Sotheby's, Important Australian & International Art, Sydney, 23 Aug 2011, No. of Lots: 67

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1 Click here to view image O'Brien, Justin Maurice

Venus on a Terrace (1988)

Oil on canvas, signed 'O'Brien' upper right, 67 x 47 cm 		*** ***
2 Click here to view image Robinson, William Francis (Bill)

Bright Day, Numinbah 2001

Pastel, signed, dated and inscribed 'William Robinson 2001 / Bright Day Numinbah' lower left, 54.5 x 74.5 cm 		*** ***
3 Click here to view image Whiteley, Brett

The Gum Tree at Mangrove Mountain (1981)

Ink, signed 'B / W' lower right; signed and inscribed 'The Gum Tree At Mangrove Mountain' / Brett Whiteley' on verso, 43.5 x 48.5 cm 		*** ***
4 Click here to view image Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald

The Murray River, Mildura (1978)

Gouache, signed 'Fred Williams' lower left, 56 x 75 cm 		*** ***
5 Click here to view image Olsen, John Henry

Landscape Wounded by Summer 1985-1986

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'John Olsen / 85' lower right, 185 x 245 cm 		*** ***
6 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

Study for Head Office 2002

Oil on canvas, signed 'Jeffrey Smart' lower left, 38 x 54 cm 		*** ***
7 Click here to view image Robinson, William Francis (Bill)

Fading Light, Springbrook to Beechmont 2002

Oil on linen, signed and dated 'William Robinson 2002' lower right, 122 x 183 cm 		*** ***
8 No image available Klippel, Robert Edward

No. 261 1970

Brazed steel, geometric sections, painted matt charcoal grey, signed, dated and inscribed 'RK. 261. 1970' on base, 76.8 cm high 		*** ***
9 Click here to view image Fizelle, Reginald (Rah) Cecil Graham

Woman in Pink Blouse (1939)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Rah Fizelle' lower left, 76 x 63.5 cm 		*** ***
10 Click here to view image Feint, Adrian George

The French Tablecloth 1949

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Adrian Feint / 1949' lower right, 51 x 40.5 cm 		*** ***
11 Click here to view image Friend, Donald Stuart Leslie

Gunner's Canteen 1944

Oil on board, signed and dated 'Donald 44' upper right, signed, dated and inscribed 'Gunner's / Canteen / Donald Friend / 1944' verso, 25.7 x 30.5 cm 		*** ***
12 Click here to view image Friend, Donald Stuart Leslie

Acts of John the Baptist 1951

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Donald Friend 51' lower left, 51 x 61 cm 		*** ***
13 Click here to view image Drysdale, George Russell (Russell)

Country Girl (1966)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right, 50.5 x 40.5 cm 		*** ***
14 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

The Frightened Bridegroom (1958)

Oil and tempera on composition board, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right, 61.7 x 63.5 cm 		*** ***
15 Click here to view image Von Guerard, Johann Joseph Eugen

Mount Tambo from the Omeo Station 1862

Oil on card on cardboard, dated and inscribed 'Omeo St. 12 November 1862'; inscribed 'Mt Tambo / Mt. Tambo from the Omeo Station 1862' lower centre, 25.5 x 35.5 cm 		*** ***
16 Click here to view image Buvelot, Abram Louis (Louis)

At Malvern 1878

Oil on wood, signed and dated 'L. Buvelot / 1878' lower centre left, frame: original, John and Thomas Thallon, Melbourne, 26 x 39 cm Provenance: Mr R. Neave, Mel
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17 Click here to view image Streeton, Arthur Ernest

Ocean Blue, Lorne (1921)

Oil on canvas, signed 'A Streeton' lower left. frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne, 64 x 76.5 cm 		*** ***
18 Click here to view image Heysen, Hans

A Pastoral

Watercolour, signed 'Hans Heysen' lower right, frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne, 43 x 58 cm 		*** ***
19 Click here to view image Gill, Samuel Thomas

Fryers Creek, Castlemaine

Watercolour, signed 'S.T.G' lower left; inscribed 'Fryers Creek / Castlemaine' lower right, 20 x 26 cm 		*** ***
20 Click here to view image Gill, Samuel Thomas

Resting Along the Track

Watercolour, signed 'STG' lower left, 32 x 23 cm 		*** ***
21 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

Landscape with Birds

Oil on canvas, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower left, 48.5 x 63.5 cm 		*** ***
22 Click here to view image Drysdale, George Russell (Russell)

Deserted Out-Station (1945)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right, 86.4 x 111.7 cm 		*** ***
23 Click here to view image Shead, Garry

The Staircase of Flesh (2005-2006)

Oil on composition board, signed 'Garry Shead' lower right; inscribed 'The Staircase of Flesh' verso, 71.2 x 85.2 cm 		*** ***
24 Click here to view image Kelly, John

Cow Up a Tree 1999

Bronze and paint, signed, dated and inscribed 'John Kelly / NO 3 OF 9 / 1999' on base, edition 3 of 9, 56 cm high 		*** ***
25 Click here to view image Gleeson, James Timothy

