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Women Artists

Featuring artworks by female artists both past and present who may not have received the recognition they deserved in their lifetime, or even today.

AUCTION

Sale: LJ8788
22 September 2025, 6:00pm Hawthorn

VIEWING

Fri 19 - Sun 21 September, 10 - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd Hawthorn VIC

CONTACT

Hannah Ryan
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
Tel: 03 8825 5666

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Lot 1

MAY VALE (1862-1945) Tasmanian Waratah c.1920 oil on board 45 x 30cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $11,000
Lot 2

AILEEN DENT (1890-1978) Sydney Harbour - Nocturne oil on canvas laid on board 29 x 40cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $1,700
Lot 3

CONSTANCE TEMPE MANNING (1896-1960) Looking East (Sydney Harbour) 1927 oil on canvas on board 23 x 36cm

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $3,200
Lot 4

BESSIE GIBSON (British, 1868-1961) Small Boats c.1908 oil on panel 34 x 26cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Unsold
Lot 5

JANET AGNES CUMBRAE-STEWART (1883-1960) The Bird of Night 1922 pastel on paper 26.5 x 36.5cm

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $15,000
Lot 6

ADA WHITING (1859-1953) Portrait 1903 watercolour and gouache on ivory, in a Willis & Sons 9ct gold pendant accompanied by the origi...

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $3,000
Lot 7

MARY ELIZABETH MAUD CHOMLEY OBE (1872-1960) Princes Bridge, Melbourne 1904 watercolour on paper 16 x 34cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $650
Lot 8

SARA LEWIS (1865-1926) Hauling the Logs 1895 oil on canvas 45.5 x 76.5cm

Estimate:
$900 - 1,200

Sold for $2,600
Lot 9

ETHEL ANNA STEPHENS (1864-1944) (Hillside Garden) oil on panel 18 x 23cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $900
Lot 10

NORA HEYSEN (1911-2003) Still Life, Spring Bunch 1947 oil on canvas laid on board 45 x 37cm

Estimate:
$15,000 - 20,000

Sold for $23,000
Lot 11

JESSAMINE BUXTON (1894-1966) Still Life, The Glass Cheese Dish c.1928 oil on canvas 57.5 x 65.5cm

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $1,200
Lot 12

FLORENCE JANE HAYWARD (1859-1949) Still Life oil on canvas on board 27 x 44.5cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Unsold
Lot 13

SARA LEWIS (1865-1926) Grazing Cattle 1895 oil on canvas 44.5 x 75cm

Estimate:
$900 - 1,200

Sold for $2,000
Lot 14

BERTHA MERFIELD (1869-1921) Taylor Bay, Sydney oil on canvasboard 25.5 x 42.5cm

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $900
Lot 15

JANE R. PRICE (1860-1948) Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas 29.5 x 19.5cm

Estimate:
$6,000 - 9,000

Sold for $8,000
Lot 16

JESSIE TRAILL (1881-1967) Between Showers, Carcassonne 1927 etching, ed. 9/25 30.5 x 20cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,800
Lot 17

ALISON REHFISCH (1900-1975) Blue and White Flowers c.1930 oil on board 29.5 x 24.5cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $4,000
Lot 18

MARIE ANNE TUCK (1866-1947) Working in the Fields in the Adelaide Hills oil on canvas 30.5 x 40.5cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $4,000
Lot 19

MARY MEYER (1878-1975) Farm Landscape oil on board 43 x 41cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $600
Lot 20

VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Summer Afternoon, Near Hobart c.1926 oil on canvasboard 31 x 37.5cm

Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $9,500
Lot 21

CONSTANCE TEMPE MANNING (1896-1960) Spring Time oil on board 26.5 x 19.5cm

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $1,500
Lot 22

VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Brisbane to Southbank c.1930 oil on plywood 24.5 x 29.5cm

Estimate:
$40,000 - 50,000

Unsold
Lot 23

EVELINE SYME (1888-1961) Siena Market 1935 linocut, ed. 14/25 10 x 7cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $6,500
Lot 24

