABSTRACTION / 1990 121 x 121cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
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202 JOHN PEART (born 1945) Sounding II 1995 oil and mixed media on canvas triptych each panel signed, titled and dated verso: John Peart / SOUNDING II / 1995 285 x 396cm (overall) PROVENANCE: Commissioned directly from the artist for BHP House, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne $12,000-16,000
203 § MAGGIE MAJOR NAMPITJINPA (born 1977) Itilangi Tjukurrpa acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and Papunya Tjupi Arts cat. no. 680-10 152 x 91.5cm
204 § GEORGE TJUNGURRAYI (born c.1947) Mamult Tjukunga 2004 acrylic on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and cat. no.’s GT200410 and FG. 04223GT 151 x 182cm
PROVENANCE: Papunya Tjupi Arts, Alice Springs 2010 (accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,000
PROVENANCE: Yanda Aboriginal Art, Northern Territory Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne The Sonia Heitlinger Collection, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 28 Feb 2018, lot 27 Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
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207 © Gabriella Possum Nungarrayi/Copyright Agency 2020
205 PEGLEG TJAMPITJINPA (1920-2006) Tingari Cycle acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with cat. no. ASAAEA03 120 x 90cm PROVENANCE: Aranda Aboriginal Art, Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500
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206 BEYULA PUNTUNGKA NAPANANGKA (born 1966) Kalinykalinypa (Honey Grevillea) acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name, title and Papunya Tjupi Arts cat. no. 943-11 122 x 91cm PROVENANCE: Mossensen Galleries, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne $1,400-2,000
207 GABRIELLA POSSUM NUNGARRAYI (born 1967) Grandmothers Country 2018 acrylic on Belgian linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and cat no. 18289 146 x 100cm PROVENANCE: Adam Knight Fine Art, Victoria (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity) Private collection, Victoria $4,000-6,000
207A NANCY NANNINURRA NAPANANGKA (born c.1936) Yandiwarra 2003 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 1289/03 120 x 40cm PROVENANCE: Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia 2003 (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity) Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne 2004 Private collection, Melbourne $1,000-1,500 208 § KATHLEEN PETYARRE (c.1940-2018) Mountain Devil 1995 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 95D002 152 x 91.5cm PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, The Thomas Vroom Collection, Melbourne, 26 Febuary 2017, lot 202 Private collection, Melbourne $1,800-2,800 209 KATHLEEN PETYARRE (c.1940-2018) Untitled 2004 acrylic on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Gallerie Australis cat. no. GAKP04002435 183 x 122cm PROVENANCE: Gallerie Australis, Adelaide The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands $3,500-5,500 210 DEAN HOME (born 1961) Beginning of Time 1992 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Dean Home ‘92 titled and dated verso 180 x 215cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
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211 JOHN ROBINSON (born 1929) Transition Zone 1994 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Robinson 94 titled verso 137 x 167cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000 212 MARIKA BORLASE (born 1967) Untitled mixed media on board 118 x 178cm PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the Artist $2,000-4,000 213 MARIKA BORLASE (born 1967) The Connoisseur 2005 mixed media on canvas signed and titled verso: Marika Borlase / The Connoisseur 135 x 135cm PROVENANCE: Eva Breuer Art Dealer, NSW (label verso) Acquired directly from the Artist $1,500-2,500