A Remembered Dream 12.1.94 1994

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Gleeson '94' lower left, 133 x 178 cm 		*** ***
26 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

Shoalhaven Landscape, Bush and Dry Gully (1975)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right, 152 x 121.5 cm 		*** ***
27 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Central Australia 1988

Oil on canvas, signed 'Nolan' lower right; signed, dated and inscribed 'Central Australia Feb. 1988 Nolan' verso, 152.5 x 152.5 cm 		*** ***
28 Click here to view image Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald

Orange and Green Landscape (1975)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Fred Williams' lower left, 107 x 96.5 cm 		*** ***
29 Click here to view image Gascoigne, Rosalie Norah King

High Water Mark 1992

Weathered formwork on plywood, signed, dated and inscribed 'Rosalie Gascoigne / 1992 / high water mark' verso, 68 x 61.5 cm 		*** ***
30 Click here to view image Olsen, John Henry

Child's Seventh Birthday (1962)

Oil on board, signed 'John / Olsen' lower right; inscribed 'Childs Seventh Birthday' verso, frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney, 122 x 92 cm 		*** ***
31 Click here to view image Perceval, John De Burgh

Mirka's Studio 1961

Oil on canvas on composition board, signed and dated 'Perceval / 61' lower right, 76.2 x 101.6 cm 		*** ***
32 Click here to view image Perceval, John De Burgh

Reclining Angel

Bronze, edition 3 of 6, incised 'Perceval 3/6' on base, 12.5 x 29 x 25 cm 		*** ***
33 Click here to view image Pugh, Clifton Ernest

An Owl, a Blackbird and a Wild Cherry Tree 1961

Oil on composition board, signed and dated 'Clifton / JUN. 61' lower right; signed and inscribed ''An Owl, A Blackbird & A Wild Cherry Tree' / Clifton Pugh' verso, 91.5 x 137.5 cm 		*** ***
34 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Ned Kelly 1960

Synthetic polymer paint and polyvinyl acetate on composition board, signed 'N' lower centre; signed, dated and inscribed 'Kelly - / Nolan / 1960' verso, 60.7 x 50.6 cm 		*** ***
35 Click here to view image Tucker, Albert Lee

Bush 1965

Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, signed and dated 'Tucker 65' lower left; inscribed 'Bush' verso, 89.5 x 121 cm 		*** ***
36 Click here to view image Lyttleton, William Thomas

Cataract River, Port Dalrymple (South Esk River, Launceston)

Watercolour, inscribed 'Cataract River Port Dalrymple' lower centre, 13 x 16.6 cm 		*** ***
37 Click here to view image Martens, Conrad

The Tia River Falls, Northern New South Wales

Watercolour and bodycolour, 26.4 x 37 cm 		*** ***
38 Click here to view image Piguenit, William Charles

Sunrise, Mt Wellington from Shag Bay, River Derwent, Tasmania (1910)

Oil on canvas, signed 'W.C. Piguenit' lower left, 30.5 x 45.7 cm 		*** ***
39 Click here to view image Gruner, Elioth

Spring in the Orchard (1932)

Oil on canvas on cardboard, signed 'Gruner' lower right, 38 x 45.7 cm 		*** ***
40 Click here to view image Fox, Ethel Carrick

(Children and Nurses) (1910)

Oil on wood, 27.5 x 35.5 cm 		*** ***
41 Click here to view image Fox, Ethel Carrick

(In the Luxembourg Gardens) (1909)

Oil on wood, 26 x 34.5 cm 		*** ***
42 Click here to view image Lambert, George Washington

The Black Cravat 1910

Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1910 G.W.L.' lower right, 61 x 51 cm 		*** ***
43 Click here to view image Withers, Walter Herbert

In August 1914

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Walter Withers / 14' lower right, 40.6 x 50.7 cm 		*** ***
44 Click here to view image Herman, Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali)

The Little Red Car 1961

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S. Herman. 61' lower right, 45.5 x 56 cm 		*** ***
45 Click here to view image Rees, Lloyd Frederic

The Red House 1922

Oil on canvas on board, signed and dated 'Rees / 22' lower left, 18 x 22 cm 		*** ***
46 Click here to view image Storrier, Timothy Austin (Tim)

Camp at Snake-Sandwick Creek 1973

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed 'Storrier '73 / 'camp at snake- / Sandwick creek' lower right, 152 x 274 cm 		*** ***
47 Click here to view image Coburn, John

Desert Tribe 1980

Oil on canvas, signed 'Coburn' lower right; signed, dated and inscribed 'Desert Tribe / John Coburn / Sydney 1980' verso, 167.2 x 167.2 cm 		*** ***
48 Click here to view image Olsen, John Henry

Spoonbills and Frogs

Watercolour and pastel, signed and inscribed 'John Olsen / Spoonbills & Frogs' lower left, 100 x 94 cm 		*** ***
49 Click here to view image Browne, Andrew

VIew Across Bay 2001

Oil on linen, signed, dated and inscribed 'ANDREW BROWNE 2001 'View Across Bay' verso, 100 x 100 cm 		*** ***
50 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

Nude on a Bed of Flowers (1993)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Blackman' lower left, 122.2 x 183 cm 		*** ***
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