Sotheby's, Important Australian Art, Melbourne, 17 May 2011, No. of Lots: 97

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1 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

Pink Sky and Riverbank (1974-1976)

Oil on copper, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right, 31 x 21.5 cm 		*** ***
2 Click here to view image Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald

Broken Hill (1974)

Gouache, signed 'Fred Williams' lower right, 57.2 x 76.2 cm 		*** ***
3 Click here to view image Hanssen-Pigott, Gwyn

Sigh (2006)

Transulcent porcelain stamped with roundel on base 10 peices - 8 beakers, 2 bowls, 16 x 93 x 16 cm 		*** ***
4 Click here to view image Blackman, Charles Raymond

The Dance 1953

Enamel paint and tempera on plywood, signed and dated 'Blackman 53' lower left, 91.5 x 90.4 cm 		*** ***
5 Click here to view image Funaki, Mari

Untitled (2010)

Painted mild steel, 140 x 65 x 35 cm 		*** ***
6 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

The Waiting Bus (1986) Coloured Study for Lithograph

Pencil on paper, signed and inscribed 'The Waiting Bus Jeffrey Smart' lower right, 63 x 75.5 cm 		*** ***
7 Click here to view image Hester, Joy St. Clair

Lovers 1957

Gouache, brush and ink, signed and dated 'Joy Hester / 57' lower right, 62 x 48.5 cm 		*** ***
8 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

No. 325 (1977)

Brazed and welded steel, found objects, 39.4 cm high 		*** ***
9 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

Wimmera

Oil on canvas, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right, 58.3 x 86.5 cm 		*** ***
10 Click here to view image Elenberg, Joel

Anna (1979)

Bronze, signed and inscribed 'Joel Elenberg / Anna' lower left edition 4 of 6, 75 cm high 		*** ***
11 Click here to view image Coburn, John

Death and Transfiguration 1979

Oil and gold leaf on canvas, signed 'Coburn' lower right, signed, dated and inscribed 'Death And Transfiguration / John Coburn / Sydney / 1979' verso, 150 x 190 cm 		*** ***
12 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

The Picnic (1980)

Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, signed 'Jeffrey Smart' lower left, 106 x 70.7 cm 		*** ***
13 Click here to view image Olley, Margaret Hannah

Marigolds (1990)

Oil on composition board, signed 'Olley' lower right, 91.5 x 122 cm 		*** ***
14 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

Metal Construction (1960s)

Brazed and welded steel, found objects, 105.5 x 12 x 10 cm 		*** ***
15 Click here to view image Kemp, Roger

St Francis and the Birds (1964)

Oil on composition board, 182.8 x 121.9 cm 		*** ***
16 Click here to view image Perceval, John De Burgh

Children at Aspendale 1955

Oil, tempera and enamel paint on composition board, signed and dated '55 / Perceval' lower right, 72.5 x 91.5 cm 		*** ***
17 Click here to view image Amor, Rick

The Gardens

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Rick Amor 04-06' lower left dated and inscribed 'The Gardens / MAR 04/ AP / OCT 06' verso, 130 x 162.3 cm 		*** ***
18 Click here to view image Meadmore, Clement

Riff 1996

Fabricated bronze, signed, dated and inscribed 'Meadmore 1996 2/4' verso dated and inscribed 'Riff / 1996 / 2/4 / A. R. T.' on base edition 2 of 4, 38 x 89 x 51 cm 		*** ***
19 Click here to view image French, Leonard William

Pale Rider

Enamel on hardboard, signed 'French' lower right inscribed 'Pale Rider' verso, 183 x 183 cm 		*** ***
20 Click here to view image Smart, Frank Jeffrey (Jeff) Edson

Study for Jacob Descending (1979)

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas on composition board, signed 'Jeffrey Smart' lower right, 56 x 34 cm 		*** ***
21 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Ned Kelly - Glenrowan Fragments 1955

Enamel paint and oil on composition board, signed 'N-' lower centre, signed, dated and inscribed ''Glenrowan Fragments' / To Peter - 1955 / Kelly / Glenrowan / (Fragments) / Township / Australia / Nolan / 16 / 2 / 55 / N' verso, 61 x 48.5 cm
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22 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

No. 498 (1983)

Bronze, 24.1 cm high 		*** ***
23 Click here to view image Gascoigne, Rosalie Norah King

Swarm I 1998

Sawn wood on wood, signed, dated and inscribed 'Rosalie Gascoigne / 1998 / Swarm I' verso, 29 x 30 cm 		*** ***
24 Click here to view image Browne, Andrew

VIew from Highway 2001

Oil on linen, signed, dated and inscribed 'Andrew Browne 2001 'View From Highway'' verso, 152.5 x 152.3 cm 		*** ***
25 Click here to view image Beckett, Clarice Marjoribanks

The Bus Stop (1930)

Oil on canvasboard, 41 x 34 cm 		*** ***
26 Click here to view image Lyttleton, William Thomas

Part of the Town Of Sydney, New South Wales

Watercolour, signed with initial 'L.' in margin lower left inscribed 'Part of the Town of Sydney N South Wales' in margin lower centre, 16.5 x 31 cm 		*** ***
27 Click here to view image Bunny, Rupert Charles Wulsten

A Provincinal Town in France Une VIlle De Province (1904)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Rupert C W Bunny' lower left, 81.5 x 130 cm 		*** ***
28 Click here to view image Heysen, Nora

