Fine Art
19.03.2024, 6pm
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lot 37
RUSTY PETERS (C.1935-2020) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Grandfather’s Tree 2002 (detail) natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on linen, diptych 122 x 270cm (overall); 122 x 135cm (each)
$10,000-15,000 © Rusty Peters/Copyright Agency, 2024
Fine Art
Very occasionally I’m asked to write a catalogue introduction, I’ll confess that I find this task the most challenging when it comes to our Fine Art catalogues. What to write about that may be of value, and how to write given I am an art enthusiast but not an art historian? These are the questions that challenge me. I’ll begin with the least daunting task and warmly welcome you to our first Fine Art auction in 2024 and the first that will be exhibited in our state-of-the-art gallery within our new salerooms in Hawthorn.
It is one thing to view a work of art in print, another to view it on a digital device, but nothing compares to the experience of viewing art in the flesh. For me, the scale and presence of a work are the two elements that I find the most impactful when I shift from gazing at a computer screen to being in the room with a work of art. It is this experience, this delight, that I look forward to all our visitors experiencing when they decide that seeing something in print or online draws them into our new gallery spaces for a more personal art encounter.
A Leonard Joel art auction is really a culmination of a collaborative curation between all our Art Specialists, who are endlessly and passionately allocating and curating works into the most suitable exhibition environments. Composition, rarity, origin, medium, period and history are just some of the concepts and questions they continually discuss amongst themselves as works are selected, reviewed and agreed upon.
As it’s my introduction, I’ll remark on what has piqued my interest; sure in the knowledge that what I have chosen is what our Fine Art team has identified as having the credibility to be included in our first Fine Art auction in Hawthorn. These are the works I will go to first, when the auction viewing opens and I’m with this catalogue. Admittedly, this list will change over time, as it inevitably does.
At the viewing, I will continue to marvel at the composition of William Dargie’s Before the Mirror (Lot 17) while in Clarice Beckett’s The Red Drive (Lot 5), I will wonder if this is her Meldrumesque response to a Streeton or Roberts high-summer work. I won’t be embarrassed to enjoy the prettiness of the pointillism that informs Arthur Baker-Clack’s French Farmhouse (Lot 56). With Wakelin’s At the Boat (Lot 66), a work of a family by the waterside, I will continue to speculate as to what could have been if he had turned his eye more to the interior than the exterior; our own Edward Hopper perhaps? I will ponder the unlikely family portrait, Family TV Viewing (Lot 126) by Kenneth Jack, a curious blend of sombre, modern domesticity. This is how I think about our Fine Art auctions, this is how I’m drawn to works and I’m thrilled that now all our collectors can experience and enjoy art in our new gallery spaces within our Melbourne salerooms.
john albrecht chairman & head of important collections lot 31 PETER SMETS (BORN 1962) Lift Me Up oil on canvas signed lower right: Peter Smets 180 x 140cm $25,000-30,000Tapestry of Night 1966
oil on canvas signed lower right: Coburn artist’s name, title and date inscribed verso 91 x 76cm
provenance
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane (label verso) Private collection, Queensland $25,000-35,000
Delirium Stage III 1990 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: ‘Delirium’ Stage III/ Philip Wolfhagen 1990 126 x 105cm
provenance
Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
exhibitions
The Stages of a Delirium, Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney, 9 October - 3 November 1990
$10,000-15,000
1 © John Coburn/Copyright Agency, 2024 1 JOHN COBURN (1925-2006) 2 PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (BORN 1963)provenance
The Artist Private collection, Queensland $10,000-15,000
Across the Water 2010 oil on linen initialled and dated lower right: a McK 10 signed, titled and dated verso 122 x 153cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $24,000-30,000
3 PETER SMETS (BORN 1962) Water Main oil on canvas signed lower right: Peter Smets 75 x 90cm 2 © Philip Wolfhagen/Copyright Agency, 2024 4 ALEXANDER MCKENZIE (BORN 1971)Clarice Beckett
Clarice Beckett stands as one of the foremost artists from the interwar period in Australia, arguably the most significant modern Australian female artist of the 20th century. Beckett symbolises the overlooked female painter who, after being brought out of obscurity, is finally receiving the recognition she deserves.
In a remarkable encounter with Australian art history, Dr. Rosalind Hollinrake stumbled upon a striking painting signed “C. Beckett”. It would be five years before she uncovered the identity of this very talented artist who had deeply moved her. It took many more years before Hollinrake rescued Clarice’s neglected artworks from a shed in Victoria during the 1960s, many with irreparable damage. This marked the beginning of a revival in the career of one of Australia’s finest tonalist painters and a shift in the Australian art scene, leading to the long overdue acknowledgement of numerous women artists.
Clarice Beckett’s paintings beautifully capture the tranquility and enchantment of the Australian landscape. Employing what appears to be a minimalist technique, Clarice adeptly evokes the atmospheric interplay of light and shadow. Through her use of shifting and dissolving hues, she conveys the mood or essence of a fleeting natural moment rather than a static portrayal.
In ‘The Red Drive’, she skillfully crafted a rich palette comprising creamy yellows, gentle auburns, and blues. The melding of sky and landscape forms a radiant spectrum of colours, vividly portraying the tranquility of the expansive scenery.
hannah ryan art specialist
“To give a sincere and truthful representation of a portion of the beauty of Nature, and to show the charm of light and shade, which I try to give forth in correct tones so as to give as nearly as possible an exact illusion of reality.”1
clarice beckett, 1923
Evening on the Harbour 1920 oil on canvas on board signed and dated lower left: E GRUNER / 1920 29 x 37cm
provenance
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 22 July 1987, lot 60 (titled Sydney Harbour Mist)
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 22 April 1996, lot 109 Private collection, Sydney $25,000-35,000
Foothills, Southern France 1920 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower left: John P. Russell/ 20 26.5 x 37.5cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 101 Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
In an Old Garden 1899 oil on canvas signature incised and dated lower left: H HEYSEN/ ‘99 55 x 40cm
provenance
Private collection, Tasmania
exhibitions
Adelaide South Australian Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, July 1899, cat. no. 100 $25,000-35,000
8 HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968) 6 ELIOTH GRUNER (1882-1939)Harold Septimus Power
We are honoured to present a remarkable work from the eminent war artist, Harold Septimus Power. The compelling subject of the painting ‘(Soldiers with Cart over the Hill)’, and Power’s distinctive style, offers a window into a pivotal era of history and art.