HILDA RIX NICHOLAS (1884-1961) The Mottled Crowd, Tangier c.1912-1914 coloured pastel on paper 37.5 x 27.5cm

Estimate:
$8,000 - 10,000

Sold for $16,000
Lot 25

ETHLEEN PALMER (1906-1958) Masked Finches 1936 linocut, ed. 27/75 10 x 10.5cm

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $6,500
Lot 26

ETHLEEN PALMER (1906-1958) Fantail 1935 linocut, ed. 12/30 19 x 19.5cm

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $4,200
Lot 27

MARGARET PRESTON (1875-1963) Sturts Desert Pea 1925 hand-coloured woodcut 18.5 x 24.5cm

Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $15,000
Lot 28

THEA PROCTOR (1879-1966) The Race c.1924 watercolour on silk 28 x 49.5cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $6,500
Lot 29

DORA L. WILSON (1883-1946) From St Kilda Road oil on canvas on board 29 x 35cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,000
Lot 30

EMMA MINNIE BOYD (1858-1936) Children at Sandringham c.1897 oil on canvas 80 x 147cm

Estimate:
$12,000 - 20,000

Unsold
Lot 31

JESSIE TRAILL (1881-1967) Bookplate: Ex Libris C.W.H. Barnes c.1934 etching 10 x 5cm

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $500
Lot 32

HILDA RIX NICHOLAS (1884-1961) In the Market Place, Etaples c.1912-1914 coloured pastel on paper 37 x 26.5cm (sheet, reveal)

Estimate:
$8,000 - 10,000

Sold for $8,000
Lot 33

PEGGY CROMBIE (1901-1984) Still Life oil on canvas laid on board 21.5 x 20cm

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $900
Lot 34

MARIE ANNE TUCK (1866-1947) Still Life with Self Reflection oil on canvas laid on board 31.5 x 39.5cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Unsold
Lot 35

ANNE MONTGOMERY (1908-1991) (Wilsons Promontory) 1984 oil on board 43 x 54.5cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,600
Lot 36

ISABEL HUNTER TWEDDLE (1875-1945) Merchants on the Suez Canal oil on canvasboard 34.5 x 49.5cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,600
Lot 37

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Too Many Thoughts 1990 gouache on paper 18.5 x 13.5cm

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $3,400
Lot 38

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Dancing Angels c.1970 charcoal on paper 50.5 x 31.5cm

Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000

Unsold
Lot 39

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) In the Valley of Love 2001 gouache on paper 26 x 37.5cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $4,600
Lot 40

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Dog-Bird c.1974 synthetic polymer paint on cotton soft sculpture doll, double-sided 28.5 x 14 x 5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 2,500

Sold for $2,000
Lot 41

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) The Sun is always Watching c.1985 watercolour and gouache on paper 28 x 37cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $4,000
Lot 42

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Blue and Yellow Boy with Yellow Hair 1979 hand-painted soft sculpture doll, double-sided 28 x 11 x 4cm

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Unsold
Lot 43

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Ports and Harbours 1978 embroidery thread, beads, synthetic polymer paint on cotton and synthetic textile bac...

Estimate:
$12,000 - 18,000

Unsold
Lot 44

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Cest LÉtoile d’Amour 1970 glazed ceramic fired by Christopher Sanders 20cm (diameter)

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $2,200
Lot 45

ERICA MCGILCHRIST (1926-2014) Moon Zone/Sigh 1962 oil on board 125 x 100cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $4,200
Lot 46

SYBIL CRAIG (1901-1989) Still Life oil on board 40 x 40cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,400
Lot 47

DOROTHY BRAUND (1926-2013) Refreshment 1987 oil on maisonite 61 x 91.5cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Unsold
Lot 48

MABEL WILLIAMS (1896-1980) Sea-Side (Semi Abstract) gouache on paper 19.5 x 25.5cm

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $3,200
Lot 49

CHRISMA WAHLERS (c.1886-1952) A Windmill in Kent c.1950 oil on canvas in the original John Thallon frame (partial label verso) 45 x...