Flowers 1981

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Nora Heysen 81' lower right, 45.5 x 40 cm 		*** ***
29 Click here to view image Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald

Grass Trees, Deception Bay (1971)

Gouache, signed 'Fred Williams' lower right inscribed 'Blackboys Queensland' verso, 53 x 75.5 cm 		*** ***
30 Click here to view image Nolan, Sidney Robert

Horse Rolling on the Beach (1945)

Enamel paint on composition board, 61.0 x 91.5 cm 		*** ***
31 Click here to view image O'Brien, Justin Maurice

Bathers (1946)

Oil on canvas on board, signed 'O'Brien' lower right, 103.5 x 40 cm 		*** ***
32 Click here to view image Robertson-Swann, Ronald Charles (Ron)

Vault (1978-1979)

Aluminium and paint, signed and inscribed 'RS 11/12' on baseedition 11 of 12, cast in 2000, 25 x 64 x 35 cm 		*** ***
33 Click here to view image Firth-Smith, John

At 1986

Oil on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed 'John Firth-Smith / 'AT' / 1986 Sydney, 122 x 244 cm 		*** ***
34 Click here to view image Boyd, Arthur Merric Bloomfield

Shoalhaven River

Oil on composition boar, signed 'Arthur Boyd' lower right, 36.5 x 30.2 cm 		*** ***
35 Click here to view image Klippel, Robert Edward

No. 830 1986

Bronze, signed and dated 'RK. 86./ 830' on base, 14 x 26 x 5 cm 		*** ***
36 Click here to view image Becker, Ludwig

Naplomata (Henrietta) 1852; Kanjawerkie 1852

Both watercolour heightened with white, signed and dated lower right 'L. Becker. / 1852.'inscribed lower centre 'Naplomata./ (Henriette)'Dinudara (Sarah) 1852; signed and dated lower right 'L. Becker. / 1852.'inscribed with lower centre 'Dinudara / (Sarah)', 17 x 11.7 cm (irreg.); 16.8 x 11.7 cm (i
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37 Click here to view image Robinson, William Francis (Bill)

Summer Landscape, Numinbah 2001

Oil on linen, signed and dated 'William Robinson 2001' lower right, dated and inscribed '2001/ Summer Landscape Numbinbah' verso, 122 x 183 cm 		*** ***
38 Click here to view image Beckett, Clarice Marjoribanks

Morning Ride

Oil on canvas on composition board, 31 x 36 cm 		*** ***
39 Click here to view image Von Guerard, Johann Joseph Eugen

VIew of Palermo from Santa Maria Di Gesu 1840

Oil on canvas, signed 'Guerard / 1840 / Dussel' lower right, 40 x 66 cm 		*** ***
40 Click here to view image Russell, John Peter

Les Enfants Du Peintre Sur La Plage, Belle Ile the Artist's Children on The Beach, Belle Ile (1904)

Oil on canvas, 80.0 x 63.5 cm 		*** ***
41 Click here to view image Dowling, Robert Hawker

Jack, Native of Cape Grim, Van Diemen's Land (c.1853-1856); Jinny, Native Of Port Sorell, Van Diemen's Land (c.1

Both oil on cardboard, 17.9 x 14.5 cm (oval); 17.9 x 14.5 cm (o 		*** ***
42 Click here to view image Andrew, Brook

Sexy and Dangerous (1996)

Duclear print mounted on perspex, edition 8 of 10, 145 x 97 cm 		*** ***
43 Click here to view image Andrew, Brook

Sexy and Dangerous II (1997)

Duclear print mounted on perspex, edition: 5 of 10, 144.5 x 108 cm 		*** ***
44 Click here to view image Smart, Sally

Delicate Cutting (Scissors) 1994

Oil and enamel and collage on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed 'Sally Smart / Smart / 'Delicate Cutting / (Scissors) / 1994 / Sally / Smart' verso, 214 x 275 cm 		*** ***
45 Click here to view image Makigawa, Akio

House with Upright Pod; House With Bowl; House With Horizontal Pod 1999

All stainless steel edition: 3 of 3, signed, dated and numbered 'Akio 1999 3/3' on base, signed with initials 'AM' in base; signed with initials and numbered 'AM 3/3' in base; signed, dated and numbered 'AKIO 1999 1/3' (sic)' on base, signed with initials and numbered 'AM 3/3' in base, 144.5 x 24.8 x 25 cm; 44 x 28 x 28 cm; 5
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46 Click here to view image Beckett, Clarice Marjoribanks

Evening Return

Oil on canvas on compressed card, 30.5 x 35 cm 		*** ***
47 Click here to view image Bunny, Rupert Charles Wulsten

Jeanne (c.1910)

Oil on compressed card, 30.5 x 25.5 cm 		*** ***
48 Click here to view image Perceval, John De Burgh

Brickworks at Oakleigh 1946

Oil on canvas, signed and dated '46 / Perceval' lower right, 67 x 90.4 cm 		*** ***
49 Click here to view image Kelly, John

Dobell's Cow on Trestles (1993)

Bronze, 36.5 x 61 x 22 cm 		*** ***
50 Click here to view image Williams, Frederick (Fred) Ronald

Landscape (1967)

Oil on canvas, signed 'Fred Williams.' lower centre right, 91.4 x 81 cm 		*** ***
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