Sidney Nolan

Australian · 1917–1992 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Sidney Robert Nolan was one of the leading Australian artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in… (Wikipedia)

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A$5,400,000≈ $4,933,494≈ £3,303,753≈ €3,693,841Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFirst-Class Marksman 1946Menzies20101,635lots offered2007–2026years recorded91%sold (1,490)$1.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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First-Class Marksman 1946Menzies · Mar 2010A$5,400,000≈ $4,933,494≈ £3,303,753≈ €3,693,841Sign up to see
Ned Kelly and Horse 1955Smith & Singer · Apr 2026A$3,313,636≈ $2,370,509≈ £1,759,974≈ €2,029,545Sign up to see
River-Bank 1964Smith & Singer · May 2016A$1,647,000≈ $1,209,771≈ £837,617≈ €1,063,535Sign up to see

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Kelly Head, Red Margin 1956, 1956
Mixed media · Paper
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 109
A$7,364≈ $5,212≈ £3,975≈ €4,646Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
Bather, Hydra 1956, 1956
ripolin on paper · Paper
25.5 x 30.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 110
A$3,927≈ $2,779≈ £2,120≈ €2,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
Head for Kelly Series 1952, 1952
Drawing
21.0 x 19.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 111
A$4,295≈ $3,040≈ £2,318≈ €2,710Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
Central Australia Rock, 1967
Oil · Paper
49 x 73cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 19, 2019 · Lot 67
A$4,000≈ $2,842≈ £2,141≈ €2,502Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
(Figure in Purple Landscape)
Oil · Paper
51 x 75cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 19, 2019 · Lot 68
A$5,500≈ $3,908≈ £2,943≈ €3,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Riverbend (Ned Kelly) (1964), 1964
Oil · Board
76 x 52 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 20, 2018 · Lot 26
A$61,000≈ $44,341≈ £34,517≈ €38,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Ned Kelly (1946), 1946
Drawing · Paper
22.7 x 30.4 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 20, 2018 · Lot 67
A$30,500≈ $22,170≈ £17,259≈ €19,412Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$25,000–35,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Ned Kelly 1961, 1961
Oil · Board
52 x 63.5cm
Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2018 · Lot 98
A$47,580≈ $33,727≈ £26,128≈ €29,613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–25,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Still Life, 1969
Mixed media · Paper
29.5 x 23.5cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 4, 2018 · Lot 29
A$3,400≈ $2,443≈ £1,903≈ €2,113Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,200–4,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
Leda and Swan, 1955
Mixed media · Paper
30 x 25cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 4, 2018 · Lot 41
A$3,000≈ $2,156≈ £1,679≈ €1,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗

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About Sidney Nolan

Sir Sidney Robert Nolan was one of the leading Australian artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of media, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known for his series of paintings on legends from Australian history, most famously that of Ned Kelly, the bushranger and outlaw. Nolan's stylised depiction of Kelly's armour has become an icon of Australian art.

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