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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)

A$5,400,000≈ $4,933,494≈ £3,303,753≈ €3,693,841Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumFirst-Class Marksman 1946Menzies1,882lots offered2007–2026years recorded88%sold (1,650)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. First-Class Marksman 1946 by Sidney Nolan, 1946, Ripolin enamel on composition board, sold Mar 2010First-Class Marksman 1946Menzies · A$5,400,000≈ $4,933,494≈ £3,303,753≈ €3,693,841Sign up to see
  2. Ned Kelly and Horse 1955 by Sidney Nolan, 1955, oil and enamel paint on composition board, sold Apr 2026Ned Kelly and Horse 1955Smith & Singer · A$3,313,636≈ $2,370,509≈ £1,759,974≈ €2,029,545Sign up to see
  3. Ned Kelly – Outlaw by Sidney Nolan, 1955, oil and enamel paint on composition board, sold Mar 2017Ned Kelly – OutlawDeutscher and Hackett · A$2,562,000≈ $1,944,942≈ £1,594,346≈ €1,831,051Sign up to see

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  1. Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird by Sidney Nolan, c.1959, fabric dye on paper, offered Sep 2010
    Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird, c.1959
    fabric dye on paper · Paper
    24.5 x 29.5 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
  2. Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird, by Sidney Nolan, 1958, fabric dye on paper, offered Sep 2010
    Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird,, 1958
    fabric dye on paper · Paper
    24.5 x 29.5 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 136
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
  3. Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird by Sidney Nolan, 1959, fabric dye on paper, offered Sep 2010
    Convict, Mrs Fraser And Bird, 1959
    fabric dye on paper · Paper
    24.5 x 29.5 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 137
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
  4. Outback, Western Queensland by Sidney Nolan, c.1948, ripolin enamel and oil on composition board, offered Sep 2010
    Outback, Western Queensland, c.1948
    Oil · Board
    62.5 x 74.5 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
  5. Rimbaud by Sidney Nolan, 1980, oil on composition board, offered Sep 2010
    Rimbaud, 1980
    Oil · Board
    120.0 x 90.0 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–25,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
  6. Country Store (Agricultural Hotel) 1948 by Sidney Nolan, 1948, Ripolin enamel on composition board, offered Jun 2010
    Country Store (Agricultural Hotel) 1948, 1948
    Ripolin enamel on composition board · Board
    51.0 x 61.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$120,000–180,000View at Menzies ↗
  7. Elephant 1963 by Sidney Nolan, 1963, oil on composition board, offered Jun 2010
    Elephant 1963, 1963
    Oil · Board · ed. 1/2
    122.0 x 152.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 53
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$80,000–100,000View at Menzies ↗
  8. Landscape 1966 by Sidney Nolan, 1966, Ripolin on board, offered Mar 2010
    Landscape 1966, 1966
    Ripolin on board · Board
    122.0 x 122.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 66
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. Himmelfarb, Concentration Camp 1961 by Sidney Nolan, 1961, Ripolin on paper, offered Dec 2009
    Himmelfarb, Concentration Camp 1961, 1961
    Ripolin on paper · Paper
    62.0 x 49.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Menzies ↗
  10. Abandoned Truck by Sidney Nolan, etching, offered Nov 2009
    Abandoned Truck
    Etching
    25.5 x 29.0 cm
    Deutscher and Hackett · · Lot 167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
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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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