Estimate:
$800 - 1,000

Sold for $700
Lot 50

NANCY BORLASE (1914-2006) Old House, Balmain 1946 oil on board 34.5 x 24.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $4,000
Lot 51

ELMA ROACH (1897-1942) Thistles c.1936 oil on board 43.5 x 34.5cm

Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800

Sold for $1,600
Lot 52

PAT GOLDMAN (born 20th century) Still Life with Fruit oil on board 36 x 44cm

Estimate:
$500 - 700

Sold for $750
Lot 53

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) My World is at Peace 1989 ink and gouache on paper 21 x 28.5cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $3,400
Lot 54

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) I Love my Friends c.1984 oil on canvas 41 x 51cm

Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000

Unsold
Lot 55

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Girl in a Green Jumper c.1974 synthetic polymer paint on cotton soft sculpture doll, double-sided 28.5 x 10 x...

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Unsold
Lot 56

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Summertime Thoughts c.1975 pastel on paper 63.5 x 50cm

Estimate:
$7,000 - 9,000

Unsold
Lot 57

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Will you Tell the Snake about the Angel? c.1990 ink, watercolour and gouache on paper 23.5 x 18cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000

Sold for $3,000
Lot 58

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Duck Devil 1974 hand-painted papier-mâché doll, double-sided 15 x 14 x 6cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000

Sold for $1,300
Lot 59

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Children Playing in the Forest 1984 oil on canvas 51 x 41cm

Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $10,000
Lot 60

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) The Embrace 1970 glazed ceramic fired by Christopher Sanders 21 x 12cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 2,500

Sold for $2,400
Lot 61

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Les Amoureux sont Seuls au Monde 1970 glazed ceramic fired by Christopher Sanders 5 x 19.5 x 15cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $2,300
Lot 62

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) I Love my Bird / as Close as can be 1981 pastel and charcoal on paper 53 x 37cm

Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000

Unsold
Lot 63

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) Teddy Bear 1974 hand-painted papier-mâché doll, double-sided 36 x 22 x 5cm

Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500

Sold for $1,300
Lot 64

MIRKA MORA (1928-2018) The Soul of a Bird 1984 oil on canvas 51 x 41cm

Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000

Unsold
Lot 65

JUDY DREW (born 1951) (Delphinium Still Life) 2005 pastel on paper 69 x 52cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $1,400
Lot 66

DORA L. WILSON (1883-1946) (Still Life, Buddha) pastel on paper 38.5 x 49.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $1,600
Lot 67

HENRIETTA MARIA GULLIVER (1866-1945) Hollyhocks in the Garden oil on canvas on board 44.5 x 29cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $1,500
Lot 68

DOROTHY COLEMAN (1899-1984) Still Life oil on canvas on board 37 x 29.5cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $1,800
Lot 69

VIDA LAHEY (1882-1968) Still Life oil on canvas 42.5 x 101cm

Estimate:
$5,000 - 6,000

Unsold
Lot 70

SARA LEVI (1870-1942) The Ferry Boat 1920 oil on board 22 x 31cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $4,600
Lot 71

HILDA RIX NICHOLAS (1884-1961) The Fruitseller, Etaples, France c.1912-1914 coloured pastel on paper 37 x 26.5cm (sheet, reveal)

Estimate:
$8,000 - 10,000

Sold for $8,000
Lot 72

ELLIS ROWAN (1848-1922) Albizia Lebbeck (Womens Tongue, East Indies) gouache on paper 53.5 x 36.5cm (sheet, reveal)

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $2,400
Lot 73

JANET AGNES CUMBRAE-STEWART (1883-1960) The Crimson Scarf 1921 pastel on paper 37.5 x 27.5cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $7,000
Lot 74

FABIOLA TUOMY (1875-1967) Vase of Roses pastel on paper laid on board 44 x 62cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $1,700
Lot 75

ELLIS ROWAN (1848-1922) Flowering Cordylines watercolour and gouache on paper 74 x 53cm (sheet, reveal)

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Sold for $6,000
Lot 76

INA GREGORY (1874-1964) Floral Study oil on board 19.5 x 45.5cm

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $800
Lot 77

ETHEL ANNA STEPHENS (1864-1944) (Botanic Gardens, Sydney) (Harbour View) oil on panel, double-sided 21 x 18.5cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,000
Lot 78

