Thumbnail shown for reference only. Smith & Singer holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Ned Kelly: The Return 1964
Sidney Nolan (Australian, 1917–1992) · 1964
A$613,636 price realized incl. premium
≈ $477,341≈ £341,813≈ €396,101
Hammer A$500,000 · with buyer’s premium A$613,636
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inAuction history of this work: offered 3 times ↓
- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'N' lower left; signed and dated '23 Oct 1964 / Nolan' lower right; signed and dated '23 Oct 1964 / Nolan' verso
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 152.5 x 122 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0849)
- Date
- April 20, 2021
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- A$500,000 – A$700,000 (≈ $388,945 – $544,523) (≈ £278,514 – £389,920) (≈ €322,749 – €451,849)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Own a work by Sidney Nolan? Get a free auction estimate →
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered 3 times between 2018 and 2025 · sold 2 · bought in / unsold 1
Nov 20, 2018 · Smith & Singer
Important Australian & International Art from The John Symond AM Collection | Important Australian Art, lot 22
Bought in / unsold · est. A$600,000 – A$800,000
As catalogued
Sidney Nolan, “Ned Kelly: The Return 1964”, 1964
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
152.5 x 122 cm
Apr 20, 2021 · Smith & Singer this result
Important Australian & International Art, lot 21
Sold A$613,636Sign up to see · est. A$500,000 – A$700,000
As catalogued
Sidney Nolan, “Ned Kelly: The Return 1964”, 1964
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
152.5 x 122 cm
Aug 19, 2025 · Smith & Singer
Important Australian Art, lot 27
Sold A$503,182 −18%Sign up to see · est. A$500,000 – A$600,000
As catalogued
Sidney Nolan, “Ned Kelly: The Return 1964”, 1964
synthetic polymer paint on composition board
152.5 x 122 cm
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
Similar size by this artist
Works by Sidney Nolan with a longest side of about 153 cm (60 in) (±20 %).
More results for Sidney Nolan
Also in this sale
Important Australian & International Art · Smith & Singer · Apr 20, 2021
Similar works
Acrylic results by other artists in a similar price range.