Born in 1877, Harold Septimus Power’s journey as an artist took a profound turn with the outbreak of World War I. Well known for his majestic depictions of horses, Power brought this skill and passion to his war art, creating images that captured the raw power and tragic beauty of these animals amidst the chaos of war. The artist’s work as an official war artist for the Australian Government allowed him to witness the front lines, capturing scenes with authenticity and a profound sense of immediacy.
Power’s war paintings are distinguished by their realism and attention to detail. The painting ‘(Soldiers with Cart over the Hill),’ is an emotive representation of war, featuring soldiers on horses pulling a cart, in what can be presumed as a battlefield scenario. Power’s ability to infuse life and motion into his equine subjects stands as a testament to his exceptional skill and deep understanding of these animals and their movements. In this work, the horses are not mere background figures; they are dynamic participants in the scene he portrays, encapsulating the emotional and physical strains of war.
This painting is not just an artistic creation, it is a historical document of the war. Power’s works provide invaluable insights into the significant role of horses in World War I, highlighting their contribution and the bond they shared with the soldiers. The use of light, colour, and composition in this painting and the loose brushstrokes, reflects the dramatic intensity and emotional gravity of the war.
amanda north art specialist
provenance
9 HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951) (Soldiers with Cart over the Hill) oil on canvas laid on wooden panel signed lower right: H.S.POWER 36.5 x 61.5cm The Collection of Andrew Ernest Anderson Thence by descentRosa Bonheur
The French realist painter Rosa Bonheur is one of the most accomplished animalière of the nineteenth century. Bonheur’s dedication to the naturalistic and anatomically precise portrayal of animals sets her apart in an era that had few comparisons. Her works reflect a combination of direct observation and a deep understanding of her subjects, standing as a testament to her talent in capturing not only the anatomy but also the essence of equine subjects.
The painting ‘A Grey Breton Draft Horse’ is a fine example of her ability to depict the nobility and strength of a working horse. With meticulous brushwork and subtle tonality, Bonheur highlights her intimate knowledge of equine form, presenting the drafthorse’s robust build and serene temperament.
‘Tethered Pony’, offers a contrast in both colour and mood. The warm hues and the darker palette evoke a sense of intimacy and perhaps a narrative of the pony’s quiet contemplation. The tether, a simple but poignant detail, suggests not only the physical state of being bound but also hints at a deeper, emotive state of restraint. This work, whilst less detailed, is no less significant in demonstrating Bonheur’s skill in rendering the texture of the pony’s coat and the lifelike portrayal of its stance.
Bonheur’s works are praised not only for their technical excellence but also for their emotive power and focus on working animals, opposed to the representation of riding horses or war horses more commonly illustrated at the time. These paintings invite viewers to contemplate the natural world and its beings, a hallmark of Bonheur’s artistic philosophy.
Her commitment to portraying animals in their most truthful state earned her international acclaim, with ‘The Horse Fair’ being one of her most celebrated artworks, which is now held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To depict her subject most accurately, Bonheur regularly went to the horse market dressed as a man in trousers to sketch her subject matter, as women were not allowed to visit the market.
Collectors now have the opportunity to own a piece of Bonheur’s celebrated career. These works which have never been seen on the Australian market are a fitting tribute to Bonheur’s legacy, encapsulating her respect for animals and her mastery of painting.
amanda north art specialist
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provenance
Christie’s, London, 23 January 2008, lot 260
Private collection, Melbourne $22,000-26,000
11
provenance
Christie’s, London, 23 January 2008, lot 65
Private collection, Melbourne
ROSA BONHEUR (FRENCH, 1822-1899) A Grey Breton Draft Horse (Un Cheval Breton) oil on canvas stamp signed lower right: Rosa BonheuR artist’s seal on stretcher bar verso 36.5 x 46.5 cm ROSA BONHEUR (FRENCH, 1822-1899) Tethered Pony oil on canvas signed lower left: Rosa BonheuR artist’s seal on stretcher bar verso 76 x 96cmprovenance
Private collection, Tasmania
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 November 2000, lot 118
provenance
The Artist
Thence by descent
Christie’s, Melbourne, 3 May 1988, lot 111
Private collection, Tasmania $18,000-24,000
12 HAROLD SEPTIMUS POWER (1878-1951) The Stag Hunt oil on board signed lower right: H.S.POWER 37 x 28cm $5,000-7,00015
HAUGHTON FORREST (1826-1925)
Lake St. Clair, Tasmania 1892 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: HForrest/ 1892 54 x 88cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 9 May 1989, lot 288 Private collection, Tasmania $15,000-20,000
16
HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968)
The Murray at Red Cliffs watercolour on paper signed lower right: HANS HEYSEN 31 x 39cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
17
WILLIAM DARGIE (1912-2003)
Before the Mirror 1935
oil canvas laid on board signed upper left: Dargie
71.5 x 55.5cm
provenance
Eastgate Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Sir William Dargie, Selected Works 1931-1995, Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne, 25 June - 15 July 1995, cat. no. 3
$6,000-8,000
18 ALBERT TUCKER (1914-1999)
Parrots c.1980
synthetic polymer paint on board signed lower right: Tucker
45.5 x 59.5cm
provenance
Albert Tucker, Melbourne
Infinite Art Gallery, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1988
$18,000-25,000
19 PIPPIN DRYSDALE (BORN 1943)
Tanami Mapping Code 2011 porcelain, closed form signed, dated and inscribed at base:
PIPPIN/ DRYSDALE/ T.M/ 2011/ code 018-11
41 x 18cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
$7,000-9,000
20
KEMP (1908-1987)
provenance
Estate of the artist Eastgate Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne $40,000-50,000
21
JOHN COBURN (1925-2006)
Study for Desert Birds gouache and pastel on paper signed lower right: Coburn titled lower centre 29.5 x 33.5cm
provenance Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
22
JOHN BRACK (1920-1999)
By the Seaside 1952 watercolour, ink and gouache on paper signed, dated and inscribed lower left: To Bill Grant/ with best regards John Brack 1952 23 x 35cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 27 November 2000, lot 232
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-7,000
ROGER (Untitled) synthetic polymer paint on paper mounted on linen 143 x 291.5cm 20 © Copyright courtesy The Artist’s Estate23
ROY DE MAISTRE (1894-1968)
The Annunciation c.1934
oil on board signed lower right: R. de Maistre titled on gallery label verso
