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176: ‘Some Pictures I Wrote’: The Collection of Professor Laurence Simmons
Live Auction
Live bidding began: Sep 8, 2022 at 6 PM NZST
Auckland | 132 Lots
*Please note that the buyer's premium for this auction is 18% of the hammer price plus GST on the buyer's premium (total of 20.7%).

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Laurence is Professor of Film Studies at The University of Auckland and in 2002 published a major work on twentieth-century New Zealand artists: The image always has the last word: On Contemporary New Zealand Painting and Photography. He has subsequently authored, co-authored and edited numerous publications on many of the country’s leading artists including: Certain Words Drawn: John Reynolds Continued, Victory over Death: The Art of Colin McCahon and David Cauchi: The End. He recently co-curated the major touring Gordon Walters retrospective, ‘Gordon Walters: New Vision’. His contemporary art collection is notable for the manner in which Laurence has collected, in depth, many of the artist’s work whom he has extensively researched including: Gordon Walters, Richard Killeen, David Cauchi, Andrew Barber and John Reynolds. The collection also includes contemporary photography by Laurence Aberhart, Ben Cauchi and Chris Corson-Scott. Laurence has continued to contribute writing for Art+Object’s auction catalogues since the company founded in 2007.

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132 lots
Category:
John Reynolds 'The Blue Bathers from the Blutopia series'
John Reynolds 'The Blue Bathers from the Blutopia series'
108
John Reynolds 'The Blue Bathers from the Blutopia series'
Est.
$500 - $800
Sold
$400
John Reynolds 'K. Rd Beckett II'
John Reynolds 'K. Rd Beckett II'
109
John Reynolds 'K. Rd Beckett II'
Est.
$2,500 - $4,000
Passed
Richard Killeen 'Eat a little die a little'
Richard Killeen 'Eat a little die a little'
110
Richard Killeen 'Eat a little die a little'
Est.
$10,000 - $16,000
Passed
Andrew Barber 'Study'
Andrew Barber 'Study'
111
Andrew Barber 'Study'
Est.
$2,500 - $4,000
Sold
$1,800
Andrew Barber 'Study (Pumpkins on Deck, Joyce’s Farm, Butternuts etc)'
Andrew Barber 'Study (Pumpkins on Deck, Joyce’s Farm, Butternuts etc)'
112
Andrew Barber 'Study (Pumpkins on Deck, Joyce’s Farm, Butternuts etc)'
Est.
$1,800 - $2,000
Sold
$1,500
James Ross 'Red Book'
James Ross 'Red Book'
113
James Ross 'Red Book'
Est.
$600 - $900
Sold
$600
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 3)'
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 3)'
114
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 3)'
Est.
$350 - $500
Sold
$400
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 4)'
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 4)'
115
James Ross 'Noon (drawing for Muka litho 4)'
Est.
$350 - $500
Sold
$400
James Ross 'Yellow/Black for von Doesburg'
James Ross 'Yellow/Black for von Doesburg'
116
James Ross 'Yellow/Black for von Doesburg'
Est.
$300 - $500
Sold
$300
John Reynolds 'Love your work'
John Reynolds 'Love your work'
117
John Reynolds 'Love your work'
Est.
$3,000 - $5,000
Sold
$3,000
John Reynolds 'Ming Blue from the Blutopia series'
John Reynolds 'Ming Blue from the Blutopia series'
118
John Reynolds 'Ming Blue from the Blutopia series'
Est.
$500 - $800
Sold
$300
John Reynolds '[Blue Chrysanthemum] from the Blutopia series'
John Reynolds '[Blue Chrysanthemum] from the Blutopia series'
119
John Reynolds '[Blue Chrysanthemum] from the Blutopia series'
Est.
$500 - $800
Sold
$650
Richard Killeen 'The politics of geometry'
Richard Killeen 'The politics of geometry'
120
Richard Killeen 'The politics of geometry'
Est.
$150 - $300
Sold
$140
Richard Killeen 'Interiors, Paintings 1968 - 1969'
Richard Killeen 'Interiors, Paintings 1968 - 1969'
121
Richard Killeen 'Interiors, Paintings 1968 - 1969'
Est.
$80 - $140
Sold
$50
Richard Killeen 'Code of Responsibility Manual'
Richard Killeen 'Code of Responsibility Manual'
122
Richard Killeen 'Code of Responsibility Manual'
Est.
$100 - $200
Sold
$140
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
123
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
Est.
$40 - $80
Sold
$70
John Reynolds and Richard Killeen 'Knot'
John Reynolds and Richard Killeen 'Knot'
124
John Reynolds and Richard Killeen 'Knot'
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$80
Francis Pound 'Two Signwriters Two Fathers'
Francis Pound 'Two Signwriters Two Fathers'
125
Francis Pound 'Two Signwriters Two Fathers'
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$80
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
126
Four Richard Killeen Exhibition Publications
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$40
Three Richard Killeen Publications
Three Richard Killeen Publications
127
Three Richard Killeen Publications
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$80
Four Richard Killeen publications
Four Richard Killeen publications
128
Four Richard Killeen publications
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$40
Richard Killeen 'Sketchup'
Richard Killeen 'Sketchup'
129
Richard Killeen 'Sketchup'
Est.
$800 - $1,400
Sold
$950
John Reynolds 'oblivion, thinkable, tenuous'
John Reynolds 'oblivion, thinkable, tenuous'
130
John Reynolds 'oblivion, thinkable, tenuous'
Est.
$600 - $1,000
Sold
$500
Richard Killeen 'Wood Book'
Richard Killeen 'Wood Book'
131
Richard Killeen 'Wood Book'
Est.
$400 - $600
Sold
$850
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