Davidson Auctions

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 3: Arthur MURCH (1902-1989)
'Bathers'
Signed lower left
Oil on Board, 31.5x24.5cm
Est. $1,000-2,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 1: Nancy May KILGOUR (1904-1954)
'Tents, London,' 1937
Signed lower left
Oil on Canvas on Board, 34.5x39cm
Est. $350-550

Australian & International Art

Saturday, November 23rd

Rupert C W BUNNY (1864-1947)
Fishing Village, Le Lavandou, South of France, c.1920s
Oil on Canvas, 52.5x63cm (sight) 54x65cm (stretcher)
Est. $25,000-35,000

Arts, War & Social History VII

Monday October 14th from 6pm (timed online sale)

Lot 21: The BILLY BOOK - Billy Hughes Abroad, 1918
Cartoons by LOW, published by NSW Bookstall, Sydney 1918
Est. $80-150

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 20: Donald FRIEND (1915-1989)
Lizards
Ex Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
Ink & Gouache on Paper on Board, 56x76cm
Est. $1,500-2,500

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 191: Melvin DUFFY (b.1930)
'Liverpool Range Pastoral,' 2006
Oil on Canvas Board, 60x90.5cm
Est. $1,000-2,000

Provenance: Family of the Artist

(Early 2025)

Jean APPLETON (1911-2003)
'Bottles,' 1997
Signed lower left; titled and inscribed verso
Oil on Canvas, 75.5x90cm
Est. $2,500-4,500

Arts, War & Social History VII

Monday October 14th from 6pm (timed online sale)

Lot 140: Australia by Bicycle - 'Lonely Lands', Francis E. Birtles
Est. $350-500

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 261: Thomas TJAPALTJARRI (Aboriginal c.1964-2024)
'Tingari,' c.2000
Acrylic on Linen, 308x184cm
Est. $8,000-15,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 44: Pro HART (1928-2006)
'Jesus is Nailed to the Cross (11th Station of the Cross)'
Oil on Canvas on Board, 40x50.5cm
PROVENANCE: The artist; Collection Rev. Dr Arthur Bridge AM OAM (gift from the above)
Est. $1,500-2,500

Australian & International Art

Saturday, November 23rd

Paul RYAN (b.1964)
'The Vision,' 2021
Signed and titled verso
Oil on Linen, 57x52cm
Est. $1,500-3,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 298: Henry Frederick LUCAS-LUCAS (British 1848-1943) (4)
'The Masher,' 1894; 'Sultan,' 1894; 'Conjuror,' 1898; and 'Dean,' 1898
All signed and dated. Also inscribed verso
Oil on Canvas (4), 26.5x35.5cm (each)
Est. $1,500-2,500

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 6: Norman LINDSAY (1879-1969)
'O Man! Take Heed,' 1922
Signed lower right
Ref: Bloomfield, No. 229, p.133
Etching, Engraving Stipple & Roulette 12/55, 32.4x29.1cm (upper plate) 4.9x12.3cm (lower plate)
Est. $2,500-3,500

Australian & International Art

Entries Invited

Lot 5: Arthur STREETON (1867-1943)
'Melon Patch,' 1896
Signed and dated lower right 'A Streeton '96'
Oil on Panel, 59.5x27cm (sight) 61x28cm (panel)
SOLD $410,000 (Hammer Price) 25.08.24

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 7: Rodney Armour MILGATE (1934-2015)
'Binary,' 1978
Signed lower right; titled verso
Oil on Masonite, 121x91cm
Est. $400-700

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 37: John CAMPBELL (1855-1924)
Picnic in the Park, 1893
Signed and dated lower right
W/Clr, 21.5x30.5cm
Est. $2,000-4,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 4: David BOYD (1924-2011)
'Salvation,' 2002
From The Reconciliation Series
Signed lower left, dated lower right. Also inscribed with title verso
Ex Greythorn Gallery; private collection, NSW
Oil on Board, 60x50cm
Est. $7,000-9,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 5: Norman LINDSAY (1879-1969)
'The Rehearsal'
Signed lower right
Accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by Helen Glad
W/Clr, 36x28cm (sight)
Est. $6,000-8,000

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 31: Charles Ephraim Smith TINDALL (1863-1951)
'Milsons Point, Sydney'
W/Clr, 54x40cm
Est. $800-1,500

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 74: Paul HAEFLIGER (1914-1982)
'Trois Nus Assis (Three Seated Nudes)' 1971
Signed upper left
Oil on Canvas on Board, 51x76cm
Est. $450-750

Estate & Collector: Pictures

Sunday, October 13th commencing 1pm

Lot 35: George PODMORE (1829-1916)
'Near Cowles Road, Mosman,' 1876
W/Clr, 21.5x14.5cm
Est. $450-750

We specialise in the sale of Australian & International Art, holding three premium auctions each year. These sales comprise paintings & sculpture, indigenous works, photography, etchings & other graphics. Artists regularly represented in these sales include David & Arthur Boyd, Pro Hart, Brett Whiteley, Norman Lindsay, John Coburn, Ray Crooke, Robert Dickerson, Syd Long, Charles Blackman, Roland Wakelin, James Jackson, Sid Nolan, Elioth Gruner, d'Arcy Doyle, Arthur Streeton, Lloyd Rees, the Ashton family and numerous others. Works by Australian female artists such as Clarice Beckett, Margaret Preston & Emily Kngwarreye are in particular demand at present.

In addition to an art component, our regular Estate & Collector auctions present silver & jewellery, as well as select examples of the decorative arts - including (but not limited to) Asian antiques, designer objects, Australian & studio pottery, tribal & ethnographic wares. Individual collections and deceased estates feature prominently in these sales.

Provenance: Family of the Artist (a concept pioneered by Davidson Auctions), & Select International Editions are themed auctions held annually. As the names suggest, both are subject to special entry criteria.