65.5 x 54cm
provenance
Dimitrije Mitrinovic, United Kingdom Trustees of the New Atlantis Foundation, United Kingdom (label verso)
Gladys MacDermot, United Kingdom
Thence by descent
Private collection, Switzerland
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 24 November 2008, lot 74 (label verso)
Corporate collection, Victoria
Menzies, Sydney, 23 June 2011, lot 59
Corporate collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
The Zwemmer Gallery, London, November 1934 (label verso)
Roy de Maistre: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings 1917-1960, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, May - June 1960, cat. no. 34
literature
Johnson, H., Roy de Maistre: The English Years 1930-1968, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1995, pp. 77, 80, 129 $20,000-30,000
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§ ELAINE HAXTON (1909-1999)
Columbine 1953
oil on board signed and dated lower left: ELAINE HAXTON 53 signed and titled on label verso
30.5 x 20cm
provenance
Private collection, New South Wales
Menzies, Sydney, 23 September 2014, lot 129
Private collection, Melbourne $2,500-3,500
25
ROBERT JACKS (1943-2014)
Head of the Harlequin 1996
oil on canvas
signed, titled and dated verso: Head of the/ Harlequin/ 1996/ Jacks
182.5 x 152cm
provenance
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 29 October 2002, lot 35
Private collection
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 17 July 2005, lot 11
Private collection
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 26 March 2006, lot 13
Private collection, Melbourne
$7,000-9,000
26
ROBERT JACKS (1943-2014)
Spanish Suite No. 7 1996
painted timber assemblage titled and dated under base: Spanish/ Suite/ No7/ 1996 81.5 x 45 x 31cm
provenance
The Lowenstein Sharp Collection of Contemporary Australian Art, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 11 November 2002, lot 83 (as ‘Harmony in Grey’)
Private collection, Melbourne
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 23 September 2009, lot 95
Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
27
PERCY WATSON (1919-1995)
Clear-Cut 1956 oil on masonite signed and dated centre right: ‘56/ Percy Watson signed, titled and dated verso 59.5 x 90.5cm
provenance
Eastgate and Holst Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
28
§ GRAEME DRENDEL (BORN 1953)
Spectre - The Believers 2013 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: DRENDEL 2013 signed, titled and dated verso 122.5 x 92cm
provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label verso, stock no. 500037)
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2014, lot 314
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
2729
BEN QUILTY (BORN 1973)
The Daughter 2023
oil on linen signed, dated and titled verso: THE DAUGHTER
Ben Quilty 2023
202 x 180cm
provenance
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
SHADOWED, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, 2 June - 1 July 2023
“Shadowed, is the articulation of human difference, whether that be in our mental states or in our appearance. The vacuums and shadows generated by these processes are utilised fully, expressive tools and not accessories to form.
Meanwhile, The Daughter, a familiar face for the artist, hums with a sickly incandescence, and might have belonged in Laloux’s Fantastic Planet (1973).” (excerpt, exhibition statement)
$65,000-85,000
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§ ANN THOMSON (BORN 1933)
Through 1999
oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: ‘THROUGH’
Ann Thomson 1999
81 x 60cm
provenance
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne 2004 (label verso)
Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Hobart (label verso)
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 17 May 2012, lot 72
Private collection, Melbourne
$3,000-4,000
31 PETER SMETS (BORN 1962)
Lift Me Up
oil on canvas signed lower right: Peter Smets 180 x 140cm
provenance
The Artist
Private collection, Queensland $25,000-30,000
32 SAM LEACH (BORN 1973)
Two Lions
oil and resin on board 30 x 42cm
provenance
The Artist
Private collection, Melbourne $6,500-8,500
33 MATTHEW JOHNSON (BORN 1963)
Untitled 2019
oil on canvas signed and dated verso: Matthew Johnson 2019 91 x 122cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
34 KATHERINE HATTAM (BORN 1950)
Monkeys in the Dark mixed media with collage on canvas signed lower right: K HATTAM 112 x 76.5cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
35
REKO RENNIE (BORN 1974)
Green Aborigine Stamp 2012
synthetic polymer paint on linen 101 x 84cm
provenance
Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne 2013 (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 9 May 2022, lot 9
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
SCOPE Art Fair, New York, March 2012
King and Country, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 13 November - 14 December 2013
literature
Connolly, E., Rennie Breaks New Ground, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 6 March 2012:
“One of his works, titled Aborigine and made with stencils, was inspired by a stamp from the 1950s, which depicted a traditional Aboriginal man. About 100 million of these stamps were circulated around the world at a time when Aborigines were not recognised as citizens of Australia, he says. ‘It's such a beautiful image which was exported around the world, advertising this kitschy Australia with its Aboriginal people but at the same time we did not have citizenship’.”
$15,000-18,000
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§ KATHRIN LONGHURST (BORN 1971)
Postcard from the Battlefield Green 2016 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: 2016/ Postcard from the/ Battlefield green/ K. Longhurst 122 x 92cm
provenance
The Artist
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
The International Artist Grand Prix, Get Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2017
$6,000-9,000
The Collection of William Mora
Galleries
lots 37–54
After working with his father Georges at Tolarno Galleries, William Mora started his own gallery in 1985. William Mora Galleries is committed to supporting and exhibiting contemporary art, Australian art and emerging and established Indigenous artists. Originally located in Flinders Lane, the gallery space moved to Richmond in 2000, where it is today.
From 1987, William represented his mother, Mirka Mora, as well as many other artists. Very early on in his career, William travelled throughout Australia and was one of the first gallerists to host solo shows by Indigenous artists, working with some of the First Nations greater artists. We are privileged to feature works by significant Indigenous artists in our Fine Art auction, including Rusty Peters, Phyllis Thomas, Goody Barrett, and Nola Campbell. Following the death of William in 2023, in acknowledgement of his legacy, the Melbourne Art Foundation created the William Mora Indigenous Art Centre Program. In addition, the Heide Museum of Modern Art appointed William as the Heide 2023 Heide Fellow alongside his parents, Georges Mora (1989) and Mirka Mora (2008).
