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Australian Fine Art & Masterpieces of Australian Art from The Julian & Miriam Sterling Collection

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Lot #	Details	Estimate
1001	Thomas Clark (circa 1814-1883), Red Bluff, Elwood (circa 1860) oil on canvas, signed 'J Clark' lower left, 47 x 91cm, Provenance: Private Collection; Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 6 November 1975, lot 327, 'The Red Bluff, Point Ormond', illustrated; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne   More Information	$40,000-$60,000
1002	J. C. Waite (1832-1920), Melbourne oil on canvas, signed 'J. C. Waite' lower right, 104 x 153cm, Provenance: Private Collection; Australian Painting, Christie's, Melbourne, 12 March 1971, lot 156, 'Port Melbourne', illustrated; Private Collection, Melbourne; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne, Exhibited: Centennial International Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 1 August 1888 - 31 January 1889, no. More Information	$80,000-$100,000
1003	W. B. McInnes, Summer Light (1889-1939) oil on canvas, signed 'W B McINNES' lower left, 122 x 130cm, Provenance: Mr J. Desbrowe-Annear, Melbourne; Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 24 May 1978, lot 74, illustrated; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne More Information	$60,000-$80,000
1004	Penleigh Boyd (1890-1923), Tranquil Winter, Portsea 1922 oil on canvas on composition board, signed and dated 'Penleigh Boyd / 22' lower left, frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne, 106 x 135cm, Provenance: Mrs Penleigh Boyd, Melbourne; By Descent; Mr Jack Manton, Melbourne; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne, Exhibited: Penleigh Boyd: Oil and Watercolour Landscape, Education Department Galleries, Sydney, 17-27 May 1922, no. More Information	$150,000-$200,000
1005	John Russell (1858-1930), Belle Ile en Mer 1904 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'JON. RUSSELL BELLE ILE . 1904' lower centre, 60 x 73cm, Provenance: M Georges Laporte, France; Australian Paintings, Christie's, Melbourne, 13 March 1975, lot 385, illustrated; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne, Exhibited: John Peter Russell: Australian Impressionist, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 10 January - 12 February 1978, University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 25 February - 19 March 1978, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 30 March - 6 May 1978, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 May - 26 June 1978, no. More Information	EOR
1006	John Russell (1858-1930), Les Deux Mattiocco 1902 oil on canvas, inscribed 'MARIA PEPPA. Y. PASCAL MATTIOCCO' upper centre; signed and dated 'J. P. / RUSSELL / 1902' lower right, 51 x 61. 5cm, Provenance: Madame Lecoin, Brittany, France, 1965; Julian and Miriam Sterling, Melbourne, Exhibited: Galerie G. Denis, Paris, no. 67; John Peter Russell 1858-1931: Australian Impressionist, Wildenstein & Co. More Information	$60,000-$80,000
1	Henry Burn (circa 1807-1884), Towards Melbourne 1871 watercolour, signed and dated 'H Burn / 1871' lower left, 35. 5 x 55. 5cm, Provenance: Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 2 November 1977, lot 264, illustrated; Corporate Collection, Melbourne More Information	$20,000-$30,000
2	Louis Buvelot (1814-1888), Tubbutt Homestead in the Bombala District, in the Foothills of the Snowy Mountains 1878 oil on canvas, inscribed 'L. Buvelot 1878' lower left, frame: original, Isaac Whitehead, Melbourne, 39. 5 x 61. 8cm, Provenance: Mr William Whitatakers Tubbutt, Victoria; By Descent; Private Collection, Unighted Kingdom More Information	$80,000-$100,000
3	Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917), Summer Morning, Kew 1890 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'F McCubbin / 1890' lower left, frame: original, John Thallon, Melbourne, 107 x 53 cm, Provenance: Mr Laurence Abrahams, Melbourne; Mrs Esther Abrahams, Melbourne; By Descent; Private Collection, Exhibited: Winter Exhibition, Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne, 29 March 1890, no. 75, illustrated, £50. 0. 0.; Pictures of Fd. More Information	EOR
4	Wilhelm Heunert (?-1907), Solitude 1895 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Wilhelm Heunert / Sydney 1895' lower left, 74. 5 x 118cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: 16th Annual Exhibition, Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1895, no. 80, 52. 0. 0. More Information	$12,000-$18,000
5	Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), The Gardener 1896 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Percy Lindsay / 96' lower right, 36 x 46cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$6,000-$8,000
6	Rupert Bunny (1864-1947), St Christopher (1903) oil on canvas, signed 'Rupert C. W. Bunny' lower left, 160 x 165cm, Provenance: Rupert Bunny, Melbourne; The Estate of Rupert Bunny, Melbourne; Mrs James R. Reid, Victoria; By Descent; Private Collection, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Royal Society of British Artists, London, 1903, no. 94, £200; Rupert C. W. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
