Philip Wolfhagen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Philip Wolfhagen Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 21, 2024
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, 1963 -, Nimbus, 1989, oil and powder pigment on paper laid on canvas (diptych), 114 x 151 cm. (44.8 x 59.4 in.), frame: 117 x 151 x 5 cm. (46.0 x 59.4 x 1.9 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN 1963 - Nimbus, 1989 oil and powder pigment on paper laid on canvas (diptych) unsigned
Lawsons
Apr. 18, 2024
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, 1963 -, Nimbus, 1989, oil and powder pigment on paper laid on canvas (diptych), 114 x 151 cm. (44.8 x 59.4 in.), frame: 117 x 151 x 5 cm. (46.0 x 59.4 x 1.9 in.)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN 1963 - Nimbus, 1989 oil and powder pigment on paper laid on canvas (diptych) unsigned
Lawsons
Mar. 19, 2024
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Delirium Stage III 1990 oil on canvas 126 x 105cm
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Delirium Stage III 1990 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated verso: 'Delirium' Stage III/ Philip Wolfhagen 1990 126 x 105cm PROVENANCE: Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney The Collection of William Mora Galleries, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: The Stages of a Delirium, Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney, 9 October - 3 November 1990 OTHER NOTES: © Philip Wolfhagen/Copyright Agency, 2024
Leonard Joel
Nov. 29, 2023
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963, Still Life Triptych No. 3 2000
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Still Life Triptych No. 3 2000 oil and beeswax on linen (triptych) 151.0 x 56.0 cm (each); 151.0 x 168.0 cm (overall) panel (i) inscribed lower centre: STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO 3 - LEFT PANEL panel (i) inscribed on backing verso: STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO. 3/ LEFT PANEL panel (ii) inscribed lower centre: STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO 3 - CENTRE PANEL panel (ii) inscribed on backing verso: STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO.3/ CENTRE PANEL panel (iii) signed with initial, dated and inscribed lower right: W FEBRUARY/ 2000/ STILL LIFE/ TRIPTYCH NO.3/ (RIGHT PANEL) panel (iii) artist's stamp lower right panel (iii) inscribed on backing verso: STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO. 3/ RIGHT PANEL
Menzies
Nov. 28, 2023
Philip Wolfhagen (born 1963) Winter Nocturne III, 2006
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Philip Wolfhagen (born 1963) Winter Nocturne III, 2006 monogrammed, titled and dated lower right: 'July / 2006 / Winter / Nocturne / III' signed, titled and dated to backing board verso: 'PHILIP WOLFHAGEN / Winter Nocturne III, 2006 / oil and beeswax on linen / 200 x 214 cm' oil and beeswax on linen 200.0 x 214.0cm (78 3/4 x 84 1/4in).
Bonhams
May. 23, 2023
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Third Recollection, 1997 oil and beeswax on linen, artist's stamp, signed, dated and titled l.r.c. 'W, October, 1997, Third Recollection'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Mar. 21, 2023
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Bass Strait Study No.7 2002 oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Bass Strait Study No.7 2002 oil and beeswax on linen monogrammed, initialled, titled and dated lower right: W / OCT 17 / 2002 / Bass Strait / Study No. 7 96.5 x 102cm PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney 2002 Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITIONS: Extreme Landscapes - Phillip Wolfhagen & Philip Hughes, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 31 October – 23 November 2002
Leonard Joel
Nov. 28, 2022
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Still Life Triptych No. 1 2000 oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Still Life Triptych No. 1 2000 oil and beeswax on linen initialled, titled, dated and inscribed lower right: W DECEMBER / 2000 / STILL LIFE / TRIPTYCH No. 1 / RIGHT PANEL Each panel 152.5 x 56.5cm (overall 152.5 x 339.5cm) PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 2000 Private collection, Sydney OTHER NOTES: © Philip Wolfhagen/Copyright Agency, 2022