“I have had the immense privilege to work alongside my husband for over a decade. I wish nothing more than to continue and see his legacy grow.”anna mortley ©Georges Petitjean
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RUSTY PETERS (C.1935-2020)
(LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Grandfather’s Tree 2002
natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on linen, diptych
each inscribed verso with artist’s name, title, date, and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. RP32002.62 122 x 270cm (overall); 122 x 135cm (each)
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
exhibitions
Rusty Peters - Recent Paintings, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 12 - 20 March, 2002, cat. no. 8 $10,000-15,000
38
GOODY BARRETT (BORN 1930)
(LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Ngali-ngalim (Dreamtime Women) 1999 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with Jirrawun Arts cat. no. GB999.22 120 x 120cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
39
PHYLLIS THOMAS (1933-2018)
(LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Nawanji Gawarren 1999
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s initials and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. PT999.38 122 x 136cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
39 © Phyllis Thomas/Copyright Agency, 202440
GOODY BARRETT (BORN 1930) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Berndoowarlem thoon Lilmim-ngiyiwa Dayiwool (Forehead Band and Barramundi Scales) 1999 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. GB799.18
122 x 135cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
41 HECTOR JANDANY (1929-2006) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Kulan 1998
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Warmun Arts cat. no. H.J29801
title and date inscribed on stretcher bar verso 123 x 135cm
provenance
Warmun Art Centre, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
42
PHYLLIS THOMAS (1933-2018) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Loomoogool (Blue Tongue Lizard Dreaming) 1999 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s initials and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. PT999.43
135 x 122cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
43
PHYLLIS THOMAS (1933-2018)
(LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Purnululu 1998
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name, title, date and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. P.T.98.21
150 x 180cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
40 © Goody Barrett/Copyright Agency, 202444 RUSTY PETERS (1935-2020) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Balngawun the Sand Frog 2002 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. RP82002-72
122.5 x 135cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
exhibitions
Jirrawun Artists - Painting Country, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 19 October - 9 November 2002
$4,000-6,000
45 GOODY BARRETT (BORN 1930) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Dayiwool - Ngiyiwa Nawan (The Barramundi Cove) 1999 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. GB999.21
122 x 135cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
46 RUSTY PETERS (1935-2020) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Rock Wallaby 1999
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
artist’s name, title and Jirrawun Arts cat.no. RP99.17 inscribed on stretcher bar verso
80 x 100cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp verso on stretcher bar)
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
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GOODY BARRETT (BORN 1930) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Untitled natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Jirrawun Arts Centre information
122 x 135cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
48
RUSTY PETERS (1935-2020) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Walu (My Father’s Birth Place) 1998 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with title and Jirrawun Arts cat.no. R.P.798.01
122 x 136cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp verso)
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
49
PHYLLIS THOMAS (1933-2018) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
Marranyji The Dingo at Rugun 2000 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name, initials and Jirrawun Art Centre details
134.5 x 122cm
provenance
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
50
CHARLIE WARD TJAKAMARRA AND YUKULTJI NAPANGATI (C.1940-2005; BORN 1970) (LANGUAGE GROUP: PINTUPI)
Ngarru 2000
synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artists’ names and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. CW+YN20000588
138 x 122cm
provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $6,000-8,000
51 GEORGE TJAMPU TJAPALTJARRI (C.1935-2005) (LANGUAGE GROUP: PINTUPI)
Tjantjan 2001
synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. GT0103136
122 x 61cm
provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
50 © Charlie Ward Tjakamarra & Tukultji Napangati/Copyright Agency, 202452 NOLA CAMPBELL (BORN 1948) (LANGUAGE GROUP: MANYJILYJARRA)
Tika Tika 2006
synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Kayili Artists 152 x 211cm
provenance
Kayili Artists, Alice Springs
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne
exhibitions
Kayili Artists (Part 2), William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 20 November - 14 December 2007 $5,000-7,000
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Untitled
153 x 122cm
provenance
Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
54
TJUNKIYA NAPALTJARRI (1928-2009) (LANGUAGE GROUP: PINTUPI)
Two Women at Munni Munni 2000 synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. TN20000502
122 x 91.5cm
provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp verso) $3,000-4,000
52 © Nola Yurnangurnu Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2024 GLORIA TAMERRE PETYARRE (1942-2021) (LANGUAGE GROUP: ANMATYERRE) synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. no. 94L05755
Surry Hills oil on canvas laid on board signed lower right: Vassilieff signed and titled verso 59 x 43.5cm
provenance
Private collection, United States of America
Christie’s, Sydney, 28 August 2001, lot 98
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Special Exhibitions of Contemporary Art, British and Continental Artists, National Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 October - 31 December 1938 (label verso) $20,000-30,000
56
French Farmhouses, Decorative Landscape
on canvas signed verso: A. Baker-Clack (concealed) 52.5 x 79.5cm
provenance
Beaux Art Gallery, London Emile Blanchet, Paris
Monsieur Caron Cousin, Etaples
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 92
Private collection, Melbourne $6,000-9,000
57
JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023)
Untitled (Boat Race) 2007
watercolour and pastel on paper signed and dated lower right: John Olsen 07 29.5 x 41.5cm
provenance
The Artist
Private collection, Melbourne $15,000-18,000
DANILA VASSILIEFF (1897-1958) 57 © John Olsen/Copyright Agency 2024 ARTHUR BAKER-CLACK (1887-1955) oil58
RICK AMOR (BORN 1948)
The Sea 1988
oil on board signed and dated lower right: RICK AMOR ‘88 90 x 120.5cm
provenance
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne Menzies, Sydney, 26 March 2015, lot 26 Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Rick Amor: The Sea, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, 24 September - 27 October 2002 (illus. exhibition catalogue)
Blue Chip X: The Collector’s Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 4 March - 5 April 2008, cat. no. 19 (label verso, illus. exhibition catalogue)
literature
Drury, N. (ed.), New Art Three: Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989, p.19 (illus.)
