Bonhams, Important Australian Art; Important Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 01 Dec 2015

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Lot No.		Hammer	Price incl. Premium
1	Grey-Smith, Guy Edward Karri Forest, 1956 Oil on canvas, signed lower right: 'G. Grey Smith / 56'; inscribed verso: 'Kari Forest / 38gns', 64 x 49 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
2	Smith, Grace Cossington (Bayview Pier), 1943; Still Life Verso Oil on board, signed and dated lower left: 'G. Cossington Smith 43'; inscribed verso: 'Grey River', 33 x 28 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
3	Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald Olinda Landscape, c. 1962 Watercolour on paper, signed twice lower left: 'Fred Williams', 56 x 38 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
4	Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield Green Forest (Tall Trees) Oil on composition board, signed lower right: 'Arthur Boyd', 120 x 90 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
5	Drysdale, George Russell (Russell) Head of a Woman, 1942 Watercolour, ink and chalk on paper on board, signed and titled lower right: 'Head of a Woman Russell Drysdale', 47 x 38.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
6	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland Carved hardwood and spinifex resin, height: 152 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
7	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland Carved hardwood and spinifex resin, height: 150.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
8	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, An Impressive Jawun (Bicornual Basket), Queensland, 19th Century Twined and woven lawyer cane, width: 46 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
9	Johnson, Timothy (Tim) After Kano Eitoku, 1987 Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 153 x 183 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
10	Namatjira, Albert Glen Helen Homestead, c. 1946 Watercolour on paper, signed lower right: 'Albert Namatjira', 20 x 37 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
11	McCubbin, Frederick Study for the City's Toil, c. 1887; Also Known as Lower Yarra, Melbourne Oil on canvas, signed lower right: 'F.McCubbin', 30 x 50 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
13	Nolan, Sidney Robert Heidelberg, Melbourne, 1944-45 Oil on board, signed lower right: 'Nolan'; signed, dated and titled verso: 'Nolan, 1945, Heidelberg', 86.5 x 107 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
14	Streeton, Arthur Ernest Storm Over Corryong, 1910 Oil on canvas, signed lower left: 'A. Streeton', 35 x 44.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
15	McCubbin, Frederick The Old Cottage, South Yarra Oil on board, signed lower right: 'F.McCubbin', 23.5 x 34 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
16	McCubbin, Frederick Yacht on the Bay Oil on canvasboard, signed lower left: 'F. McCubbin', 22 x 27 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
17	Withers, Walter Herbert (Eltham Road, Heidelberg), 1903 Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right: 'Walter Withers 03', 30.5 x 51 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
18	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H204, length: 71 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
19	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, length: 72.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
20	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Boomerang, Lake Eyre Basin Region Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H9, length: 80 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
21	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Large Fighting Boomerang, Queensland Carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H81, length: 97 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
22	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Fishing Boomerang, Western Australia Carved and engraved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. 117H, length: 63 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
23	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Boomerang, South Western Australia Carved hardwood, inscribed with Holt Collection cat. H179, length: 54 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
24	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Transitional Shield, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 64.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
25	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Transitional Parrying Shield, Darling River, New South Wales Carved hardwood, height: 60 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
26	Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boat on the Shoalhaven Spit Oil on canvas, signed lower right: 'Arthur Boyd', 44.5 x 109 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
27	Heysen, Hans Cattle Grazing, Ambleside, 1920 Charcoal on paper, signed and dated lower left: 'Hans Heysen 20', 46 x 61 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
28	Olley, Margaret Hannah Still Life with Pears, 1970s Oil on composition board, signed lower right: 'Olley', 49 x 59 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
29	Streeton, Arthur Ernest Roses, c. 1931 Oil on canvas, signed lower left: 'A. Streeton', 60.5 x 50.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
30	Lindsay, Norman Alfred William Sunlit Nude Oil on canvas on board, signed upper left: 'Norman Lindsay', 30.5 x 24 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
31	Lindsay, Norman Alfred William The Key, c. 1933 Watercolour on paper, signed lower left: 'Norman Lindsay', 34 x 24 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
32	Olsen, John Henry Aboriginals in Cave Paintings, 1971 Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, signed, dated and titled verso: 'Aboriginals in Cave Paintings / John Olsen 71 / Arnhem Land', 65 x 48 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
33	Wakelin, Roland Shakespeare Terraces, Harrington Street, the Rocks, 1963 Oil on board, signed and dated lower left: 'R Wakelin / 63', 63 x 75 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
34	Juniper, Robert Litchfield (Bob) Paul's Paddock, 1997 Oil and mixed media on linen, signed and dated lower right: 'Juniper/97', 153 x 183 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
35	Audette, Yvonne Bathers No. 1, 2001 Oil on board, signed and dated lower right: 'Audette / 2001'; signed, dated and inscribed verso: 'Bathers No. 1'/ 2001 / Audette', 122 x 91.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance View Sales History	***	***
36	Firth-Smith, John At, 1986 Oil on linen, signed, titled and dated verso: 'John Firth-Smith / 'AT' / 1986, Sydney', 122 x 244 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
37	McKenzie, Queenie Nakarra Winnaba Springs, 1996 Natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas, inscribed with Warmun Traditional Artists cat.QM0041 and '150x102/20.7.96/Winnaba Springs/Cooee#3749' verso, 152 x 122 cm Search for Matching Provenance View Sales History	***	***
38	Campbell, Junior, Robert Why Weren't They Charged with Perjury?, 1988 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: 'Robert Campbell Jnr, 8.3.1988, Ngaku', 123.5 x 110 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
39	Campbell, Junior, Robert Hunting for Food at Ulhuru, 1989 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: 'Robert Campbell Jnr, 15.3.1988, Ngaku', 80 x 172 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
40	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Untitled (Fish), 1950s Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 38 x 88 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
41	Gurruwiwi, Mithinari Garamula Billabong, Early 1960s Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 86 x 67 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
42	Bulun, Johnny Bulun Flying Fox Droppings and Sacred Stones, 2001 Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 139 x 78 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
43	Namirrki, Ivan Mimih Spirit, 1999 Natural earth pigments on carved wood, height: 155 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
44	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Parrying Shield, South Eastern Australia Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 71 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
45	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Shield, New South Wales Carved and engraved hardwood, height: 63.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
46	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Large Shield, Central Desert, Late 1960s Natural earth pigments and down feathers on carved and engraved wood, height: 82.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
47	Nampitjin, Eubena Ceremonial Place, 1997 Synthetic polymer paint on linen, inscribed verso with artist's name, dimensions and Warlayirti Artists cat. 674/97 and TVB11, 121 x 81 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
48	Larwill, David Scott Single Figure, 1981 Oil on canvas, 135 x 115 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
49	Jones, Angus Karmen, 1985 Synthetic polymer paint on board, 101.5 x 56 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
50	Pugh, Clifton Ernest Eagle's Nest, 1985 Oil and applied feathers on linen, signed and dated lower left: 'Clifton / '85', 90 x 110 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
51	Vassilieff, Danila Ivanovich Bird, c. 1950 Lilydale marble, incised to base: 'V', 10 x 13 x 10 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***

