Sidney Nolan Carlton, Australia 1917 - 1992 London

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Sir Sidney Nolan, O.M., R.A. - Kelly in Swamp
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Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
March 2024
Christies, London
Est.: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Untitled
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Modern British and Irish Art
March 2024
Bonhams, London
Est.: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Figure with Animal, 1967
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Australian ArtModern to Contemporary
February 2024
Bonhams, Melbourne (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 AUD
Realised: 1.845 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - Drought, c.1952
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Australian Art Online
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 1.500 - 2.500 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Central Australia, 1968
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Australian Art Online
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Elephant, c.1963
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Woman and Angel, 1942
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 AUD
Realised: 4.920 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - The Vanity of Human Wishes, 1966
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Window, 1977
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 10.000 - 15.000 AUD
Realised: 9.840 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - Figure with Animal, 1967
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Australian Art Online
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Notes for Oedipus, 1975
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 AUD
Realised: 17.220 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - Gallipoli Head, 1964
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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The artist Sidney Nolan

  • One of the most important artists of Australian modernism.
  • Known for his paintings and prints on Australian history.
  • His depictions of the »bandit« Ned Kelly helped establish him as a legendary figure in Australia.

Sidney Nolan was one of the most important artists of Australian Modernism, known for his paintings and prints in the post-war period. His main subject matter was the history and mythology of Aboriginal Australia.

Nolan painted in extremely rich colors and took a technically striking approach: Many of his paintings are deliberately awkward. They tell the Australian story of loss, failure and conquest. Some of his favorite characters were the »bandit« Ned Kelly and his gang, as well as the shipwrecked Eliza Fraser and the explorers Burke and Wills. The images of the Kelly gang helped shape the public image of the legendary Ned Kelly and made him a symbol of Australian history. Nolan has also worked as a set designer and book illustrator, including Samson et Dalila and The Abduction from the Seraglio (1987) at Covent Garden, London, and Il trovatore (1983) at the Australian Opera.

Born in Melbourne in 1917, Nolan studied at the local art school of the National Gallery of Victoria from 1934 to 1936. He taught himself to paint, however, mainly from books on Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse and the Surrealists. Nolan was a close friend of the art critics John and Sunday Reed; he even spent some time at their house, the so-called Heath. It was in this environment that he formed the Heath Circle with other artists, including Albert Tucker and John Perceval.

In 1950, Nolan moved to London, where he lived until his death. In 1959, his work was shown at documenta 2. In 1981 he was knighted, in 1985 he was elected an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in 1987 he became an associate member of the Royal Academy of Arts (UK), in 1988 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, and in 1991 he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Arts. One year later, Nolan died in London at the age of 75.

Der Künstler Sidney Nolan

  • Einer der bedeutendsten Künstler der australischen Moderne.
  • Bekannt für Gemälde und Druckgrafiken über australische Geschichte.
  • Die Abbildungen des »Banditen« Ned Kelly trugen dazu bei, ihn als Sagengestalt Australiens zu etablieren.

Sidney Nolan war einer der bedeutendsten Künstler der australischen Moderne, der für seine Malerei und Druckgrafik während der Nachkriegszeit berühmt wurde. Zu seinem Hauptmotiv zählen Darstellungen von Geschichte und Mythologie der indigenen australischen Bevölkerung. 

Nolan malte äußerst farbenreich und ging technisch auffällig vor: Viele seiner Gemälde stellen sich bewusst unbeholfen dar. Sie erzählen die australische Geschichte von Verlust, Scheitern und Eroberung. Einige seiner Lieblingsfiguren waren der »Bandit« Ned Kelly und seine Gang sowie die Schiffbrüchige Eliza Fraser und die Entdecker Burke und Wills. Die Abbildungen der Kelly Gang gestalteten das öffentliche Bild um den sagenumwobenen Ned Kelly mit und ließen ihn zum Symbol australischer Geschichte werden. Außerdem wirkte Nolan auch als Bühnenbildner und Buchillustrator wie etwa für Samson et Dalila und The abduction from the Seraglio (1987) im Covent Garden, London, und für Il trovatore (1983) in der Australian Opera. 

1917 in Melbourne geboren, studierte Nolan zwischen 1934 und 1936 an der örtlichen Kunstschule der National Gallery of Victoria. Hauptsächlich brachte er sich das Malen aber selbst durch Bücher über Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse und die Surrealisten bei. Nolan war ein enger Freund der Kunstkritiker John und Sunday Reed; er verbrachte sogar einige Zeit in deren Haus, der sogenannten Heide. In diesem Umfeld arrangierte er sich zusammen mit anderen Künstlern zur Gruppe Heide Circle, der auch Albert Tucker oder John Perceval angehörten. 

1950 siedelte Nolan nach London über, wo er bis zu seinem Tod lebte. 1959 waren seine Werke auf der documenta 2 zu sehen. Ab den 1980er Jahren erlebte er immer mehr Zuspruch von offizieller Seite: 1981 schlug man ihn zum Ritter, 1985 wählte ihn die American Academy of Arts and Letters zum Ehrenmitglied, 1987 wurde er er assoziiertes Mitglied der Royal Academy of Arts (UK), 1988 Gefährte des Order of Australia und 1991 nahm ihn die Royal Academy of Arts auf. Ein Jahr später starb Nolan in London im Alter von 75 Jahren.

Sidney Nolan - Robert Lowell Poem XXXVIII, 1965
Auction
Australian Art Online
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Robert Lowell Poem XL, 1965
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Australian Art Online
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - African Head, 1963
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Important Australian Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 45.000 - 65.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Untitled (Flowers)
Auction
Modern British and Irish Art
November 2023
Bonhams, London
Est.: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Realised: 2.304 GBP
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Seven Plates, from Dust
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Prints and Multiples
September 2023
Bonhams, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Est.: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Township, from Dust
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Prints and Multiples
September 2023
Bonhams, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Est.: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Realised: 832 GBP
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Kelly IV
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Prints and Multiples
September 2023
Bonhams, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Est.: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Realised: 1.664 GBP
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Sir Sidney Nolan C.B.E., O.M., R.A. - Plates 2 and 3, from Leda Suite
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Prints and Multiples
September 2023
Bonhams, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts
Est.: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Jerilderie, 1956
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The Fred and Elinor Wrobel CollectionThe Artist's Eye
August 2023
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 140.000 - 180.000 AUD
Realised: 239.850 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - The Vanity of Human Wishes, 1966
Auction
Important Australian Art
August 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 30.000 - 35.000 AUD
Realised: not available
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Sidney Nolan - Figure in Landscape, c.1966
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Australian and International Art Online
August 2023
Bonhams
Est.: 5.000 - 8.000 AUD
Realised: 7.995 AUD
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Sidney Nolan - Head, 1979
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Important Australian Art
August 2023
Bonhams, Sydney
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 AUD
Realised: 54.120 AUD
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