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

     

27.

JOHN OLSEN

Lake Alexandrina and Dirt Roads

Estimate  $250000 - 350000

Sold For:
$225000 hammer
$276136 inc. buyer's premium

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28.

JOHN OLSEN

(Four Frogs)

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$50000 hammer
$61364 inc. buyer's premium

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29.

JOEL ELENBERG

Family I

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$75000 hammer
$92045 inc. buyer's premium

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30.

WILLIAM ROBINSON

Rainforest with Botan Creek

Estimate  $120000 - 180000

Sold For:
$110000 hammer
$135000 inc. buyer's premium

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31.

ARTHUR BOYD

Potter Dreaming of Gold

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$46000 hammer
$56455 inc. buyer's premium

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32.

JOHN PERCEVAL

Tug Boat Smoke

Estimate  $40000 - 60000

Sold For:
$70000 hammer
$85909 inc. buyer's premium

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33.

TIM MAGUIRE

Untitled

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

Sold For:
$28500 hammer
$34977 inc. buyer's premium

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34.

SALLY GABORI

My Country

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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

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35.

SALLY GABORI

My Country

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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36.

TOMMY WATSON

Tjamuku Ngura

Estimate  $15000 - 25000

Sold For:
$15000 hammer
$18409 inc. buyer's premium

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37.

MAGGIE WATSON NAPANGARDI

Hair String Dreaming

Estimate  $25000 - 35000

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

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38.

ROBERT OWEN

Afternoon Glow #2 (The Text of Light Series)

Estimate  $25000 - 35000

Sold For:
$44000 hammer
$54000 inc. buyer's premium

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39.

PETER D. COLE

Red Langley Landscape

Estimate  $15000 - 25000

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40.

ROBERT HUNTER

Untitled #6

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

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

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41.

PETER D. COLE

Studio with Metaphysical Landscape

Estimate  $3000 - 5000

Sold For:
$10000 hammer
$12273 inc. buyer's premium

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42.

GILES ALEXANDER

Home #05?

Estimate  $5000 - 7000

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43.

JOHN FIRTH-SMITH

Sun Line

Estimate  $12000 - 18000

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44.

LAWRENCE DAWS

Landscape, Glasshouse Mountains

Estimate  $8000 - 12000

Sold For:
$8000 hammer
$9818 inc. buyer's premium

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45.

PHILIP HUNTER

Wave & Cloud

Estimate  $20000 - 25000

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

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46.

JASON BENJAMIN

God Bless

Estimate  $15000 - 25000

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

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47.

JASON BENJAMIN

Everyone's in Your Eyes (Western Plains NSW)

Estimate  $22000 - 28000

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

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48.

PAUL RYAN

Lieutenant Fieldsy

Estimate  $7000 - 9000

Sold For:
$6000 hammer
$7364 inc. buyer's premium

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49.

EUAN MACLEOD

Room with Harbour View

Estimate  $18000 - 25000

Sold For:
$18000 hammer
$22091 inc. buyer's premium

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50.

MCLEAN EDWARDS

Brothers (School Boys)

Estimate  $8000 - 12000

Sold For:
$11000 hammer
$13500 inc. buyer's premium

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51.

MCLEAN EDWARDS

Green Plane

Estimate  $10000 - 15000

Sold For:
$21000 hammer
$25773 inc. buyer's premium

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