Our Prints & Multiples auction is now live, bringing together a focused selection of works across early modern, post-war and contemporary practice. With key international figures never before seen on the Australian market, alongside leading Australian artists, the sale offers both depth and accessibility for both the established and new collector.
Ahead of our sale on 22 April, we have pulled together a selection of highlights from the collection.
Donald Judd – lots 17 and 18
Leading the sale are two woodcuts by Donald Judd. A key figure in American Minimalism, Judd’s work is defined by clarity, structure, and a focus on material. Some of the last prints he produced before his death in 1994, these prints demonstrate his use of woodcut to achieve flat, controlled planes of colour. This is the first time that Judd’s prints have appeared on the market in Australia and is a rare opportunity to acquire two editions from his most recognised series.
Tracey Moffatt – lot 51
Part of Moffatt’s Up in the Sky series, this work draws on cinematic framing to construct a broader narrative. The image sits between staged and documentary, reflecting her ongoing interest in storytelling and identity. Works from this series are held in major institutional collections and continue to carry strong relevance within her practice.
Pablo Picasso – lot 29
Executed in 1931, Cheval Mourant comes from a period where Picasso was working closely with etching and returning often to classical subjects. The scene is built through a fine, continuous line, with figures arranged tightly around the fallen horse. There is a quiet tension in the image, held through restraint rather than drama, and characteristic of his work from this time. A rarity to the market, this piece offers a direct and compelling example of Picasso’s etching practice.
Thea Proctor – Lot 6
A leading figure in early Australian modernism, Thea Proctor was instrumental in advancing printmaking in Australia, particularly as one of the few prominent female artists working in the medium at the time. La Poupée is a hand-coloured woodcut, with soft colour laid over a controlled line. The image is measured and deliberate, with a clarity that feels central to her practice, holding together with quiet confidence.
Joan Miro – lot 31
This lithograph forms part of Joan Miro’s Les Perseides series, produced in 1970 and inspired by the Perseid meteor shower. Across the series, Miro translates this celestial event into a visual language of floating forms, gestural marks, and bursts of colour. The composition moves between spontaneity and control, suggesting movement and rhythm rather than a literal depiction. It is Miro at his most instinctive and instantly recognisable.
The collection will be on view from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 April at our gallery space in Hawthorn, where you can view these works and more in person. The auction will be conducted as a timed-online sale, with bidding open now and closing on 22 April at 10am (AEST).
Hannah Ryan, Senior Prints & Multiples Specialist
Top Image: Donald Judd (American, 1928-1994) Untitled 1992-1993, woodcut on Japanese Echizen Kozo paper, ed. 1/30, 59 x 79cm (image, sheet); 65 x 85cm (frame) $16,000 – $20,000 © Donald Judd/Copyright Agency, 2026
April 2026