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

51.

JOHN FIRTH-SMITH

Rhythms #2

Estimate  $15000 - 20000

Sold For:
$12000 hammer
$14727 inc. buyer's premium

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52.

MICHAEL JOHNSON

Fire Metaphor

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

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

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53.

RICK AMOR

The Runner

Estimate  $12000 - 16000

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54.

WILLIAM DELAFIELD COOK

Interior

Estimate  $8000 - 12000

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

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55.

RICK AMOR

The Sea

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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56.

ADAM CULLEN

This Ain't No Disco

Estimate  $10000 - 15000

Sold For:
$9000 hammer
$11045 inc. buyer's premium

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57.

ADAM CULLEN

Lizard Dreaming

Estimate  $4000 - 6000

Sold For:
$3600 hammer
$4418 inc. buyer's premium

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58.

DAVID LARWILL

Skills of the Game II

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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

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59.

CHARLES BLACKMAN

The Waiting Child

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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60.

GARRY SHEAD

Nocturne

Estimate  $30000 - 40000

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

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61.

ROLAND WAKELIN

Romantic Landscape

Estimate  $20000 - 30000

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

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62.

ROY DE MAISTRE

The Farm Cart

Estimate  $35000 - 45000

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

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63.

YOSL BERGNER

In Fitzroy

Estimate  $16000 - 20000

Sold For:
$28000 hammer
$34364 inc. buyer's premium

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64.

JOHN PASSMORE

The Catch

Estimate  $18000 - 25000

Sold For:
$16000 hammer
$19636 inc. buyer's premium

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65.

NORMAN LINDSAY

Sunlit Nude

Estimate  $18000 - 24000

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

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66.

NORMAN LINDSAY

Repose

Estimate  $35000 - 45000

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

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67.

RUSSELL DRYSDALE

The Ball Game

Estimate  $5000 - 8000

Sold For:
$4200 hammer
$5155 inc. buyer's premium

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68.

HANS HEYSEN

A Spring Morning, Ambleside

Estimate  $18000 - 24000

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69.

NORMAN LINDSAY

Belinda's Ball

Estimate  $25000 - 35000

Sold For:
$52000 hammer
$63818 inc. buyer's premium

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70.

WILL ASHTON

(Ferry Wharf, Sydney Harbour)

Estimate  $4000 - 6000

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

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71.

WILL ASHTON

Farm Scene

Estimate  $6000 - 9000

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

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72.

HAUGHTON FORREST

Battered Hull

Estimate  $8000 - 12000

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

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73.

HAUGHTON FORREST

Snug River Falls

Estimate  $15000 - 20000

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

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74.

RAY CROOKE

(Figures by the Stream)

Estimate  $15000 - 20000

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

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75.

SALI HERMAN

Chopping Wood

Estimate  $18000 - 25000

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

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