Leonard Joel
May. 16, 2022
Philip Wolfhagen (1963- ) Australia - New Exaltation Concept 6
Est: $19,000 - $20,000
Philip Wolfhagen (1963- ) Australia New Exhalation Concept 6 Oil and beeswax on linen Signed title monogram lower right and verso
Colville Auctions
May. 11, 2022
Philip Wolfhagen (born 1963) Second Passage, 1994
Est: $22,000 - $32,000
Philip Wolfhagen (born 1963) Second Passage, 1994 monogrammed, initialled and dated lower right: 'May 21 W 94' oil and beeswax on linen 175.5 x 216.5cm (69 1/8 x 85 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 10, 2022
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (BORN 1963) A Calligraphy of Limbs No. 4 2012
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (BORN 1963) A Calligraphy of Limbs No. 4 2012 oil and beeswax on linen signed with initial, dated and titled lower right and centre: W SEPT 2012 a calligraphy of limbs no. 4 inscribed and dated verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN - 'a calligraphy of limbs no. 4" -2012 46.5 x 49.5cm © Philip Wolfhagen/Copyright Agency, 2022
Gibson's
Aug. 30, 2021
Philip Wolfhagen (1963- ) Australia - Votive Fragment II - Return from the Act of Sacrifice
Est: $400 - $500
Philip Wolfhagen (1963- ) Australia Votive Fragment II - Return from the Act of Sacrifice Drypoint Etching Ed 1/10 Edition titled signed dated lower edge below plate
Colville Auctions
Jun. 30, 2021
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963, Fourth Elevation 1993
Est: $24,000 - $28,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Fourth Elevation 1993 oil and beeswax on canvas 142.0 x 174.0 cm signed with initial, dated and inscribed lower right: W93/ Fourth Elevation AUGUST dated and inscribed verso: DBG - No 13 - '93
Menzies
Apr. 20, 2021
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Untitled 2002 oil and wax on linen
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Untitled 2002 oil and wax on linen signed, dated and inscribed with monogram 'W May / 17 / 2002' lower left; signed, dated and inscribed 'Philip Wolfhagen / 'Untitled' 2002' verso 151.5 x 96.5 cm PROVENANCE Philip Wolfhagen, Launceston Sherman Galleries, Sydney Private collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above on 4 June 2002 EXHIBITED Philip Wolfhagen: High Ground, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 7 June - 29 June 2002, no.7
Smith & Singer
Aug. 28, 2019
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, THIRD RECOLLECTION, 1997 , oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $18,000 - $24,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, THIRD RECOLLECTION, 1997 , oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed with initial, dated and inscribed with title lower right: W OCTOBER / 1997 / “THIRD / RECOLLECTION” artist’s stamp lower right DIMENSIONS: 96.0 x 122.0 cm PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1998 EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen – Surface Tension, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney, 12 June – 4 July 1998, cat. 14 (as ‘Recollection no. 3, 1998’)
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 28, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, A SHORT JOURNEY NO. 3, 2010, oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, A SHORT JOURNEY NO. 3, 2010, oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed with initial, dated and inscribed with title lower right: “a short journey no.3” W 2010 signed, dated, and inscribed with title on stretcher verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN – “a short journey no 3.” 2010 DIMENSIONS: 46.0 x 49.0 cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: A Painter’s Landscape, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 22 September – 16 October 2010
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 14, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) (LOCATED OFFSITE FOR VIEWING) Memento I, II, III 2010 suite of three colour lithographs on paper, ed. 1...