214 § DAVID BROMLEY (born 1960) Piggyback in Front of the Lighthouse oil on canvas signed lower left: BROMLEY 151 x 180cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 15 September 2015, lot 127 Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-6,000 215 PASQUALE GIARDINO (born 1961) Sydney Ferries oil on canvas signed lower right: Pasquale 122 x 152.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $2,000-4,000 216 CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Jack in the Box 2002 watercolour and pen on paper signed and dated lower left: BLACKMAN 2002 titled lower right 70.5 x 50.5cm
217 § CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018) Untitled (Deludere a Trieste) ink on paper signed lower left: BLACKMAN titled upper left 48 x 73cm PROVENANCE: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, The Charles Blackman Fundraising Auction, 1 April 2014, lot 280 Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 5 June 2018, lot 192A Private collection, Melbourne $2,200-3,200 218 § BRUCE EARLES (born 1953) Path of Leisure 2019 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Bruce Earles ‘19 122 x 150cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-4,500
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
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ARTIST INDEX AFFANDI 25
FANTAUZZO, VINCENT
67
NAPANANGKA, BEYULA PUNTUNGKA
ALEXANDER, KEITH
FIRTH-SMITH, JOHN
60
NAPANANGKA, NANCY NANNINURRA
118
APUATIMI, JEAN BAPTISTE
72, 73, 74
FRIEND, DONALD
ARMSTRONG, BRUCE
29
FULLWOOD, ALBERT HENRY
BAIRD, JOHN
31
GIARDINO, PASQUALE
64
GLADWELL, SHAUN
BARTON, DEL KATHRYN BASZEL, GUNTHER
105
GLEESON, JAMES
BENNETT, RUBERY
185
GLEGHORN, THOMAS
186
GRAHAM, ANNE MARIE
BERNALDO, ALAN T. BLACKMAN, CHARLES BOISSEVAIN, WILLIAM BORLASE, MARIKA
17, 54, 107, 111, 112, 165, 216, 217 161 212, 213
18, 158 89 215 66 115
GREEN, DENISE GREGORY, INA
NERLI, GIROLAMO
99
NOBLE, JILL NOLAN, SIDNEY
37 12, 44, 48, 53, 169, 170
NOTHLING, STEPHEN NUNGARRAYI POSSUM, GABRIELLA
46
OLSEN, JOHN
39
PEART, JOHN
201
PEKEL, HERMAN
190
PERCEVAL, JOHN
GRITTEN, HENRY
84, 86
PETYARRE, KATHLEEN
HART, PRO
15, 47
POWER, HAROLD SEPTIMUS
207 19, 26 202 157, 172 104, 166, 167 208, 209 4, 191
38
HEYSEN, HANS
BOYD, JAMIE
40
HICK, JACQUELINE
160
PUGH, CLIFTON
43, 174
BOYD, DAVID
164, 168
BRAUND, DOROTHY BRIDGEWATER, ROBERT BROMLEY, DAVID BROWNE, ANDREW BRYANT, CHARLES BUCKMASTER, ERNEST
HOME, DEAN
210
PWERLE, MINNIE
138, 139
HOWLEY, JOHN
200
RAFTOPOULOS, GEORGE
141, 142
20, 55, 198
JACK, KENNETH
24, 49
127 148, 152, 214 65 181, 182 176, 187, 188, 189, 194 69
BUNNY, RUPERT
9
BUT-HUSAIM, DEIDRE BYRNE, SAM
184 150, 151 42
JIAN, GUO JONES, ALAN
135 143, 144
RAPOTEC, STANISLAUS ROBERTS, TOM ROBINSON, JOHN
KAISER, PETER
57
ROCHE, GRAEME
KARADADA, LILY
71
ROLANDO, CHARLES
KEELING, ANWEN
149
KEMP, ROGER
56
KLIPPEL, ROBERT
27, 28
KNGWARREYE, EMILY KAME KNIGHT, JASPER LAHEY, VIDA
77 136, 145 1, 175, 192
ROSE, HERBERT ROWAN, ELLIS SAINTHILL, LOUDON SAWREY, HUGH SCHELTEMA, J.H.
130
LARTER, RICHARD
126
SCHULMAN, LEON
CASSAB, JUDY
110
LARWILL, DAVID
125
SENBERGS, JAN
CHEN, ZHONG
62, 137
63
SHEAD, GARRY
87
STEELL, DAVID GEORGE
132
COLEMAN, BILL
21, 52, 106, 108, 173
COOK, E. WAKE CROOKE, RAY CUMMINGS, VERA
LEACH, SAM LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAM
11
LINDSAY, LIONEL
205
100
5
TJAMPITJINPA, PEGLEG
LONG, SYDNEY
178
TJUNGURRAYI, GEORGE
180
TRAN, SOKQUON
129
TROYON, CONSTANT
MACLEOD, EUAN
109 16, 50, 114, 159, 163
32, 61 123
TURNER, JAMES ALFRED
MASSON, JEAN
197
TWIGG, JULIAN
131
MCMONAGLE, FIONA
45
MEILERTS, LUDMILLA
196
VANDERZWEEP, ANTHONY
MIDDLETON, MAX
195
WATSON, ROSS
146 162, 171
154, 155
MINNS, B.E. MORTON, CALLUM
EARLES, BRUCE
MURILLO, AFTER BARTOLOME ESTEBAN NAMPITJINPA, INYUWA
218 68, 124
93
204 117, 153 85 122 91, 92 36 58, 59 116 119, 120 128
WHEELER, CHARLES
193
81
WILSON, HADYN
156
79
WITHERS, WALTER
7
203
YOUNG, BLAMIRE
2, 102
NAMPITJINPA, MAGGIE MAJOR
EISEMAN, JON
33
NANGALA, TATALI
76
ERLICH, ESTHER
147
NAPANANGKA, WALANGKURA
75
NAPANANGKA, MAKINTI
78
82
USHIO, KEIZO
70
WATSON, TOMMY
134
14
66
TUCKWELL, LOUISE
MANIFOLD, HARLEY
E.L.K. 34
ETTY, WILLIAM
88 140
LOOGATHA, NETTA
EGAN, MELISSA
30 13, 113
TJAKAMARRA SKEEN, TOMMY
80
EDWARDS, MCLEAN
83
103
22
DYER, GEOFFREY
23 6, 97
LEIST, FREDERICK WILLIAM
DE ANDREIS, ALEX
DUNLOP, RICHARD
51
90
DAWS, LAWRENCE
DRYSDALE, RUSSELL
3 101
THANCOUPIE, GLORIA FLETCHER
LONGSTAFF, WILL
DOONEY, HAZEL
35 94, 95
183
96
DICKERSON, ROBERT
8 211
LEASON, PERCY
CURTIS, J.W.
