GA043 | Australian & International Art
Gibson’s Australian & International Art Department offers paintings, sculptures and works on paper across the traditional, modern, contemporary art movements in the Australian, Indigenous, Oceanic and International realms. Department staff have gained extensive knowledge and understanding of the art market through decades of combined experience in the art auction and commercial gallery sectors. The Department maintains a shared focus on transparency, honesty and is dedicated to ensuring a positive client experience for both buyers and vendors. We host two dedicated live Australian & International Art auctions a year, in April and October, supported by seasonal online art auctions. Gibson’s also maintains strong relationships with galleries and institutions and may be able to facilitate Private Sales. Our specialists are always available for complimentary and confidential valuations of single works or entire collections, so please reach out one of our department members below.
Gibson’s Australian & International Art Department offers paintings, sculptures and works on paper across the traditional, modern, contemporary art movements in the Australian, Indigenous, Oceanic and International realms. Department staff have gained extensive knowledge and understanding of the art market through decades of combined experience in the art auction and commercial gallery sectors. The Department maintains a shared focus on transparency, honesty and is dedicated to ensuring a positive client experience for both buyers and vendors.
We host two dedicated live Australian & International Art auctions a year, in April and October, supported by seasonal online art auctions. Gibson’s also maintains strong relationships with galleries and institutions and may be able to facilitate Private Sales. Our specialists are always available for complimentary and confidential valuations of single works or entire collections, so please reach out one of our department members below.
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ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD (1862-1940)<br />
Moored Fishing Boats 1893<br />
watercolour<br />
signed and dated lower right: <strong>Art</strong>hur Boyd 1893<br />
28 x 49cm<br />
$1,200–1,800<br />
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CHARLES WHEELER (1880-1977)<br />
Looking Towards to the Pier<br />
on a Summer's Day 1909<br />
oil on board<br />
signed and dated lower right: C Wheeler 09<br />
16.5 x 24.5cm<br />
$600–1,000<br />
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R NORMAN ANDERSON<br />
(CIRCA LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)<br />
Sailor in the Marble Bar, George Adams'<br />
Tattersall's Hotel 1906<br />
oil on canvas<br />
signed and dated lower right:<br />
R NORMAN ANDERSON 1906<br />
116.5 x 74.5cm<br />
$8,000–12,000<br />
This charmingly candid painting by artist R Norman<br />
Anderson depicts a pair of sailors on a leave of absence<br />
from HMAS, indulging in a sweepstake or ‘ticket in Tatts’<br />
at the famous Tattersall’s Hotel Marble Bar. Their jovial and<br />
glassy-eyed expressions give an impression of a stroke of<br />
luck and several steins of lager enjoyed. The young lads<br />
buoyantly dazzle their company with tales of the sea.<br />
Built in 1893, Marble Bar was said to rival any Grand hotel<br />
bar that graced Paris or London. Reportedly costing<br />
30,000 pounds, the bar rooms are adorned with marble<br />
panels, a stained glass ceiling, mosaic tiling, decadently<br />
hand-carved mahogany cabinetry, and several large<br />
panels painted by Julian Ashton.<br />
Tattersall’s Hotel was demolished in the 1970s replaced by<br />
the current Hilton Hotel; the Marble Bar, however, remains<br />
intact as it was painstakingly dismantled and restored.<br />
Anderson has captured the essence of the place, and it's<br />
grandiosity. Though darkly lit, every detail of the bar is<br />
captured with accuracy, the atmosphere of cheeky bar<br />
antics shines through the smoky mise-en-scène.
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