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Smith & Singer, 429 Pulteney Street, Adelaide (2026)

30/09/2026

✨ INVITATION TO CONSIGN
IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART
SYDNEY | TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2026

Consign now to our November 2026 auction of Important Australian & International Art.

Smith & Singer is a premier art dealership in Australia, having consistently achieved the highest annual total sales and individual results within the industry.

In 2026 we continue our market leadership with auctions achieving in excess of $32 million, including the three highest individual results to date. Our April 2026 sale of Important Australian & International Art recorded the highest value art auction ever held in Australia, realising a total of $23,510,625 (including buyer’s premium).

Building on this resounding success, together with our impressive August 2026 results, our carefully curated November sale will feature significant examples of historical, modern and contemporary Australian and international art from notable collections.

We are currently inviting exceptional consignments. Confidential appraisals are available upon request.

📩 Enquire via the link in bio or contact our Sydney or Melbourne galleries for a discreet discussion.

Pictured

ARTHUR STREETON 1867-1943
Lagoon and Salute (1908)
oil on canvas
63.3 x 75.9 cm
Estimate $400,000–600,000
Sold for $500,000 on 25 August 2026

29/09/2026

LOAN EXHIBITION NOW OPEN
JOHN BRACK: The Racecourse Series
MELBOURNE | 28 SEPTEMBER – 23 OCTOBER 2026

Smith & Singer is honoured to present John Brack: The Racecourse Series, now open in our Melbourne galleries. This non-selling exhibition celebrates the 70th anniversary of the completion and initial showing of this remarkable series in Australian art.

Developed in close consultation with the artist’s family, the exhibition brings together the majority of works from the series remaining in private ownership. This rare reunion offers visitors an opportunity to experience these works together and appreciate the distinctive vision of one of Australia’s most significant and influential artists.

Generously lent by their owners, the works can be viewed in person only. No works of art are for sale, and proceeds from the exhibition will support National Trust Victoria.

We warmly invite you to experience this special exhibition.

🖥️ For further information, see link in bio.

🗓️ Exhibition Dates: 28 September – 23 October 2026
🕘 Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
📍 Location: Smith & Singer, 33 Lansell Road, Toorak VIC 3142

ADMISSION BY DONATION
General admission: $25
Concession card holders: $15

Pictured
JOHN BRACK 1920–1999
Weighing 1956
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
47.6 x 65.9 cm
Private Collection
© Helen Brack

06/08/2026

CATALOGUE EXPLORE NOW
IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART
AUCTION IN SYDNEY | 25 AUGUST 2026

The digital catalogue for Smith & Singer’s forthcoming Important Australian & International Art sale is now available to view online via the link in bio.

Among the highlights is Brett Whiteley’s San Gimignano, Tuscany 1989–1990, a magnificently vibrant and richly detailed Italian composition characterised by lightness, liquidity and easy spontaneity. The last major depiction of the Italian countryside by the artist, it represents the culmination of a subject that occupied a special place in his work for three decades.

In this luminous image, Whiteley transcribes the geography of the region, its undulating hills, city walls, towers, churches, cypress and olive trees, farmhouses, river and crops, bathed in a golden glow beneath a vivid blue sky.

MELBOURNE VIEWING
Tuesday 11 August – Sunday 16 August 2026 | 10 am – 5 pm
33 Lansell Road, Toorak VIC 3142

SYDNEY VIEWING
Wednesday 19 August – Tuesday 25 August 2026 | 10 am – 5 pm
30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 25 August 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Lot 20 | Pictured

BRETT WHITELEY 1939–1992
San Gimignano, Tuscany 1989–1990
oil and collage on canvas on plywood
122 x 122 cm
Estimate $1,500,000–2,500,000
© Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2026

28/04/2026

AUCTION TONIGHT
IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART

Tuesday, 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra

This sale represents the most significant offering of Australian art to appear on the market in this country’s history, both in terms of quality and total value.

Bringing together defining moments in Australian art and their dialogue with international movements, the sale spans Naturalism, Impressionism, Modernism and Abstraction, with exceptional paintings, sculpture and works on paper by many of Australia’s most celebrated artists.

