IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART FEATURING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ANZ ART COLLECTION

Lot 28
Estimate A$50,000 - A$70,000
Hammer Price + BP A$135,000.00
oil on canvas
91.5 x 71.5 cm; 111.0 x 90.0 cm (framed)

signed upper right: O'BRIEN
inscribed verso: ARTIST: JUSTIN O'BRIEN/ SUBJECT: "EDGECLIFFE [sic] LANDSCAPE"/ WYNNE EXHIBITION

Provenance

Private collection, Sydney
Thence by descent, private collection, Sydney

Lot 29
Estimate A$45,000 - A$65,000
oil and hessian on board
47.0 x 30.0 cm; 61.0 x 44.0 cm (framed)

signed lower right: JEFFREY SMART

portrait study of a boy on verso, inscribed: Lawrence Beck

Provenance

Private collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 1987, lot 469 (as Mr and Mrs Abstract Expressionist)
Private collection, Melbourne

Lot 30
Estimate A$80,000 - A$120,000
oil on linen
91.0 x 122.0 cm; 95.5 x 126.0 cm (framed)

signed and dated lower right: Garry Shead 04
inscribed on stretcher verso: 'Resurection [sic] of Ern Malley'

Provenance

Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney, 2004
Private collection, Sydney

Lot 31
Estimate A$60,000 - A$80,000
Hammer Price + BP A$110,455.00
charcoal, oil-stick and collage on paper
65.0 x 93.5 cm; 106.0 x 130.5 cm (framed)

signed lower right: brett whiteley
stamped twice lower right with artist's monogram
 

Provenance

The Estate of Brett Whiteley, Sydney
Australian Galleries, Sydney
Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney

Lot 32
Estimate A$120,000 - A$150,000
Hammer Price + BP A$153,409.00
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
69.5 x 102.0 cm; 107.0 x 139.0 (framed)

signed and dated lower right: John Brack/ 1989

Provenance

The Estate of John Brack, Melbourne
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 2013
Private collection, Melbourne

Lot 33
Estimate A$650,000 - A$850,000
Hammer Price + BP A$797,727.00
oil on canvas on board
92.0 x 60.5 cm; 100.0 x 69.5 cm (framed)

signed lower left: brett whiteley
signed, dated and inscribed verso: 'FEEDING LAVENDER BAY DOVES' 79/ brett whiteley/ oil on canvas

Provenance

Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 1980
Private collection, Sydney

Lot 34
Estimate A$150,000 - A$200,000
Hammer Price + BP A$184,091.00
lithograph
50.0 x 69.0 cm (image); 65.0 x 86.0 cm (sheet); 97.0 x 112.0 cm (framed)

signed and dated lower right: David Hockney 1978-80
numbered lower left: 37/40
bears inscription verso: EY/22/5996/ DH78-474E/ R 2880

published by Tyler Graphics Ltd, New York (blindstamp lower right)

Provenance

Natalie Knight Gallery, Johannesburg (stamped on backing verso)
Private collection, Sydney

Lot 35
Estimate A$60,000 - A$80,000
Hammer Price + BP A$73,636.00
gouache on paper
56.5 x 76.0 cm; 78.5 x 100.5 cm (framed)

signed lower left: Fred Williams.

Provenance

The Estate of Fred Williams, Melbourne (estate no.GW 628)
Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 2007
Private collection, Melbourne

Lot 36
Estimate A$100,000 - A$140,000
Hammer Price + BP A$135,000.00
etching and aquatint (5)
22.5 x 30.0 cm (each, image); 68.5 x 53.5 cm (each, sheet); 80.5 x 65.5 cm (each, framed)

each signed, dated and numbered lower centre: 21/45 B. Marden 93

Provenance

Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above, private collection, Adelaide, 1994