7	Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), (Mining Scene) 1904 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Percy Lindsay / 1904' lower left, frame: John Thallon, Melbourne, 33 x 51cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney; By Descent; Private Collection, Sydney More Information	$8,000-$12,000
8	Jacques Carabain (1834-1927), King William Street, Adelaide 1907 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Jacqs- Carabain / 1907' lower left, 96 x 125cm, Provenance: Paintings, Drawings, Bronzes and Prints of American, Australian, New Zealand and South African Interest, Christie's, London, 18 March 1969, lot 113, 'Looking South along King William Street, Adelaide', illustrated; Corporate Collection, Melbourne More Information	$80,000-$100,000
9	Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960), Dignity and Impudence watercolour, frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney, 40 x 34cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney  More Information	$20,000-$30,000
10	Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960), Long Long Thoughts watercolour, signed 'Ida Rentoul Outhwaite' lower left, 32. 5 x 23. 5cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne  More Information	$5,000-$8,000
11	Ida Rentoul Outhwaite (1888-1960), The Mortals' Country ink, signed 'Ida Rentoul Outhwaite' upper right; inscribed '"The Mortals' Country."' upper left, 26 x 35cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne  More Information	$8,000-$12,000
12	Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984), St Andrew's above the Traffic 1928 pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, dated 'Sydney 1928' lower left; titled 'St Andrews above the Traffic.' lower centre; signed 'G. Cossington Smith' lower right, 19 x 17cm, Provenance: Fine Australian Paintings, Edward R. Rushton, Sydney, 7 July 1987, lot 104, illustrated; Private Collection, London, Exhibited: Personal Notes by Grace Cossington Smith, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 5-17 March 1975, no. More Information	$20,000-$25,000
13	Charles Meere (1890-1961), Adelaide Park 1930 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Meere 1930' lower left, 51 x 61. 5cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney More Information	$8,000-$12,000
14	Clarice Beckett (1887-1935), Untitled (circa 1931) oil on canvas on board, signed 'C Beckett' lower left, 35. 5 x 46cm, Provenance: Purchased from The Meldrum Gallery, Melbourne, on 22 August 1933; By Descent; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: The Meldrum Gallery, Melbourne, 1933 More Information	$20,000-$30,000
15	W. D. Knox (1880-1945), Moonrise oil on board, signed 'W. D. KNOX' lower right, 39 x 49cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Art of W. D. Knox 1880-1945: A Retrospective of Landscapes and Seascapes, McClelland Gallery, Melbourne, 20 February - 30 March 1983, no. 64 More Information	$4,000-$6,000
16	W. D. Knox (1880-1945), Landscape (circa 1936) oil on canvas, signed 'W. D. KNOX' lower left, 45 x 56cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$5,000-$7,000
17	Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), The Schooner oil on board, signed 'Percy Lindsay' lower left, 23 x 30cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$3,000-$4,000
18	Robert Johnson (1890-1964), September Morning oil on board, signed 'Robert Johnson' lower right, 45. 5 x 55. 5cm, Provenance: Mr Herbert Green, Melbourne; The Sedon Galleries, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$3,000-$5,000
19	Arthur Streeton (1867-1943), Roses oil on canvas, signed 'A STREETON' lower left, 60. 7 x 50. 6cm, Provenance: Australian Paintings, Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 23 May 1979, lot 49, illustrated; Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Spring Exhibition 1979, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 17-30 October 1979, no. 48, illustrated More Information	$45,000-$65,000
20	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), West Indian Woman 1933 oil on canvas on composition board, signed and dated 'D. I. V. / 1933.' upper right, 42. 5 x 35cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Oil Paintings by Danila Vassilieff, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1-20 November 1978, no. 1, Literature: Felicity St John Moore, Vassilieff and His Art, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1982, cat. More Information	$6,000-$8,000
21	James Gleeson (born 1915), Facades (circa 1942) oil on canvas on board, signed 'GlEEson' lower right, 56 x 78. 5cm, Provenance: Gift of the artist to his sister, Belle Paul, Sydney; To her daughter, Francine de Valence, Sydney; The Agapitos/Wilson Collection, Sydney More Information	$40,000-$60,000