The sale features major works by Howard Arkley, George Baldessin, Cressida Campbell, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Lin Onus, Jeffrey Smart, Tom Roberts, Grace Cossington Smith, Arthur Streeton and Brett Whiteley, among others.

Led by a group of million-dollar masterpieces, this is a rare and compelling opportunity to acquire works of outstanding significance, many with exceptional provenance and fresh-to-market appeal.

Please note that the pre-sale exhibition continues at 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra, until 5 pm today. Final opportunity to view.

To register to bid via telephone or absentee bidding, attend the auction in person, or bid online, please follow the link in bio, telephone +61 (0)2 9302 2402, or email [email protected].

Pictured | Lot 34
BRETT WHITELEY 1939–1992
Woman on the Beach Reading an Art Catalogue 1980
oil, photograph and glass eye on canvas
178.3 x 153.2 cm
Estimate $3,000,000–4,000,000
© Brett Whiteley Estate / Copyright Agency, 2026

27/04/2026

SYDNEY EXHIBITION CLOSES TODAY
IMPORTANT AUSTRALIAN & INTERNATIONAL ART

Final chance to view this magnificent collection ahead of tonight’s landmark auction in Sydney.

Today | 10 am – 5 pm
30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Among the highlights is Rupert Bunny’s The Beautiful Morning (1908) (Lot 14, estimate $300,000–400,000), a refined and luminous composition from the artist’s celebrated Belle Époque period. Painted during his years in Paris, the work exemplifies Bunny’s mastery of light, colour and decorative harmony, presenting an elegant female figure poised within a carefully orchestrated interior.

Bathed in soft, filtered light, the composition reveals the artist’s remarkable ability to balance atmosphere with structure. The seated figure, absorbed in quiet contemplation, is rendered with a delicacy and sophistication that speaks to Bunny’s deep engagement with both French academic traditions and the modern decorative sensibility. At once intimate and composed, the painting reflects a moment of stillness, imbued with a quiet sense of poise and refinement.

We invite you to view this exceptional work, alongside the full collection, prior to this evening’s auction.

🔗 To register to bid, please visit the link in bio. Options include telephone bidding, absentee bidding, attending the sale in person, or bidding online.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Pictured | Lot 14
RUPERT BUNNY 1864–1947
The Beautiful Morning (1908)
oil on canvas
81 x 65 cm
Estimate $300,000–400,000

27/04/2026

SYDNEY EXHIBITION CONTINUES
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ART IN FOCUS

27–28 April 2026 | 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra | 10 am – 5 pm daily

Smith & Singer are pleased to advise that the Sydney Exhibition for our forthcoming sale of Important Australian & International Art continues, concluding Tuesday 28 April at 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra, 10 am – 5 pm.

A distinguished group of works reflects the depth and complexity of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, led by a major painting by Lin Onus.

Lin Onus’ Carp in Reflective Pond 1995 (Lot 33, estimate $250,000–300,000, pictured) is a powerful and highly accomplished work from the artist’s celebrated series of reflective waterscapes, where technical virtuosity meets profound cultural meaning.

At once a study of light, surface and perception, the composition dissolves the boundary between what is seen and what is understood. Fish glide beneath the surface while reflections of sky and surrounding landscape hover above, creating a layered and shifting image that challenges the viewer’s sense of space and reality.

Central to Onus’s practice is the convergence of artistic traditions, combining Western painterly techniques with Indigenous knowledge systems. The fish, adorned with clan designs, move through a space that is both physical and symbolic, invoking deeper connections to identity, ancestry and Country.

Deceptively serene in its appearance, the work reveals itself as an intricate visual and conceptual construction, where reflection, refraction and cultural meaning operate simultaneously. It stands as one of the most compelling expressions of Onus’s mature practice and a significant statement within contemporary Australian art.

We invite you to experience this exceptional work in person, alongside the many other highlights in this landmark offering.

🔗 To explore the catalogue online, visit: https://bit.ly/41sTqav

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Pictured | Lot 33
LIN ONUS 1948–1996
Carp in Reflective Pond 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
91 x 121 cm
Estimate $250,000–300,000
© Lin Onus Estate/Copyright Agency, 2026

26/04/2026

SYDNEY EXHIBITION CONTINUES
SCULPTURE IN FOCUS

25–28 April 2026 | 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra | 10 am – 5 pm daily

Sculpture is a defining strength of Smith & Singer’s forthcoming Important Australian & International Art sale, with a tightly curated selection that reflects both the ambition and international scope of Australian sculptural practice.

