Menzies Art Brands

26 June 2024, 18:30 | Live Auction

Important Australian & International Art | June 2024

Menzies’ June auction achieved outstanding results in a full Melbourne saleroom, with competitive bidding from Australia and abroad via telephone and online. The auction realised a total of $4,205,005 (including buyer’s premium), with 83.9% sold by volume and 133.2% sold by value.

 Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly and Swamp 1960, which was previously owned by Hollywood royalty Kirk & Anne Douglas, sold for an impressive $644,318 (including buyer’s premium). A thrilling bidding war ensued for Emily Kngwarreye’s Wild Orange 1991, settling well above its estimates of $60,000 - $80,000 for a total of $245,455 (including buyer’s premium).

SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1972) <I>Ned Kelly and Swamp </I> 1960 ©The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2024 SIDNEY NOLAN (1917-1972)
Ned Kelly and Swamp  1960
©The Sidney Nolan Trust. All rights reserved, DACS/Copyright Agency, 2024
MARGARET OLLEY (1923-2011) <I>Epergne of Apples</I> 1982 ©Margaret Olley/Courtesy of The Margaret Olley Art Trust & Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane MARGARET OLLEY (1923-2011)
Epergne of Apples 1982
©Margaret Olley/Courtesy of The Margaret Olley Art Trust & Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) <I>Bride in the Shoalhaven </I>c1982 ©Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2024 ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)
Bride in the Shoalhaven c1982
©Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2024
CLARICE BECKETT (1887-1935) <I>Moonrise</I> CLARICE BECKETT (1887-1935)
Moonrise
ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999) <I>Wimmera Landscape with Jinker and Ram</I> c1985 ©Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2024 ARTHUR BOYD (1920-1999)
Wimmera Landscape with Jinker and Ram c1985
©Arthur Boyd/Copyright Agency, 2024
CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960 <I>Michael Hobbs’ View </I> 1985 ©Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2024 CRESSIDA CAMPBELL born 1960
Michael Hobbs’ View  1985
©Cressida Campbell/Copyright Agency, 2024

Sale & Exhibition Details

  • LOTS (93)
  • Specialists for this Auction

  • Cameron Menzies

    Cameron Menzies, Chairman & Head of Private Sales

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

  • 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
    +61 (0) 478 493 026

26.

MARGARET OLLEY

Epergne of Apples

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

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

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27.

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE

Bread and Butter

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$58000 hammer
$71182 inc. buyer's premium

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28.

EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE

Wild Orange

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

Sold For:
$200000 hammer
$245455 inc. buyer's premium

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29.

CRESSIDA CAMPBELL

Michael Hobbs' View

Estimate  $70000 - 90000

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

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30.

TIM STORRIER

Evening Notes (on the Infinite)

Estimate  $80000 - 120000

Sold For:
$140000 hammer
$171818 inc. buyer's premium

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31.

ARTHUR BOYD

Wimmera Landscape with Jinker and Ram

Estimate  $80000 - 100000

Sold For:
$130000 hammer
$159545 inc. buyer's premium

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32.

SIDNEY NOLAN

Ned Kelly and Swamp

Estimate  $500000 - 700000

Sold For:
$525000 hammer
$644318 inc. buyer's premium

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33.

LIN ONUS

The Joy of Fish - The Ripple

Estimate  $350000 - 450000

Sold For:
$320000 hammer
$392727 inc. buyer's premium

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34.

TIM STORRIER

Evening (Nostalgia and Embers)

Estimate  $120000 - 160000

Sold For:
$150000 hammer
$184091 inc. buyer's premium

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35.

GARRY SHEAD

The Royal Opening

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

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

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36.

BEN QUILTY

Gerard's Garden (Night)

Estimate  $30000 - 50000

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

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37.

CHARLES BLACKMAN

Blue Nude

Estimate  $80000 - 120000

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38.

ARTHUR BOYD

Bride in the Shoalhaven

Estimate  $90000 - 120000

Sold For:
$95000 hammer
$116591 inc. buyer's premium

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39.

ARTHUR BOYD

Bride in the Gully

Estimate  $60000 - 80000

Sold For:
$80000 hammer
$98182 inc. buyer's premium

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40.

RAY CROOKE

Islander's Garden, Fiji

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

Sold For:
$55000 hammer
$67500 inc. buyer's premium

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41.

TONY TUCKSON

Seated Nude (TP127)

Estimate  $50000 - 70000

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42.

JOHN COBURN

For Corpus Christi

Estimate  $35000 - 45000

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

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43.

TIM STORRIER

The Histrionic Wayfarer (After Bosch)

Estimate  $40000 - 60000

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

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44.

BERTRAM MACKENNAL

Sappho (also known as Reflections)

Estimate  $35000 - 45000

Sold For:
$55000 hammer
$67500 inc. buyer's premium

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45.

ARTHUR BOYD

Dancers

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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

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46.

PHILLIP PIPERIDES

Stepping Bather

Estimate  $24000 - 30000

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

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47.

DAVID KEELING

Other Edens

Estimate  $15000 - 20000

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

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48.

ALEXANDER McKENZIE

In the Distant Light

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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49.

ANDREW BROWNE

Magenta Nocturne with Billboard

Estimate  $18000 - 24000

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

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50.

NEIL FRAZER

Ben Buckler

Estimate  $20000 - 28000

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

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