22	Albert Tucker (1914-1999), Night Image 1943 oil on cardboard, signed and dated 'Tucker 43' lower left, 21 x 26cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$80,000-$120,000
23	Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984), Bush Road in Heat 1945 oil on pulpboard, signed and dated 'G Cossington Smith 45' lower left, 48 x 37cm, Provenance: Toorak Art Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne More Information	$30,000-$40,000
24	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Bather (at Sunset) 1945 enamel paint on composition board, signed, dated and titled 'Bather (at sunset) / May 29th 45 / N' lower right, 63. 5 x 76cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; The Estate of Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Sidney Nolan, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 1961 and tour to Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Wakefield, no. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
25	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Bather (at Morning) 1945 enamel paint on composition board, signed, dated and titled 'Bather (at morning) / May 29th 45 / N' lower right, 63. 5 x 76cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; The Estate of Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Rebels and Precursors: Aspects of Painting in Melbourne 1937-1947, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, August - September 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September - October 1962, no. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
26	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Bather and Sandcastle 1945 enamel paint on cardboard, signed, dated and titled 'Bather & Sandcastle / May 29th 45 / N' lower right, 63. 5 x 76cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; The Estate of Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Rebels and Precursors: Aspects of Painting in Melbourne 1937-1947, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, August - September 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September - October 1962, no. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
27	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Bather (at Night) 1945 enamel paint on cardboard, signed, dated and titled 'Bather (at night) / May 29th 45. / N' lower right, 63. 5 x 76cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; The Estate of Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Rebels and Precursors: Aspects of Painting in Melbourne 1937-1947, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, August - September 1962, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September - October 1962, no. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
28	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), (Mrs Fraser) (1947) enamel paint on composition board, 121. 5 x 90. 5cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; The Estate of Sidney Nolan, United Kingdom; Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Nolan's Nolans: A Reputation Reassessed, Agnew's, London, 11 June - 25 July 1997, no. 35, '(Two Standing Naked Women)', illustrated; A Selection of Important Twentieth Century Australian and New Zealand Paintings, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, 2-28 June 1999, no. More Information	$150,000-$250,000
29	Mary Edwards (1894-1988), Self Portrait 1948 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Mary Edwards / 1948' lower left, signed, dated and titled 'SELF PORTRAIT / BY / MARY EDWARDS / 1948' on verso; frame: original, maker unknown, 100 x 76. 5cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Archibald Prize 1948, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 22 January - 7 March 1949, no. More Information	$8,000-$12,000
30	Mary Edwards (1894-1988), Australiana 1951 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Mary Edwards / 51' lower right, signed, dated and titled '"AUSTRALIANA" / BY / Mary Edwards / 1951' on verso; frame: original, maker unknown, 102 x 77cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: 73rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Art Society of New South Wales, Education Department's Art Gallery, Sydney, 25 September - 14 October 1952, no. More Information	$8,000-$12,000
31	Mary Edwards (1894-1988), Self Portrait with a Shell 1955 oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Mary Edwell-Burke / 1955' lower left, signed, dated and titled '"SELF - PORTRAIT WITH A / SHELL" / by Mary Edwell-Burke / Dec. 1955' on verso; frame: original, maker unknown, 92 x 72cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: Archibald Prize 1955, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 21 January - 19 February 1956, no. More Information	$8,000-$12,000
32	Freda Robertshaw (1917-1997), The Rolling Hills oil on composition board, signed 'F ROBERTSHAW' lower right, 31 x 47cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney More Information	$3,000-$5,000