Clement Meadmore’s Moreover 1996 (Lot 51, estimate $80,000–120,000, pictured) is a powerful and highly resolved example from one of Australia’s most internationally recognised sculptors. Distinguished by its sinuous form and dynamic presence, the work demonstrates Meadmore’s ability to activate space, guiding the eye through a continuous line that shifts and turns with remarkable fluidity.

Emerging from the artist’s mature period, Moreover reflects a decisive move away from rigid structure toward a more open and expressive language. Here, volume is set in motion across multiple axes, creating a sense of tension and release that engages both physically and visually with its surroundings.

Unmistakable in its originality and commanding in its form, the sculpture exemplifies Meadmore’s enduring contribution to post-war abstraction, where formal invention is inseparable from emotional intensity and spatial intelligence.

We invite you to experience this exceptional work in person, alongside the many other highlights in this landmark offering.

🔗 To explore the catalogue online, visit: https://bit.ly/41sTqav

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Pictured | Lot 51

CLEMENT MEADMORE 1929–2005
Moreover 1996
bronze, edition 2 of 4
63.5 x 48 x 51 cm
Estimate $80,000–120,000
© Meadmore Sculptures, LLC/Copyright Agency, 2026

26/04/2026

SYDNEY EXHIBITION CONTINUES
FEMALE ARTISTS IN FOCUS

26–28 April 2026 | 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra | 10 am – 5 pm daily

Smith & Singer’s forthcoming Important Australian & International Art sale features exceptional representation by leading contemporary female artists, with Del Kathryn Barton’s lovers of all types 2023 standing as a major highlight.

Executed on a monumental scale (Lot 55, estimate $140,000–180,000, pictured), the composition exemplifies Barton’s singular visual language, where finely rendered figures, flora and fauna emerge from a densely worked field of colour and pattern. The result is a world that is at once sensual, intimate and expansive.

Barton’s remarkable ability to balance intricacy with clarity is evident throughout, as meticulously detailed forms are set against a fluid, atmospheric ground. Drawing on influences that range from Symbolist traditions to contemporary visual culture, she constructs a complex and deeply personal iconography that is both immediate and enduring.

Immersive in scale and compelling in its presence, lovers of all types stands as a significant example from the artist’s recent practice and a powerful statement within her celebrated oeuvre.

We invite you to experience this exceptional work in person, alongside the many other highlights in this landmark offering.

🔗 To explore the catalogue online, visit: https://bit.ly/41sTqav

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Pictured | Lot 55
DEL KATHRYN BARTON born 1972
lovers of all types 2023
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
170 x 140 cm
Estimate $140,000–180,000
© Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

25/04/2026

SYDNEY EXHIBITION CONTINUES
SCULPTURE IN FOCUS

25–28 April 2026 | 30 & 34 Queen Street, Woollahra | 10 am – 5 pm daily

Sculpture is a defining strength of Smith & Singer’s forthcoming Important Australian & International Art sale, with a tightly curated selection that reflects both the breadth and ambition of Australian sculptural practice.

Among the highlights is George Baldessin’s Pear (1971–1972 cast later) (Lot 59, estimate $180,000–220,000, pictured), a work of striking scale and presence that stands among the most iconic sculptural forms in Australian art. At once sensual and symbolic, the pear became a central motif in Baldessin’s practice, embodying themes of desire, the body and transformation through an increasingly abstracted visual language.

Monumental in its verticality and commanding in its form, Pear is a superb example from an edition of seven, and a rare opportunity to acquire one of the artist’s most recognisable and enduring sculptural achievements.
We invite you to experience this exceptional work in person, alongside the many other highlights in this landmark offering.

🔗 View the catalogue via link in bio.

AUCTION IN SYDNEY
Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 6.30 pm
111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Pictured | Lot 59
GEORGE BALDESSIN 1939–1978
Pear (1971–1972, cast later)
bronze, edition 6 of 7, plus artist’s proofs
169 x 80 x 80 cm
Estimate $180,000–220,000
© George Baldessin/Copyright Agency, 2026

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