Bonhams, Important Australian Art; Important Aboriginal Art, Sydney, 01 Dec 2015, No. of Lots: 87

Karri Forest, 1956

(Bayview Pier), 1943; Still Life Verso

Olinda Landscape, c. 1962

Green Forest (Tall Trees)

Head of a Woman, 1942

An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland

An Early, Large Rainforest Sword Club, North East Queensland

An Impressive Jawun (Bicornual Basket), Queensland, 19th Century

After Kano Eitoku, 1987

Glen Helen Homestead, c. 1946

Study for the City's Toil, c. 1887; Also Known as Lower Yarra, Melbourne

Heidelberg, Melbourne, 1944-45

Storm Over Corryong, 1910

The Old Cottage, South Yarra

Yacht on the Bay

(Eltham Road, Heidelberg), 1903

A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales

A Boomerang, South Western Queensland or Far Western New South Wales

A Boomerang, Lake Eyre Basin Region

A Large Fighting Boomerang, Queensland

A Fishing Boomerang, Western Australia

A Boomerang, South Western Australia

A Transitional Shield, Flinders Ranges, South Australia

A Transitional Parrying Shield, Darling River, New South Wales

Boat on the Shoalhaven Spit

Cattle Grazing, Ambleside, 1920

Still Life with Pears, 1970s

Roses, c. 1931

Sunlit Nude

The Key, c. 1933

Aboriginals in Cave Paintings, 1971

Terraces, Harrington Street, the Rocks, 1963

Paul's Paddock, 1997

Bathers No. 1, 2001

At, 1986

Winnaba Springs, 1996

Why Weren't They Charged with Perjury?, 1988

Hunting for Food at Ulhuru, 1989

Untitled (Fish), 1950s

Garamula Billabong, Early 1960s

Flying Fox Droppings and Sacred Stones, 2001

Mimih Spirit, 1999

A Parrying Shield, South Eastern Australia

A Shield, New South Wales

A Large Shield, Central Desert, Late 1960s

Ceremonial Place, 1997

Single Figure, 1981

Karmen, 1985

Eagle's Nest, 1985

Bird, c. 1950

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