$20,000-30,000
59
PETER WEGNER (BORN 1953)
Portrait of Rick Amor 1994 oil on board signed and dated lower left: WEGNER ‘94 121 x 121cm
provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, Queensland $8,000-10,000
60
CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990)
The Painter Rick Amor and a Royal Spoonbill 1986 oil on canvas
signed and dated lower right: Clifton/ ‘86 titled verso 94.5 x 105cm
provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, November 2000, lot 64
Private collection, Melbourne
$12,000-16,000
61
GARRY
Landscape 1988
oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: Garry Shead 88 120 x 181.5cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 29 April 1997, lot 96
Private collection, Melbourne $10,000-18,000
62
KENNETH JACK (1924-2006)
Hotel at Waratah, TAS 1969
oil on board
signed and dated lower left: KENNETH JACK/ 1969 titled verso 83 x 113.5cm
provenance
The Artist
Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $5,000-6,000
63
CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018)
Portrait of Kate 1977 charcoal on paper signed and titled lower right: BLACKMAN/ KATE 181.5 x 151cm (reveal)
provenance
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso)
Corporate collection, Queensland
Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 18 March 2008, lot 114
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and Angels, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 18 May - 22 August 1993
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 September - 14 November 1993
Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery, Brisbane, 7 December 1993 - 27 January 1994
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 16 February - 4 April 1994 (label verso)
literature
Moore, F. St J., Charles Blackman Schoolgirls and Angels, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, p. 116 (illus.)
other notes
The actress Kate Fitzpatrick sat for this larger-thanlife-size portrait after Blackman told her on their first meeting that she reminded him of the woman in Henry Fuseli’s ‘The Nightmare’. It is one of several poses Blackman drew, including one lying back on a sofa that became the model for the ‘Nightmare’ series. $14,000-18,000
61 © Garry Shead/Copyright Agency, 2024 SHEAD (BORN 1942)64
ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015)
(Two Figures) c.1960s
oil on masonite
signature incised lower right: DICKERSON 121.5 x 90.5cm
provenance
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane (label verso)
Private collection, Queensland $35,000-45,000
65
KENNETH JACK (1924-2006)
Family TV Viewing 1960
oil on board
signed and dated lower right: KENNETH JACK/ 1960 90 x 121cm
provenance
The Estate of Kenneth Jack, Melbourne $6,000-9,000
66
ROLAND WAKELIN (1887-1971)
(At the Boat) 1953
oil on board
signed and dated lower right: RWakelin/ ‘53 32.5 x 29cm
provenance
Barry’s Art Gallery, Queensland (label verso)
Private collection, Queensland $3,000-4,000
67
CONSTANCE STOKES (1906-1991)
(Interior) 1931
oil on composition board signed twice and dated lower right: C PARKIN/ C Parkin 31
35.5 x 25.5cm
provenance
(Possibly) Decoration Gallery, Melbourne
The Estate of Sybil Craig
The Collection of Peter and John Perry
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
(Possibly) Exhibition of Paintings by Constance Parkin, Decoration Gallery, Melbourne, 24 October4 November 1933, cat. no. 17 (“Interior”)
literature
(Possibly) ‘Constance Parkin’s Work,’ Argus, Melbourne, 24 October 1933, p.9
$10,000-15,000
68
ARTHUR MURCH (1902-1989)
Beach Interlude
oil on canvas on board signed lower right: MURCH
45.5 x 64.5cm
provenance
The Collection of Mr John Cooper
Private collection, Queensland
exhibitions
Received by the Queensland National Art Gallery on loan from Mr John Cooper on the 29th November 1950 (signed loan label verso)
$4,000-6,000
69
§ DANILA VASSILIEFF (1897-1958)
College Street, Sydney 1937
oil on board in hand-made and painted frame signed lower left: Vassilieff 23 x 30cm
provenance
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 7 November 1975, lot 828
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Melbourne, 20 March 2014, lot 5
Private collection, Melbourne
literature
Moore, F. St. J., Vassilieff and his Art, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982, p.143, cat. no. 43
Moore, F. St. J., Vassilieff and his Art, MacMillan Publishers, Melbourne, 2012, p.198, cat. no. 76
$5,000-8,000
Untitled ink and pastel on paper signed lower right: John Olsen 28.5 x 20cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
Self-Portrait 1956 oil and PVA on board signed and dated lower right: KENNETH JACK/ 1956 106 x 76cm
provenance
The Estate of Kenneth Jack, Melbourne
exhibitions
The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 January - 17 February 1957 (finalist) $5,000-8,000
Bringenbrong
oil on canvas signed lower right: Makin titled on stretcher bar verso 75.5 x 101.5cm
provenance
The Artist Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
73
HANS HEYSEN (1877-1968)
Aroona,
and dated
provenance
Bonhams & Goodman, Sydney, 20 July 2004, lot 27A
Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel, Sydney, 7 May 2019, lot 429
Private collection, Melbourne $14,000-18,000
74
Old
75
Flinders
provenance
Christies, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 146 Private collection, Melbourne
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
Red Glow 1949 watercolour on paper signed lower right: HANS HEYSEN/ 1949 23.5 x 36.5cm78
provenance
provenance
Private collection, United Kingdom Private collection, Queensland
provenance
collection,
76 SYDNEY LONG (1871-1955) Landscape oil on canvas laid on board signed lower left: SYDNEY LONG 45 x 60cm Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000 77 HENRY GRITTEN (1818-1873) A View to a Range of Mountains Near Woodend 1868 oil on canvas $10,000-15,000 78 HAUGHTON FORREST (1826-1925) Isle of Arran oil on board signed lower left: HForrest titled on unknown label verso 21.5 x 42.5cm79
HENRY JAMES JOHNSTONE (1835-1907)
In the Meadows, Near Cookham 1880 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: H. J. Johnstone 1880 signed, titled and dated verso 29.5 x 45cm
provenance
Private collection, South Australia
Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 13 June 2007, lot 221
Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 16 December 2009, lot 48
Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
80
EMANUEL PHILLIPS FOX (1865-1915)
Woodland Scene, France oil on board signed lower left: E. PHILLIPS FOX titled on exhibition label verso 25.5 x 33cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent
exhibitions
E. P. Fox Exhibition, Melbourne, May 1925, cat. no. 49 (label verso)
literature
Zubans, R., E. Phillips Fox His Life and Art, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, p. 237, cat. no. U281 $7,000-9,000
81 RUPERT BUNNY (1864-1947)
Study for ‘The Sonata’ c.1910 oil on canvas on board 48.5 x 38cm
provenance
Laurence Course, Melbourne
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne
