Australian Art
Our auctions feature works from the gamut of Australian artists, both past and present, with examples of pastels, charcoals, and watercolours, as well as oils and acrylics. Australian art auctions offer collectors an opportunity to explore a wide range of works from these talented artists.
Heidelberg School
Iconic Aussie paintings from the Heidelberg School are ever in great demand at Charleston’s Fine Art Auctions. The influence of Impressionism spread to Australia during the 1880s, with artists like Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, Charles Conder, and Frederick McCubbin leading the way. These artists formed the core of what became known as the “Heidelberg School”.
The group got its name from a camp Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton set up at a property new near on the outskirts of Melbourne. Their impressionistic paintings depicting the Australian bush soon became very popular, and some of the works from that period are amongst the most popular and iconic Australian works.
Some of the most the renowned paintings from that period include “Shearing the Rams” (1890) and “The Big Picture” (1903) by Tom Roberts; “A Holiday in Mentone” (1888) by Charles Conder; “Down on His Luck” (1889), “On the Wallaby Track” (1896), and “The Pioneer” (1904) by Frederick McCubbin; “Golden Summer, Eaglemont” (1889) and “Still Glides the Stream, and Shall for Ever Glide” (1890) by Arthur Streeton.
Modern Masters
At Charleston’s, we often have at Australian art auctions a variety of oils, acrylics, and prints from modern Australian masters like John Olsen, Charles Blackman, Brett Whiteley, Pro Hart, Margaret Olley, and Sidney Nolan.
Contemporary Australian Art
We also supply a wildly popular inventory of contemporary Australian artists like David Bromley, Jasper Knight, Radishka, Gillie & Marc, Matthew Johnson, Martin Breeze, and Constantine Popov. Whether you’re an established collector or looking for Australian art for sale, our collection offers something for everyone, from modern pieces to street artists like Wendy Joyce, Callum Deed and Kristie Stenning. As always, we let the market dictate the price.
Australian Art at Charleston’s Fine Art Auctions
Over the years, Charleston’s has featured the work of many Australian artists at auction, including the following: Matthew Johnson, Geoffrey Dyer, David Bromley, Jasper Knight, Charles Blackman, John Olsen, Matthew Quick, Wendy Sharpe, David Boyd, Zhong Chen, Janine Daddo, George Raftopoulos, Cheryl Cusick, Pro Hart, Robert Dickerson, Jeffrey Smart, Dongwang Fan, Michael Johnson, Paul Margocsy, Werner Filipich, Tim Storrier, Mark Hanham, Gillie and Marc, Bruce Earles, Colin Parker, Adam Cullen, Judy Cassab, Herman Pekel, Cheryl Petersen, Martin Breeze, Brett Whiteley, Sidney Nolan, Fred Cress, John Coburn, Arthur Boyd, David Rankin, Geoffrey Proud, Bob Marchant, Dean Vella, Peter Browne, Norman Lindsay, Martin Sharp, Robert Wilson, Michael Jones, Radishka, Maynard Waters, Salvatore Zofrea, Patrick Carroll, Kym Hart, Carlos Barrios, Ray Crooke, Constantine Popov, Melinda Harper, Kristie Stenning, Nick Petali, Margaret Olley, and others.