Important Australian Art
Catalogue Information: 174 lots with images
Date: 2009
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
Australia
Viewing Notes:
Thu, 20 Aug 09, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri, 21 Aug 09, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, 22 Aug 09, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, 23 Aug 09, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sale Notes:
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Australian Paintings
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Australian Paintings
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Australian Paintings
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Tessa Livingston
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Australian Paintings
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Justin Miller
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Georgina Pemberton
Head of Department, Director
Australian Paintings
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David Cook
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Australian Paintings
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Grace Livingston-Clarke
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Australian Paintings
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Lot 1: Jeffrey Smart , Australian b.1921 THE PAINTED FACTORY, TUSCANY Oil on canvas
Signed JEFFREY SMART (lower left); bears artist's name, title and date on label on reverse; bears title on stretcher on reverse Oil on canvas
Lot 2: Sidney Nolan , Australian 1917 - 1992 BURKE AND WILLS EXPEDITION Enamel and oil on composition board
Signed with initial N (lower right); signed Nolan (centre right); inscribed Nolan/ No 1/ PERTH/ PERTH/ 1/ BURKE/ + WILLS/ EXPEDITION/ (on reverse); bears artist's name, title and date on gallery labels on reverse Enamel and oil on composit [...more]
Lot 3: Arthur Boyd , Australian 1920 - 1999 LANDSCAPE WITH PODDY Oil and tempera on composition board
Bears artist's name and alternate title HUNTER on gallery label on reverse; bears artist's name, title and date on gallery label on reverse Oil and tempera on composition board
Lot 4: S. T. Gill , Australian 1818 - 1880 ST MARKS CHURCH, DARLING POINT Watercolour and gouache on paper on board
Signed and dated S.T. G./ 57 (lower left); bears artist's name, title and date on gallery labels on reverse Watercolour and gouache on paper on board
Lot 5: Benjamin Law , English 1807-1890 WOUREDDY, AN ABORIGINAL CHIEF OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND AND TRUCANINNY, WIFE OF WOUREDDY Patinated plaster
Incised with WOUREDDY/ AN/ ABORIGINAL CHIEF/ OF V. D. L/ B. LAW. SCULP./ HOBART TOWN (on reverse); incised with TRUCANINNY/ WIFE OF WOURADDY/ B. LAW. SCULP./ HOBART TOWN/ A.D. 1836. (on reverse) Patinated plaster