literature
Thomas, D., The Life and Art of Rupert Bunny: A Catalogue Raisonne, vol.2, Thames & Hudson, Australia, 2017, p.45, cat. no. O312
related work
The Sonata, c.1909-10, oil on canvas, 212 x 160 cm, The Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria, illus. p. 57 in Thomas, D., Rupert Bunny 1864-1947, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1970, p. 55, cat. no. O114 $10,000-15,000
provenance
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, United Kingdom c.1940
Private collection, London
Thence by descent
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-5,000
82
Black
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Thence
provenance
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 29 May 1984, lot 46
Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-5,000
82 GERALD FESTUS KELLY (BRITISH, 1879-1972) Reyes with Clasped Hands oil on canvas signed lower right: Kelly titled on gallery label verso 64 x 49cm 83 J.H. SCHELTEMA (1861-1941) Cattle in Landscape oil on canvas signed lower left: J. H. Scheltema 28.5 x 50.5cm by descent $3,000-5,000 84 WALTER WITHERS (1854-1914) Rock oil on board signed lower right: Walter Withers 19.5 x 33cm85
CLIFTON PUGH (1924-1990)
Swamp Birds 1975
oil on composition board signed and dated lower right: Clifton/ 75 24.5 x 46.5cm
provenance
Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 5 March 2002, lot 205 Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-8,000
86
Reading by the Pond oil on canvas signed lower left: David Boyd 50 x 60.5cm
provenance
Lister Gallery, Perth (label verso)
Galloway Galleries, Bowen Heads, QLD (stamp verso)
Private collection, Melbourne $8,000-12,000
87
HUGH SAWREY (1923-1999)
On the Board at Bexley QLD c.1965
oil on canvas signed lower right: SAWREY signed and titled verso 98.5 x 179cm
provenance
Grand Central Gallery, Brisbane 1966
The Collection of Dr A.D. Tonkin
Private collection, Queensland $35,000-45,000
88
DAVID BOYD (1924-2011)
Juggling
oil on board signed lower left: David Boyd 39 x 49cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 141
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
89
PADDY SIMS TJAPALTJARRI (1917-2010) (LANGUAGE GROUP: WARLPIRI)
Wama Jukurrpa (Snake Dreaming) 1999 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Warlukurlangu Artists cat. no. 79/99
122 x 61.5cm
provenance
Warlukurlangu Artists, Alice Springs (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
90
MITJILI NAPANANGKA GIBSON (C.1930-2010)
Kapi Pulka at Wilkinkarra (Big Rain at Lake Mackay) 2010
synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Gallery Gondwana cat. no. 14045MN and stamp 198 x 61cm
provenance
Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs
Private collection, Melbourne
$7,000-9,000
93
FREDDIE TIMMS (C.1946-2017)
(LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJA)
91
WARAKURNA WOMEN’S COLLABORATIVE
Kungkarangkalpa Women’s CollaborativeSeven Sisters 2009 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 149.5 x 152.5cm
provenance
The Artists Warakurna Artists, Western Australia, cat. no.’s 240-09.1-8 (accompanied by the eight copies of the certificates of authenticity)
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia, acquired from the above in 2009 $8,000-12,000
92
TJUNKIYA NAPALTJARRI (1928-2009) (LANGUAGE GROUP: PINTUPI)
Untitled 1999 synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Papunya Tula Artists cat. no. TN9906135
167 x 46cm
provenance
Papunya Tula Artists, Northern Territory (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
Lake Argyle 1998
natural earth pigments on linen inscribed verso with artist’s name, title, date and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. F.T.798.59
150 x 180cm
provenance
The Artist
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp verso) Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
My Country, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 1998 $12,000-18,000
93 © Freddie Timms/Copyright Agency 202494
RUSTY PETERS (1935-2020) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIDJA)
The Lost Boy Story 1999 natural earth pigments on linen inscribed on stretcher bar verso with artist’s name, title date and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. RP99.34 120 x 160cm
provenance
The Artist
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp on stretcher bar verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Kimberley Stories, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 1999, cat. no. 9
$7,000-9,000
95
BILLY THOMAS (1920-2012) (LANGUAGE GROUP: WANGKAJUNGA)
Untitled 1998
natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist’s name and Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. no. AP1203 140 x 100cm
provenance
The Artist
Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp on stretcher bar verso)
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
96
CHURCHILL CANN (C.1945-2016) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIDJA)
Gum Creek (Comet Dreaming) 1998 natural earth pigments on board inscribed verso with artist’s name, title, date and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. C.C.1 120 x 122cm
provenance
The Artist
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Gidja Country: The Black fella Way, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 1998 $3,000-5,000
95 © Billy Thomas/Copyright Agency 202497
PHYLLIS THOMAS (1933-2018) (LANGUAGE GROUP: GIJI)
The Boab Tree and the Sun 1999 natural earth pigments and synthetic polymer paint on linen inscribed verso with artist’s initials and Jirrawun Arts cat. no. PT999.40
136 x 122cm
provenance
The Artist
Jirrawun Arts, Western Australia
William Mora Galleries, Melbourne (stamp on stretcher bar verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
New art from the Kimberley, William Mora Galleries, Melbourne, 1999 $4,000-6,000
98
DAVID DOWNS (C.1925-1995)
Children of the Kurtal 1990 natural earth pigments on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and title 75.5 x 137cm
provenance
Gallery Gondwana, Northern Territory (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-10,000
99
LORNA FENCER NAPARRULA (C.1920-2006) (LANGUAGE GROUP: WARLPIRI)
Yarla (Bush Potato) 1996 synthetic polymer paint on cotton duck inscribed verso with artist’s name and Alcaston Gallery cat. no. AK3551
189 x 98cm
provenance
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne $3,000-4,000
98
100
JIMMY BAKER (C.1915-2010) (LANGUAGE GROUP: PITJANTJATJARA)
Kalaya Tjukurpa 2008
synthetic polymer paint on canvas inscribed verso with artist’s name and Tjungu Palya Arts cat. no. TPJB08214
93 x 141cm
provenance
The Artist
Tjungu Palya Arts, South Australia, cat. no. 08214 (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity) Araluen Arts Centre, Northern Territory
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia, acquired from the above in 2008
exhibitions
Desert Mob, Araluen Arts Centre, Northern Territory, 2008
$9,000-12,000
101
GLORIA TAMERRE PETYARRE (1945-2021) (LANGUAGE GROUP: ANMATYERRE)