Est: $3,500 - $5,500
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) (LOCATED OFFSITE FOR VIEWING) Memento I, II, III 2010 suite of three colour lithographs on paper, ed. 16/25 each sheet signed and dated lower right in margin: P Wolfhagen 2010 each sheet titled and editioned in margin 30 x 35cm (each image) PROVENANCE: Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
Sep. 04, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 3 1997 oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $7,500 - $8,500
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 3 1997 oil and beeswax on linen signed, titled and dated on stamp verso initialled and dated lower right: W1997 46 x 62cm PROVENANCE: Chapman Gallery, Canberra 1998 Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: "I mix [the beeswax] around my colours and apply it with a knife. It has become so much a part of my technique that I don't know if I could do it another way." Philip Wolfhagen, Australian Art Collector, Issue 8, April - June 1999
Leonard Joel
Aug. 29, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, LITTLE WORLD NO. 9, 2015, oil and beeswax on canvas
Est: $18,000 - $24,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, LITTLE WORLD NO. 9, 2015, oil and beeswax on canvas SIGNED: signed with artist’s monogram, dated and inscribed with title lower right: W APRIL / 2015 / Little World / no. 9 signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN / “Little World no. 9” 2015 / … DIMENSIONS: 96.0 x 103.0 cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: Other Worlds, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 1 July – 1 August 2015
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 29, 2018
Philip Wolfhagen , born 1963, A short journey no. 2, 2010, oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Philip Wolfhagen , born 1963, A short journey no. 2, 2010, oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed with initial, dated and inscribed with title lower right: “a short journey no.2” W 2010 signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN – “a short journey no2.” 2010 DIMENSIONS: 46.0 x 49.5 cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: A Painter’s Landscape, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 22 September – 16 October 2010
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 13, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN , born 1963 , A PAINTER'S LANDSCAPE III, 2010 , oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN , born 1963 , A PAINTER'S LANDSCAPE III, 2010 , oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed with initial, dated and inscribed with title lower right: W AUGUST / 2010 / A Painters [sic] / Landscape / III artist's stamp lower right DIMENSIONS: 97.0 x 103.5 cm PROVENANCE: Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITED: A Painter's Landscape, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, 22 September - 16 October 2010 ESSAY: Philip Wolfhagen lives and works in Longford, Tasmania SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 Transformations: the art of Philip Wolfhagen, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston 2017 Strange Trees, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2016 Panorama, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria 2015 When the Ocean Turns to Dust, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney 2014 The Skullbone Experiment: A Paradigm of Art and Nature, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston; COFA Galleries, Sydney 2014 Sublime Point: Landscape in Painting, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, New South Wales 2013 Australia, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK 2013 Illumination; the art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart; Drill Hall Gallery ANU, Canberra; Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland; Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW; Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria 2007 Vapour Trails, The Australian Embassy in Washington DC, USA 2003 Archipelago, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston 1997 Australian Perspecta: Between Art and Nature, Temple of Earth Memories, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney SELECTED LITERATURE Illumination: The art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 2013 Timms, P., Philip Wolfhagen, Craftsman House, Melbourne, 2005 SELECTED COLLECTIONS Artbank, Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria Museum of Applied Art & Sciences, Sydney National Museum, Warsaw, Poland National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart REPRESENTED BY Bett Gallery, Hobart Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Karen Woodbury Fine Art, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 13, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN , born 1963, SWEEP, 2002 , oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN , born 1963, SWEEP, 2002 , oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: right panel: signed with initial and artists stamp dated and inscribed with title lower right: W JANUARY / 2002 / sweep each panel signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: Philip Wolfhagen / sweep 2002 / DIMENSIONS: diptych, 214.0 x 273.0 cm (overall) PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney Gene and Brian Sherman collection, Sydney EXHIBITED: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN: high ground, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 7 29 June 2002, cat. 2 (illus. cover of exhibition catalogue) ESSAY: Philip Wolfhagen lives and works in