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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Homage to Giacometti, c.1955
Drawing · Paper
30.5 x 25.5cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 26
A$650≈ $462≈ £338≈ €388Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
Head, c.1961
Mixed media · Paper
63.5 x 52cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 27
A$700≈ $498≈ £364≈ €418Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
Dancer, c.1967
Print (other) · Paper
25.5 x 30.5cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 28
A$220≈ $156≈ £114≈ €131Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Leonard Joel ↗
Riders in the Chariot, 1961
Mixed media · Paper
64 x 52.5 cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 3
A$1,200≈ $853≈ £624≈ €717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
Abandoned Car Wreck in the Desert, USA, c.1959
Drawing · Paper
25.5 x 30.5cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 30
A$280≈ $199≈ £146≈ €167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
Kelly Head, c.1958
Drawing · Paper
25.5 x 30.5cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 31
A$450≈ $320≈ £234≈ €269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
The Living and the Dead, Patrick White, c.1961
Mixed media · Paper
63.5 x 52cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 32
A$850≈ $604≈ £442≈ €508Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
Greek Warriors, 1955
Mixed media · Paper
30.5 x 25.5cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 33
A$800≈ $569≈ £416≈ €478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
Gallipoli Soldiers, c.1961
Mixed media · Paper
63.5 x 52cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 34
A$900≈ $640≈ £468≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
Lowell: Imitations, 1965
Drawing · Paper
56 x 76cm
Leonard Joel · Feb 11, 2026 · Lot 36
A$500≈ $356≈ £260≈ €299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View 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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