Mountain Devil Awelye 1994 synthetic polymer paint on linen artist’s name inscribed verso 130 x 310cm
provenance
The Artist Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory, cat. no. 94D002 (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Leonard Joel, Melbourne, The Thomas Vroom Collection, Melbourne, 26 February 2017, lot 349
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia, acquired from the above in 2017 $16,000-20,000
102
§ JON MOLVIG (1923-1970)
Construction Industrial 1960 oil and enamel on board signed and dated lower right: Molvig 60 signed and titled verso
135 x 122cm
provenance
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (label verso)
The Estate of Ray Hughes, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 21 November 2018, lot 88 Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
101 © Gloria Petyarre/Copyright Agency, 2024(BORN 1960)
artist’s seal, date and edition inscribed at top of plinth
signed and inscribed lower right in Chinese characters
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1984 (original label retained, accompanied by a copy of purchase receipt) (BORN 1943)
The Patterning of Light: Breakaway Series II, Linton & Kay
106
§ DALE FRANK (BORN 1959)
Hard & Fast 1989
synthetic polymer paint on canvas initialled, titled and dated verso: DF/ 89/ HARD & FAST 87 x 59cm
provenance
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane (label verso)
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney (label verso, stock no. 13389)
Private collection, Brisbane
Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2014, lot 348
Private collection, Melbourne $3,500-5,500
107
§ JUAN DAVILA (BORN 1946)
Carmen Gallardo 2005 gouache and synthetic polymer paint on paper and Perspex signed and dated lower right: Juan Davila 2005 126 x 85cm
provenance
Kalli Rolfe Contemporary, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne Menzies, Melbourne, 24 July 2014, lot 115 Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
108
JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023)
Pouncing Cat mixed media on paper signed and inscribed with title lower right: Pouncing cat / John Olsen 55.5 x 77cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 29 April 1997, lot 325
Private collection, Melbourne $10,000-15,000
104 © Ian Fairweather/Copyright Agency, 2024109
§ CHARLES BLACKMAN (1928-2018)
Plat Du Jour 1975
ink on paper
initialled and dated lower right: CB 75 62.5 x 98cm
provenance
(Possibly) Christie’s, Melbourne, 20 November 1995, lot 145 (within ‘Paris Dreaming A Suite of Forty Drawings and Paintings’)
Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland (label verso)
Private collection, Queensland
Menzies, Sydney, 22 March 2012, lot 126
Private collection, Melbourne
literature
Amadio, N., Paris Dreaming: A Celebration Of A City Of The Imagination, AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1982, p.23 (illus.)
$5,500-7,500
110
KEVIN LINCOLN (BORN 1941)
Untitled 2002
oil on linen
signed and dated verso: 2002/ Kevin Lincoln 51 x 41cm
provenance
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Victoria $3,000-4,000
111
§ PAUL BOSTON (BORN 1952)
Torso (Torso with Raised Arms) 2002
oil on linen
signed, titled and dated verso: PAUL BOSTON 2002/ TORSO (torso with raised arms)
145.5 x 107cm
provenance
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Sydney, 23 June 2016, lot 129
Private collection, Melbourne
$8,000-10,000
Fosterville When The Bulls Sing 1973
oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: FOSTERVILLE WHEN THE/ BULLS SING/ PETER TYNDALL/ 1973 198 x 198cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent $8,000-10,000
On The Track 1965
oil on composition board signed and dated lower right: Raokin 65 61.5 x 90.5cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 27 April 1998, lot 13 Private collection
Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 7 May 2006, lot 55
Corporate collection, Melbourne
Lawsons, Sydney, 7 June 2010, lot 620
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 17-29 March 1976, cat. no. 36
Macquarie Galleries, Canberra, 23 September10 October 1976, cat. no. 25
Cintra House Galleries, Brisbane, RetrospectiveH. F. Weaver Hawkins, September 1978, cat. no. 33 $8,000-12,000
Cocktail VI 1967
oil and sfumato on board
signed and dated lower left: David Boyd 1967 signed verso 48.5 x 37.5cm
provenance
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 27 August 2008, lot 190
Private collection, Melbourne $8,000-10,000
113
112 PETER TYNDALL (BORN 1951) 113 WEAVER HAWKINS (1893-1977) 114 DAVID BOYD (1924-2011)115
§ ROBERT DICKERSON (1924-2015)
Figure in Cityscape pastel on paper signed lower right: DICKERSON
Private collection, Queensland
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 23 February 2011, lot 93
Private collection, Melbourne 6,000-8,000
DAVID BOYD (1924-2011)
1964
oil on paper laid on board signed and dated lower left: DAVID BOYD 64
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane (label verso)
Private collection, Queensland 5,000-8,000
PIPPIN DRYSDALE (BORN 1943)
Kimberley Series I 2007 porcelain, closed form signed, titled, dated and inscribed at base: PIPPIN DRYSDALE/ NO/ 102/ KIMBERLEY SERIES/ I-2007
Private collection, Melbourne
, John Curtin Gallery, Perth, 22 June - 12 August 2007 7,000-9,000
118
BRIAN DUNLOP (1938-2009)
Dance of Shiva
oil on canvas signed lower centre: Dunlop titled verso
156.5 x 116.5cm
provenance
Christies, Sydney, 14 August 1994, lot 216
Private collection
Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 01 May 2002, lot 13
Private collection, Melbourne $4,000-6,000
119
PHILIP HUNTER (1958-2017)
Visit VI 1990
oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: VISIT VI Hunter 90 152 x 121.5cm
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Christie’s, Melbourne, 1 May 2000, lot 57
Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Moët & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Touring Exhibition 1991, touring to: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Australian National Gallery, Canberra; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Westpac Gallery, Melbourne, 13 February - 8 December 1991
Philip Hunter the Territory: 1st Hemisphere, Monash University Gallery (MUMA), Melbourne, 25 June - 2 August 1992, cat. no. 21
literature
Carroll, A., Moët & Chandon Touring Exhibition catalogue, Melbourne, 1991
Gregory, J., Gott, T., and King, P., ww, Monash University Gallery, Melbourne, 1992, p. 28 $6,000-8,000
120
ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)
(Figures in Coffin) ink on paper signed lower right: Arthur Boyd 48.5 x 62cm
provenance
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane (label formerly affixed verso)
Private collection, Brisbane $4,000-6,000
121
122
provenance
Private collection, Melbourne $6,000-8,000
provenance
Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 23 June 2003, lot 75
Private collection, Melbourne
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 13 September 2007, lot 229
Private company collection, Melbourne.