Longford, Tasmania SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 Transformations: the art of Philip Wolfhagen, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston 2017 Strange Trees, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart 2016 Panorama, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria 2015 When the Ocean Turns to Dust, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney 2014 The Skullbone Experiment: A Paradigm of Art and Nature, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston; COFA Galleries, Sydney 2014 Sublime Point: Landscape in Painting, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, New South Wales 2013 Australia, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK 2013 Illumination; the art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart; Drill Hall Gallery ANU, Canberra; Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland; Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW; Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria 2007 Vapour Trails, The Australian Embassy in Washington DC, USA 2003 Archipelago, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston 1997 Australian Perspecta: Between Art and Nature, Temple of Earth Memories, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney SELECTED LITERATURE Illumination: The art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 2013 Timms, P., Philip Wolfhagen, Craftsman House, Melbourne, 2005 SELECTED COLLECTIONS Artbank, Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Benalla Art Gallery, Victoria Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria Devonport Regional Gallery, Tasmania Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria Museum of Applied Art & Sciences, Sydney National Museum, Warsaw, Poland National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart REPRESENTED BY Bett Gallery, Hobart Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Karen Woodbury Fine Art, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 05, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 3 1997 oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 3 1997 oil and beeswax on linen signed, titled and dated on stamp verso initialled and dated lower right: W1997 46 x 62cm PROVENANCE: Chapman Gallery, Canberra 1998 Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: "I mix [the beeswax] around my colours and apply it with a knife. It has become so much a part of my technique that I don't know if I could do it another way." Philip Wolfhagen, Australian Art Collector, Issue 8, April - June 1999
Leonard Joel
Apr. 18, 2018
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE STUDY No. 5), 1994, oil and beeswax on canvas
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED (LANDSCAPE STUDY No. 5), 1994, oil and beeswax on canvas SIGNED: signed with initial and dated lower right: W94 signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: Philip WOLFHAGEN Untitled (landscape Study No. 5) 1994 DIMENSIONS: 36.0 x 45.0 cm PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1994 EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen – Passages, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 29 June – 30 July 1994, cat. 9
Deutscher and Hackett
Oct. 31, 2017
Philip Wolfhagen (1963-) Australia - Hunting Scene (Trophy)
Est: $300 - $500
Hunting Scene (Trophy)
Colville Auctions
Sep. 20, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO. 3, 2000, oil and beeswax linen, triptych
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STILL LIFE TRIPTYCH NO. 3, 2000, oil and beeswax linen triptych SIGNED: right panel: signed with initial, dated and inscribed with title lower right: W February / 2000 / STILL LIFE / TRIPTYCH No. 3 / (RIGHT PANEL) right panel: artists stamp lower right each inscribed with title verso: Still Life Triptych No. 3 / DIMENSIONS: 151.0 x 56.0 cm each PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: Converging Planes, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney, 9 March 1 April 2000, cat. 3 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 13, 2017
Philip Wolfhagen (1963-present) "Vanishing Point No 7", 1995, oil & beeswax on canvas, approx 2m x 2.5m, Purchased from Jean Sherman in 1996
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Philip Wolfhagen (1963-present) "Vanishing Point No 7", 1995, oil & beeswax on canvas, approx 2m x 2.5m, Purchased from Jean Sherman in 1996
Vickers & Hoad
May. 10, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED LANDSCAPE STUDY NO. 12, 1994, oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED LANDSCAPE STUDY NO. 12, 1994, oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed with initial and dated lower right: W. 94. artist’s stamp verso signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN / Untitled Landscape Study No. 12 / – 1994 – DIMENSIONS: 36.0 x 46.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Adelaide
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 10, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, LANDSCAPE SEMAPHORE NO. 7, 2004, oil and beeswax on linen, diptych
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, LANDSCAPE SEMAPHORE NO. 7, 2004, oil and beeswax on linen diptych SIGNED: each signed with monogram, dated and inscribed with title lower right: W / MAY / 2004 / Landscape / Semaphore No 7 / diptych / … each inscribed with title verso on stretcher bar: Landscape Semaphore No. 7 diptych … DIMENSIONS: 96.5 x 101.5 cm (each) PROVENANCE: Gene and Brian Sherman collection, Sydney LITERATURE: Winton, T., Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Region Art Gallery publication, Newcastle, 2013, p. 67 (illus.)
