Menzies Art Brands

28 June 2023, 18:30 | Live Auction

Important Australian & International Art | June 2023

Menzies' June auction yielded outstanding results in traditional, modern, and contemporary art categories. The sales reached 78.9% by volume and 112.4% by value, totaling $4,653,111 (including buyer’s premium).

Notably, Fred Williams' Kew Billabong 1976 (Lot 26) set the year's highest result, selling for $1,227,273 (including buyer’s premium). Additionally, Williams' Upwey Landscape No. 1 1970 (Lot 21) established a new auction record for his works on paper, achieving $147,272 (including buyer’s premium) against a pre-sale estimate of $60,000-80,000. The auction also marked record prices for pieces by contemporary Australian artists Robert Owen and Zhong Chen.

FRED WILLIAMS(1927-1982), <i>Kew Billabong</i> 1976. Sold for $1,227,273 including buyer's premium. FRED WILLIAMS(1927-1982), Kew Billabong 1976. Sold for $1,227,273 including buyer's premium.
JEFFREY SMART (1921-2013), <I>The Bather, Bondi</I> 1962. Sold for $441,818 including buyer's premium. JEFFREY SMART (1921-2013), The Bather, Bondi 1962. Sold for $441,818 including buyer's premium.
JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023), <I>Lake Alexandrina and Dirt Roads</I> 1997-98. Sold for $276,316 including buyer's premium. JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023), Lake Alexandrina and Dirt Roads 1997-98. Sold for $276,316 including buyer's premium.
FRED WILLIAMS (1927-1982), <I>You Yangs Landscape (Second Series)</I> 1966. Sold for $220,909 including buyer's premium. FRED WILLIAMS (1927-1982), You Yangs Landscape (Second Series) 1966. Sold for $220,909 including buyer's premium.
FRED WILLIAMS (1927-1982). <I>Upwey Landscape No. 1</I> 1970. Sold for $147,272 including buyer's premium. FRED WILLIAMS (1927-1982). Upwey Landscape No. 1 1970. Sold for $147,272 including buyer's premium.
WILLIAM ROBINSON born 1936, <I>Rainforest with Botan Creek</I> 1989. Sold for $135,000 including buyer's premium. WILLIAM ROBINSON born 1936, Rainforest with Botan Creek 1989. Sold for $135,000 including buyer's premium.

Sale & Exhibition Details

  • Auction

    28 June 2023
    6:30PM AEST

  • 12 Todman Avenue
    KENSINGTON NSW 2033
    art@menziesartbrands.com

  • Exhibition

    • Melbourne

      15-18 June 2023
      10:00AM to 5:00PM AEST
      1 Darling St
      SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141
      artauctions@menziesartbrands.com

    • Sydney

      22-27 June 2023
      10:00AM to 5:00PM AEST
      12 Todman Ave
      KENSINGTON NSW 2033
      art@menziesartbrands.com

  • LOTS (109)
  • Specialists for this Auction

    • Cameron Menzies

      Cameron Menzies, Chairman & Head of Private Sales

      cmenzies@menziesartbrands.com
      +61 (0) 466 636 142 

    • Brett Ballard

      Brett Ballard, Head of Art

      bballard@menziesartbrands.com
      +61 (0) 2 8344 5404
      +61 (0) 478 493 026

    • Catherine Baxendale

      Catherine Baxendale, Senior Art Specialist

      cbaxendale@menziesartbrands.com
      +61 (0) 2 8344 5404
      +61 (0) 423 067 180

    • Asta Cameron

      Asta Cameron, Art Specialist

      acameron@menziesartbrands.com
      +61 (0) 3 9832 8700
      +61 (0) 400 914 088

    • Clementine Retallack

      Clementine Retallack, Front of House Manager & Associate Art Specialist

      cretallack@menziesartbrands.com
      +61 (0) 2 8344 5404

     

1.

DORA WILSON

Baptist Church, Collins Street

Estimate  $8000 - 12000

Sold For:
$17000 hammer
$20864 inc. buyer's premium

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2.

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

Finke River Valley, James Range

Estimate  $25000 - 35000

Sold For:
$26000 hammer
$31909 inc. buyer's premium

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3.

ALBERT NAMATJIRA

Glen Helen Gorge

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

Sold For:
$34000 hammer
$41727 inc. buyer's premium

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4.

CRISS CANNING

Protea

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

Sold For:
$22000 hammer
$27000 inc. buyer's premium

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5.

RAY CROOKE

Island Still Life

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

Sold For:
$34000 hammer
$41727 inc. buyer's premium

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6.

ARTHUR BOYD

Snow Landscape, Hampstead

Estimate  $40000 - 60000

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7.

FRED WILLIAMS

Tanker Leaving Western Port

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

Sold For:
$32000 hammer
$39273 inc. buyer's premium

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8.

ARTHUR BOYD

Shoalhaven Riverbank

Estimate  $25000 - 35000

Sold For:
$22000 hammer
$27000 inc. buyer's premium

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9.

CHARLES BLACKMAN

The Swimmer

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

Sold For:
$20000 hammer
$24545 inc. buyer's premium

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10.

TONY TUCKSON

Untitled (TP272)

Estimate  $10000 - 15000

Sold For:
$19000 hammer
$23318 inc. buyer's premium

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11.

ALBERT TUCKER

Crimson Rosella

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

Sold For:
$24000 hammer
$29455 inc. buyer's premium

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12.

LIN ONUS

Butterflies and Wattle

Estimate  $30000 - 50000

Sold For:
$32000 hammer
$39273 inc. buyer's premium

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13.

TIM MAGUIRE

Untitled 94

Estimate  $45000 - 60000

Sold For:
$30000 hammer
$36818 inc. buyer's premium

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14.

JOHN KELLY

Blocking In

Estimate  $90000 - 120000

Sold For:
$90000 hammer
$110455 inc. buyer's premium

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15.

GARRY SHEAD

Visitation (Small)

Estimate  $70000 - 90000

Sold For:
$60000 hammer

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16.

ARTHUR BOYD

Bride in Landscape

Estimate  $70000 - 90000

Sold For:
$65000 hammer
$79773 inc. buyer's premium

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17.

ARTHUR BOYD

Figures with a Dog

Estimate  $90000 - 120000

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18.

GARRY SHEAD

The Cliff

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

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19.

GARRY SHEAD

The Visitation (also known as Aboriginal)

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$40000 hammer
$49091 inc. buyer's premium

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21.

FRED WILLIAMS

Upwey Landscape No. 1

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

Sold For:
$120000 hammer
$147273 inc. buyer's premium

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22.

ARTHUR BOYD

Pulpit Rock with Reflection

Estimate  $100000 - 150000

Sold For:
$100000 hammer
$122727 inc. buyer's premium

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23.

LLOYD REES

Dawn on the Derwent

Estimate  $100000 - 150000

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24.

FRED WILLIAMS

You Yangs Landscape (Second Series)

Estimate  $200000 - 300000

Sold For:
$180000 hammer
$220909 inc. buyer's premium

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25.

JEFFREY SMART

The Bather, Bondi

Estimate  $300000 - 400000

Sold For:
$360000 hammer
$441818 inc. buyer's premium

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26.

FRED WILLIAMS

Kew Billabong

Estimate  $1000000 - 1200000

Sold For:
$1000000 hammer
$1227273 inc. buyer's premium

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