DE MAISTRE, ROY
41
RONE 133
CAMPBELL, JON
COLE, CRAIG
98
199
BUDGE, KIRSTY BURGESS, ARTHUR JAMES
PRICE, JANE R.
121
BOWEN, DEAN
BRASH, BARBARA
10, 177, 179
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The buyer’s premium is reflected by a reduction in the Seller’s Commission and is a common practice throughout Australia and overseas. Property subject to the Artist Resale Royalty Lots with the § sign will be subject to payment of the Artist Resale Royalty in the event that the lot is sold for a hammer price of $1,000 or more. The Australian Resale Royalty is a flat rate of 5 percent (5%) levy on the hammer price (including GST). The Australian Resale Royalty is payable by the buyer in addition to the buyer’s premium plus applicable GST. Damage Any viewer who damages a Lot will be held liable for all damage caused and shall reimburse Leonard Joel for all costs and expenses relating to rectification of such damage.
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act). Buyers should be aware of the PMCH Act which protects Australia’s heritage of movable cultural objects and supports foreign countries’ right to protect their heritage of movable cultural objects. The PMCH Act regulates the export of nationally significant heritage objects, it is not intended to restrict normal and legitimate trade in cultural property, and does not affect an individual’s right to own or sell objects, within Australia. The PMCH Act was enacted in response to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. It is the responsibility of the Buyer to ensure that the export of any lots purchased are not subject to, or in breach of, this Act.
Information about the PMCH Act, the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 1987 and the 1970 UNESCO Convention, can be found on the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website at: http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/movable/index.html Exporting Significant Australian Cultural Heritage The export of Australia’s significant cultural heritage is regulated under the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act.) It is not intended to restrict normal and legitimate trade in cultural property and does not affect an individual’s right to own or sell within Australia. The PMCH Act implements a system of export permits for certain heritage objects defined as ‘Australian protected objects’. More information is available on the Department of the Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts’ website: http://www.arts.gov.au/movable_heritage Enquiries can be made to the Cultural Property Section at the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, phone 02 6274 1810 or email movable.heritage@environment.gov.au CITES Regulations It is the buyer’s sole responsibility to comply with all export and import regulations relating to your purchases and also to obtain any relevant export and/or import licences. The refusal of any import or export licences, any delay in obtaining such licences or any limitation on your ability to export a lot shall not permit the cancellation of the sale. Please note that all lots marked with the symbol * are subject to CITES regulations when exporting these items outside of Australia. Information about these regulations may be found at www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/cites/index. html or may be requested from: The Director International Wildlife Trade Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Recommended carrier for this auction International Art Services 03-9329 6262 Melbourne to Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast (and stops in between). TRANSART- Specialist Art Transporters Local Melbourne Please contact Matt or Ben Foster for a competitive quote. P: 0417 103 494 E: info@transartaustralia.com W: www.transartaustralia.com Collection and Storage: All lots must be collected no later than two days after the auction by 4pm. All uncollected items will be removed to third party storage at the purchaser’s expense.
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The Thursday Auction Anthony Riepsamen, Manager FURNITURE Nick Bastiras, Manager David Price, Assistant Jacob Clarke, Assistant JEWELLERY Bethany McGougan F.G.A.A., BA Hons, MSc, Manager Maria Walker F.G.A.A., Specialist ART SALON Hannah Ryan, Manager Ella Perrottet BFA, Assistant OBJECTS & COLLECTABLES Rebecca Stormant , Assistant
MANAGING DIRECTOR & HEAD OF COLLECTIONS John Albrecht BA LLB MBA
Leonard Joel Specialists FINE ART Olivia Fuller BArtTh, Head of Department Lucy Foster EMA, Specialist Summer Masters BDes Hons, Administrator INDIGENOUS ART Olivia Fuller BArtTh, Head of Department DECORATIVE ARTS Chiara Curcio BA, Head of Department Hamish Clark, Head of Sydney Dominic Kavanagh MFA, Specialist Trevor Fleming BA, Consultant, Japanese Art Carl Wantrup, Consultant, Asian Art JEWELLERY Julie Foster F.G.A.A., Dip. Dt., Head of Department John D’Agata F.G.A.A., Associate Head of Department Bethany McGougan F.G.A.A., BA Hons, MSc, Manager Maria Walker F.G.A.A., Specialist Catherine Barnett BA, F.G.A., D.G.A., Sydney Specialist Hannah Grace-McIntyre BFA, Administrator Mary Kenny BA, Dip. Ed., Consultant Henrietta Maiyah, Consultant MODERN DESIGN Anna Grassham BA Contemporary Arts, Head of Department COLLECTABLES Rebecca Stormant , Assistant LUXURY Bethany McGougan F.G.A.A., BA Hons, MSc, Manager PRINTS Hannah Ryan, Art Salon Manager Ella Perrottet BFA, Assistant
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VALUATIONS Caroline Tickner BA Hons, F.G.A.A., Head of Department
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29 BRUCE ARMSTRONG (born 1957) House 2001 mixed media on paper initialled and dated lower right 75 x 55.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne $1,500-2,500
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