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 10, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED (STUDY FOR NOCTURNE), 1995, oil and beeswax on canvas
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, UNTITLED (STUDY FOR NOCTURNE), 1995, oil and beeswax on canvas SIGNED: signed with initial and dated lower right: W. 1995. artist’s stamp verso signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN / STUDY FOR “NOCTURNE” 1995 / OIL + WAX ON COTTON / … DIMENSIONS: 36.0 x 152.0 cm PROVENANCE: Gene and Brian Sherman collection, Sydney
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 03, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Surface Tension No. 1 1998 oil and wax on linen 151.5 x 96.5 cm
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Surface Tension No. 1 1998 oil and wax on linen signed, dated and inscribed with monogram ''W APRIL / 1998 / SURFACE / TENSION / No. 1'' lower right 151.5 x 96.5 cm PROVENANCE Sherman Galleries, Sydney Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1998 EXHIBITED Philip Wolfhagen: Surface Tension, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 12 June - 4 July 1998, no. 6
Smith & Singer
May. 03, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Untitled 1993 oil and wax on linen 140.2 x 172.4 cm
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Untitled 1993 oil and wax on linen signed, dated and inscribed ''W 93 / FEBRUARY'' lower right 140.2 x 172.4 cm PROVENANCE Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the artist in 1994
Smith & Singer
Apr. 05, 2017
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, DELIRIUM STAGE VII, 1990, oil on canvas
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, DELIRIUM STAGE VII, 1990, oil on canvas SIGNED: signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: Delirium Stage VII / Philip Wolfhagen 1990 DIMENSIONS: 126.0 x 105.0 cm PROVENANCE: Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in November 1990 EXHIBITED: The Stages of a Delirium, Syme Dodson Gallery, Sydney, 9 October 3 November 1990, cat. 8 Seven 7, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 5 26 September 1992, cat. 38 Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales, 22 June 11 August 2013; then touring to: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, 13 September 1December 2013; The Australian National University Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, 20 February 6 April 2014; Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, 9 May 6 July 2014; Tweed River Art Gallery, New South Wales, 8 August 12 October 2014; Hamilton Art Gallery, Victoria, 15 November 2014 1 February 2015 LITERATURE: Illumination: The art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales, 2013, pp. 31 (illus.), 106
Deutscher and Hackett
Sep. 13, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STUDY FOR THE NINTH ILLUSORY FIELD, 1992, beeswax and oil on canvas
Est: $5,500 - $8,500
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STUDY FOR THE NINTH ILLUSORY FIELD, 1992, beeswax and oil on canvas SIGNED: initialled and dated lower right: W92 signed, dated and inscribed verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGEN / Study for 9th Ill. Fd. / OIL AND WAX ON CANVAS / JUNE 1992 DIMENSIONS: 35.5 x 41.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne RELATED WORK: Third Illusory Field, 1991, beeswax and oil on canvas, 172.0 x 270.0 cm, collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Deutscher and Hackett
Sep. 06, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled: Monochrome no. 2 1993 oil and powder pigment on mountboard
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Untitled: Monochrome no. 2 1993 oil and powder pigment on mountboard artist's stamp verso 14 x 17cm PROVENANCE: Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart 1995 Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Aug. 31, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Mound Excerpt IV 2001 oil and wax on linen
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Mound Excerpt IV 2001 oil and wax on linen signed, dated and inscribed with monogram 'W / AUG 16 / 2001 / Mound / excerpt / IV' lower right 90 x 122 cm PROVENANCE Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 31 August 2001 EXHIBITED Philip Wolfhagen: Winter Journeys, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, 1-27 September 2001
Smith & Singer
May. 17, 2016
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Mound Excerpt IV, 2001 oil and beeswax on linen, signed with monogram, dated and titled l.r.c. 'W, Aug 16, 2001, Mound Excerpt IV, 2001' inscribed verso 'Philip Wolfhagen, Mound Excerpt IV, 2001'
Shapiro Auctioneers
May. 11, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Pressure Gradient 2003 oil and wax on canvas