MARION JONES (c.1897-1977) Marigolds c.1925 oil on canvas 49 x 58.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $4,600
Lot 79

DORA MEESON (1869-1955) The Farmyard c.1919 oil on canvas 39.5 x 49.5cm

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $3,400
Lot 80

AMALIE SARA COLQUHOUN (1894-1974) The National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh c.1936 oil on canvas laid on board 31 x 38cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,000
Lot 81

DOROTHY BRAUND (1926-2013) Deal Makers 1995 oil on board 60.5 x 91cm

Estimate:
$5,000 - 7,000

Unsold
Lot 82

ROMA THOMPSON (1919-2020) Geometric Composition I 1980 oil on canvasboard 34 x 27cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $2,200
Lot 83

ERICA MCGILCHRIST (1926-2014) (The Bombs) c.1963 oil on board 129.5 x 90.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,800
Lot 84

DORA CHAPMAN (1911-1995) Stipa 1970 screenprint, ed. 13/58 28 x 22.5cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $1,100
Lot 85

ERICA MCGILCHRIST (1926-2014) A Landscape tries to Forget 1963 oil on board 90 x 120cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000

Sold for $2,600
Lot 86

ROMA THOMPSON (1919-2020) (Boats on the Shore) pastel, ink and gouache on paper 46.5 x 29.5cm

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Sold for $950
Lot 87

MARGARET FRANCIS (1909-1987) Bowl of Fruits pastel on paper laid on card 33 x 38cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $700
Lot 88

CELIA MARGARET ABECKETT SKLOVSKY (1915-2004) Portrait of Artist Anne Graham 1967 oil on board 84 x 60cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $600
Lot 89

CHRISTIAN WALLER (NÉE YANDELL) (1894-1954) The Great Breath: A Book of Seven Designs 1932 complete suite of linocuts (7), ed. 31/150...

Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500

Sold for $4,600
Lot 90

FLORENCE MARY ANDERSON (British, 1889-1945) Art Nouveau Design watercolour on paper 22 x 22cm

Estimate:
$600 - 900

Sold for $600
Lot 91

MARGUERITE MAHOOD (1901-1989) Winged Dragon Vase and Dish hand-painted glazed earthenware (2) 14 x 15 x 12cm (vase); 3.5 x 7 x 8cm (...

Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,600

Sold for $2,600
Lot 92

NORBERTINE VON BRESSLERN-ROTH (Austrian, 1891-1978) The Attack c.1925 linocut 21.5 x 22cm

Estimate:
$800 - 1,200

Sold for $1,200
Lot 93

ERICA MCGILCHRIST (1926-2014) Forces of Life and Death 1964 oil on canvas 123 x 244cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $2,000
Lot 94

DORA CHAPMAN (1911-1995) Tree 1970 screenprint, ed. 17/36 38 x 28cm

Estimate:
$700 - 900

Sold for $1,200
Lot 95

INGE KING (1915-2016) A Book of Cut-Outs 2000 complete suite of screenprint cut-outs (10) with title page, ed. 12/15 all contained i...

Estimate:
$1,000 - 2,000

Sold for $1,000
Lot 96

ROSALIE GASCOIGNE (1917-1999) Seaside 1976 vintage postcard, weathered painted wood, weathered glass 12 x 20 x 14cm

Estimate:
$4,000 - 6,000

Sold for $2,400
Lot 97

LISA ROCHFORT (born 1973) Gumnuts 2025 oil on canvas 30 x 25cm

Estimate:
$900 - 1,200

Sold for $1,300
Lot 98

MARIE MANSFIELD (born 20th Century) Discarded oil on board 30.5 x 30.5cm

Estimate:
$2,000 - 4,000

Sold for $2,000
Lot 99

NATASHA BER (born 1987) Still Life with Walnuts 2025 oil on board 25 x 19.5cm

Estimate:
$600 - 800

Unsold
Lot 100

CRISS CANNING (born 1947) Gum Blossoms in Vase c.1977 oil on board 31 x 31cm

Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000

Sold for $4,600

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