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 10 December 2008, lot 209
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Sydney, 21 March 2013, lot 129
Company collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Melbourne, 10 August 2017, lot 80
Private collection, Melbourne
$20,000-30,000
provenance
Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Sotheby’s, Sydney, 26 November 2007, lot 84
Private collection, Queensland $15,000-20,000
121
JOSHUA YELDHAM (BORN 1970) Lotus Wood 2001 oil on panel, diptych signed lower right: Yeldham signed, titled and dated verso 92 x 122.5cm (overall) MICHAEL JOHNSON (BORN 1938) Cattai Revisit 1990 oil on canvas signed and dated verso: Michael Johnson 1990 signed, titled and dated on stretcher bar verso 213 x 151.5cm 123 ADAM CULLEN (1965-2012) Hygienically Sealed for Your Convenience and Hygiene oil on canvas inscribed with title verso 152 x 213cmTRACEY MOFFATT (BORN 1960)
Something More #2 1989 cibachrome photograph, ed. 14/30 signed, dated and editioned verso: T. MOFFATT ‘89 98 x 127cm
provenance
L.A Galerie - Lothar Albrecht, Germany Private collection, Melbourne
exhibitions
Something More, Australian Centre for Photography, Australia, 1989 (then toured Australia) (another impression)
Antipodean Currents, John F. Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts, Washington D.C., USA, 9 - 16 October 1994 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, 10 April - 7 June 1998 (then toured Europe) (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Institute of Modern Arts, Brisbane and Asia Link, Melbourne, 1999 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, February - April 2001 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, City Gallery, Wellington, 2002 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 17 December 2003 - 29 February 2004 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Between Dreams and Reality, Spazio Oberdan, Milan, 28 June - 1 October 2006 (another impression)
Tracey Moffatt, Lismore Regional Gallery, New South Wales, 13 March - 25 April (another impression)
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021 (another impression)
literature
Newton, G., Tracey Moffatt: Fever Pitch, Piper Press, Sydney, 1995, pp. 17, 57 (illus., another impression)
Shoemaker, A., A Sea Change - Australian Writing and Photography, Sydney Organising Committee for The Olympic Games, Sydney, 1998, pp. 30 - 31 (illus., another impression)
Byron, S., Crombie, I., Twenty Contemporary Australian photographers - from the Hallmark Cards Australian Photographic Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1990, p. 44 (another impression)
Ennis, H., Photography and Australia, Reaktion Books, London, 2007, pp. 31 - 50 (another impression)
Fink, H., One Sun One Moon: Aboriginal Art in Australia, Prestel Publishing, Sydney, 2007, pp. 312, 316 (illus., another impression)
other notes
Other impressions of this print are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. $12,000-14,000
125
§ STEPHEN BUSH (BORN 1958)
Venetian Red No. 11 1995 oil on linen 101 x 137cm
provenance
Sutton Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 19 June 2014, lot 27
Corporate collection, Melbourne Menzies, Melbourne, 10 August 2017, lot 121
Private collection, Melbourne $5,000-7,000
126
DAVID BOYD (1924-2011)
Children Swimming oil on board signed lower left: David Boyd 39 x 49cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 194
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
127
DAVID BOYD (1924-2011)
Children under Tree oil on board signed lower left: David Boyd 39 x 49.5cm
provenance
Christie’s, Melbourne, 22 August 2000, lot 194
Private collection, Melbourne $7,000-9,000
Artist Index
A
Amor, Rick 58
B
Baker, Jimmy 100
Baker-clack, Arthur 56
Barrett, Goody 38, 40, 45, 47
Beckett, Clarice 5
Blackman, Charles 63, 109
Bonheur, Rosa 10, 11
Boston, Paul 111
Boyd, David 86, 88, 114, 116, 126, 127
Boyd, Arthur 120
Brack, John 22
Bunny, Rupert 81
Bush, Stephen 125
C
Campbell, Nola 52
Cann, Churchill 96
Carrick Fox, Ethel 13
Coburn, John 1, 21
Cullen, Adam 123
D
Dargie, William 17
Davila, Juan 107
De Maistre, Roy 23
Dickerson, Robert 64, 115
Downs, David 98
Drendel, Graeme 28
Drysdale, Pippin 19, 105, 117
Dunlop, Brian 118
F
Fairweather, Ian 104
Fencer Naparrula, Lorna 99
Forrest, Haughton 15, 78
Fox, Emanuel Phillips 80
Frank, Dale 106
G
Ghee, Robert Taylor 74
Gibson, Mitjili Napanangka 90
Gritten, Henry 77
Gruner, Elioth 6
H
Hattam, Katherine 34
Hawkins, Weaver 113
Haxton, Elaine 24
Heysen, Hans 8, 16, 73
Hunter, Philip 119
J
Jack, Kenneth 62, 65, 71
Jacks, Robert 25, 26
Jackson, James R. 75
Jandany, Hector 41
Johnson, Matthew 33
Johnson, Michael 122
Johnstone, Henry James 79
K
Kelly, Gerald Festus 82
Kemp, Roger 20
L
Leach, Sam 32
Lincoln, Kevin 110
Long, Sydney 76
Longhurst, Kathrin 36
M
Makin, Jeffrey 72
Mckenzie, Alexander 4
Moffatt, Tracey 124
Molvig, Jon 102
Murch, Arthur 68
N
Napaltjarri, Tjunkiya 54, 92
O
Olsen, John 57, 70, 108
P
Peters, Rusty 37, 44, 46, 48, 94
Petyarre, Gloria Tamerre 53
Petyarre, Gloria Tamerre 101
Piguenit, William Charles 14
Power, Harold Septimus 9, 12
Pugh, Clifton 60, 85
Q
Quilty, Ben 29
R
Rennie, Reko 35
Russell, John Peter 7
S
Sawrey, Hugh 87
Scheltema, J.h. 83
Shead, Garry 61
Smets, Peter 3, 31
Stokes, Constance 67
T
Thomas, Phyllis 39, 42, 43, 49, 97
Thomas, Billy 95
Thomson, Ann 30
Timms, Freddie 93
Tjakamarra, Charlie Ward & Napangati, Yukultji 50
Tjapaltjarri, George Tjampu 51
Tjapaltjarri, Paddy Sims 89
Tucker, Albert 18
Tyndall, Peter 112
V
Vanderzweep, Anthony 103
Vassilieff, Danila 55, 69
W
Wakelin, Roland 66
Warakurna Women’s Collaborative 91
Watson, Percy 27
Wegner, Peter 59
Withers, Walter 84
Wolfhagen, Philip 2
Y
Yeldham, Joshua 121
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