Est: $28,000 - $35,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN born 1963 Pressure Gradient 2003 oil and wax on canvas signed, dated and inscribed with monogram 'W / JULY 4 / 2003 / "pressure / gradient"' lower right 93 x 250cm PROVENANCE Bett Gallery, Hobart Private Collection, New South Wales, acquired from the above in 2004
Smith & Singer
May. 04, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, NEW EXALTATION CONCEPT NO. 2, 2012, oil and beeswax on canvas
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, NEW EXALTATION CONCEPT NO. 2, 2012, oil and beeswax on canvas SIGNED: signed with monogram, dated and inscribed lower right: - /July 25 - 2012 - New exultation - concept no. - signed, dated and inscribed verso: PHILLIP WOLFHAGEN - New exaltation concept no. 2 2012 DIMENSIONS: 96.0 - 103.0 cm PROVENANCE: Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2012 EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: - Procession of Shadows, Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, - August - 1 September 2012
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 04, 2016
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN - born 1963, SUMMER FLOOD I, 2004 - oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN - born 1963, SUMMER FLOOD I, 2004 - oil and beeswax on linen DIMENSIONS: 200.0 - 210.0 cm SIGNED: signed with initial, dated and inscribed lower right: - / JULY - 2004 - Summer - flood I artists stamp lower right signed, dated and inscribed verso: Philip Wolfhagen - Summer flood I 2004 - [] PROVENANCE: Sherman Galleries, Sydney (stamped and label attached verso) Gene and Brian Sherman collection, Sydney ESSAY: Philip Wolfhagen’s characteristic swathes of waxy paint are instantly recognisable in the large-scale painting, Summer Flood I. This work was painted in 2004, the same year as some of the artist’s most abstracted works, a series titled Landscape Semaphore, was exhibited in The Inner Edge at Sherman Galleries. Summer Flood I, however, seems to switch between formal abstraction and semi-photographic realism, depending on the distance from which one views the painting, and the immersive effects of its expansive scale, small nicks and scrawled lines morph into forms both natural and manmade. The struggle for dominance between the painting’s formal qualities and a recognisable scene echoes another dichotomy apparent in Wolfhagen’s work – that of the tension between man’s material culture and the quiet power of the natural landscape. The view presented here by Wolfhagen, a flooded plain after a summer storm, is indistinct. Without an obvious single focal point, the scene relies on suggested visual clues: a hazy grey afternoon light, a bright shimmering reflection on the surface of floodwaters, a blanket of fog blurring the low horizon. This is mimetic representation stripped back to bare essentials, muted and unassuming, but rich and detailed in its densely worked surface. Wolfhagen’s practice is rooted in established processes, to which he adheres with rigour for five hours every morning.1 He has adopted a serial and repetitive approach to subject matter and style, creating a vast oeuvre from small changes in tone and composition applied to similar vistas of the land, sea and sky. Wolfhagen’s work is not created en plein air, as one would imagine. Instead the canvases are worked and reworked within the artist’s colonial studio, using photographs and occasional sketches for visual reference. Wolfhagen is an artist who draws attention to the sensory experience of inhabiting a portion of land and time. His artistic process, however, imposes distance between the artist and his physical subject – giving room for tweaks, reinventions and incursions into the artist’s imagination. Philip Wolfhagen is currently recognised as one of Australia’s leading contemporary landscape painters, laureate of the Wynne Prize in 2007, and awarded the Centenary Medal for his contribution to the arts in 2001. Wolfhagen has worked steadily over the last twenty-five years, reviving a formerly unpopular genre of painting by systematically returning to the same views of Tasmania’s Midlands, his ancestral home.2 Wolfhagen conveys a deep emotional connection to the land and its history through nuances of colour and texture. In this respect, Wolfhagen follows in the footsteps of the great Romantic landscape painter, John Constable, an artist whom he admires,3 adhering to his maxim: ‘Still I should paint my own places best; painting is with me but another word for feeling’.4 1. McDonald J., ‘Philip Wolfhagen’, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2013 2. Hansen, D. ‘O Earth, Return’, Art And Australia, vol. 42, Spring 2004, p. 92 3. Clark J., ‘Painting Memory’, Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 2013, p. 22 4. Letter to Rev. John Fisher, 23 October 1821, from John Constable’s Correspondence VI: The Fishers, Suffolk Records Society, Ipswich, 1968, pp. 76 – 78 LUCIE REEVES-SMITH
Deutscher and Hackett
Dec. 01, 2015
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Tenth Illusory Field 1992 oil on canvas