33	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), Two Birds (1950) lilydale marble, 15 x 20 x 15cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Danila Vassilieff: Gouaches, Water Colours, Stone Carvings, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 11-27 November 1974, no. 94; Vassilieff the Innovator: Mind in Creative Process - His Last 10 Years, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 6-18 August 1975, no. 164; Vassilieff the Innovator: Mind in Creative Process - His Last 10 Years, The Macquarie Galleries, Canberra, 5-22 February 1976, no. More Information	$12,000-$18,000
34	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), Emus on the Murray Steppes (1948) oil on composition board, signed 'Vassilieff' lower right, 61 x 68. 5cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Oil Paintings by Danila Vassilieff, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1-20 November 1978, no. 37 More Information	$9,000-$12,000
35	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), Road to Euston (1948) oil on composition board, signed 'Vassilieff' lower left, 45 x 61cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Oil Paintings by Danila Vassilieff, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1-20 November 1978, no. 39 More Information	$7,000-$9,000
36	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), "Welcome to Euston" (1948) oil on composition board, signed 'Vassilieff' lower left, 51 x 61cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Oil Paintings by Danila Vassilieff, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1-20 November 1978, no. 43 More Information	$8,000-$10,000
37	Danila Vassilieff (1898-1958), Mildura and Art Students (1949) oil on composition board, 61 x 91. 5cm, Provenance: Elizabeth Vassilieff, New South Wales, Exhibited: Danila Vassilieff, Stanley Coe Gallery, Melbourne, 1951; Oil Paintings by Danila Vassilieff, The Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 1-20 November 1978, no. 49 More Information	$12,000-$18,000
38	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Mother and Child 1950 ink and enamel paint on glass, signed and dated 'N/ 50' lower centre, 25. 5 x 30. 5cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, London; Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Sidney Nolan: 102 Works from the First Fifteen Years (1939-53), Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 25 July - 7 August 1979, no. More Information	$6,000-$9,000
39	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Cathedral 1950 ink and enamel paint on glass, signed and dated 'N / 9th Oct 50' lower centre, 25. 5 x 30. 5cm, Provenance: Sir Sidney Nolan, London; Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Sidney Nolan: 102 Works from the First Fifteen Years (1939-53), Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 25 July - 7 August 1979, no. More Information	$6,000-$9,000
40	Fred Williams (1927-1982), (Three Figures in an Audience, London) (circa 1952) oil on canvas on board, signed 'Fred Williams' lower right, 59 x 71cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, Exhibited: A Selection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Australian Art, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 8-24 October 1992, no. 74, illustrated More Information	$45,000-$65,000
41	Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984), Still Life with Leaves 1953 oil on pulpboard, signed and dated 'G Cossington Smith 53' lower right, 55 x 43cm, Provenance: Private Collection; Australian Paintings and Prints, Christie's, Sydney, 14 November 1988, lot 216, illustrated, 'Still Life with Leaves and Arum Lily', illustrated; Private Collection; Modern Australian Pictures, Christie's, London, 28 November 1991, lot 49, illustrated; Private Collection, London, Exhibited: Annual Exhibition, Society of Artists, Sydney, 28 August - 14 September 1953, no. More Information	$50,000-$70,000
42	Charles Blackman (born 1928), Child with a Pram 1953 tempera and oil on composition board, signed 'BLACKMAN / B APRIL 53' lower right, 61 x 76cm, Provenance: Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Paintings and Drawings: Charles Blackman, New Gallery, Adelaide, 17 November 1953, no. 8, 16 gns; Autumn Exhibition 1979, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 5-20 April 1979, no. More Information	$200,000-$300,000
43	Robert Dickerson (born 1924), The Waiting Room (1955) enamel paint on composition board, 122 x 91. 5cm, Provenance: John and Sunday Reed, Melbourne; Anne and Douglas Cairns, Melbourne; Private Collection, Singapore More Information	$100,000-$120,000
44	Sidney Nolan (1917-1992), Landscape 1960 synthetic polymer paint and polyvinyl acetate on composition board, signed and dated '22nd MAY 1960 / Nolan' on verso, 121. 4 x 151cm, Provenance: The Matthiesen Gallery, London; Mr A. Choreni, London; Private Collection, Melbourne, Exhibited: Leda and the Swan and Other Recent Work: Sidney Nolan, The Matthiesen Gallery, London, 16 June - 16 July 1960, no. More Information	$60,000-$80,000

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