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN (born 1963) Tenth Illusory Field 1992 oil on canvas initialled, dated and titled lower right: TENTH ILLUSORY FIELD/ W 92 135 x 162cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Nov. 30, 2015
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) - Landscape, 2010
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Landscape, 2010 oil and beeswax on canvasboard, inscribed verso 'Philip Wolfhagen, Arts Alive, 2010' 20 x 15 cm
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 26, 2015
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STUDY FOR BURNING HEAP, 2006, oil on canvas
Est: $6,500 - $8,500
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, STUDY FOR BURNING HEAP, 2006, oil on canvas SIGNED: initialled, dated and inscribed lower right: Study of Burning Heap W 2006 DIMENSIONS: 30.5 x 32.0 cm EXHIBITED: Salon, curated by Catherine Wolfhagen, Bett Gallery, Hobart, 7 November – 5 December 2006 PROVENANCE: Bett Gallery, Hobart (label stamped verso) Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 26, 2015
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, BEYOND THE GARDEN, 2008, oil and beeswax on linen
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
PHILIP WOLFHAGEN, born 1963, BEYOND THE GARDEN, 2008, oil and beeswax on linen SIGNED: signed, dated and inscribed verso: PHILIP WOLFHAGAN / "Beyond the Garden" 2008 ... DIMENSIONS: 144.0 x 180.0 cm EXHIBITED: Philip Wolfhagen: Out of the Garden, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 26 May - 20 June 2009 PROVENANCE: Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney ESSAY: The impetus behind Philip Wolfhagen's alluring landscapes stems from his home in Tasmania. The surrounding terrain and the deep rooted connection to his birthplace - Wolfhagen's ancestors settled in northern Tasmania over 150 years ago - has shaped and influenced his artistic practice. Wolfhagen moved to Sydney from 1990 to 1995, and despite the allure of the 'big city' he would constantly yearn for Tasmania and would recreate visions of his home in an attempt to bridge the physical distance. Wolfhagen's landscapes are sensory journeys that balance the line between reality and the imagined; that is, the observation of the surrounding topography and the quixotic landscape of his imagination. Composed within his studio, working from photographs and his memory as opposed to painting en plein air, each work is instilled with a sentimental indulgence as Wolfhagen conjures images which transcend the idea of a specific place.1 As demonstrated in Beyond the Garden, 2008, there is an aspect of ambiguous nostalgia as the viewer struggles to remember where they have witnessed this scene before. Attempting to recall that memory, one can feel the change in the air, the smell of the grass and the sound of the trees rustling in the wind. All of our senses are aroused and intensified through the visual indulgence that is present in Wolfhagen's sublime works. Wolfhagen's paintings continue to inspire and captivate through the romantic portrayal of wispy clouds and enigmatic trees and the soft gradient of light and colour, which he can spend days concocting and perfecting as every shade is thoughtfully considered and prepared. We are also captivated by the personal and poignant depiction of the landscape and in the picture on offer, there is a subtle yet powerful impression of human interaction with the land through the fence that spans across the foreground. Traces of human occupation mark a more recent development in Wolfhagen's oeuvre, developing in the past decade or so as he continuously explores ways to expand his archetypal motifs.2 Working oil with beeswax to create lush and beguiling compositions, Wolfhagen is regarded as one of Australia's most significant landscape artists. He was awarded the Wynne Prize for landscape painting in 2007 and was a finalist in this year's competition. Wolfhagen is represented in the collections of The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. 1. Clark, J., 'Painting Memory' Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 2013, p. 22 2. Stewart, J., 'Philip Wolfhagen: Recall', Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 2013, p. 102 CASSI YOUNG
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 12, 2015
† Philip Wolfhagen (b.1963) Nocturnal Landscape I & II 1995 (2) Each lithograph ed. 1/10
Est: $600 - $800
Philip Wolfhagen (b.1963) Nocturnal Landscape I & II 1995 (2) Each lithograph ed. 1/10 Each signed & dated lower right Each 29.5 x 39 cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 30, 2015
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 12, 1994
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Untitled Landscape Study No. 12, 1994 oil and wax on linen, stamped with artist seal verso, inscribed, titled and dated verso 'Untitled Landscape Study No. 12, 1994' 36 x 46 cm
Shapiro Auctioneers
Feb. 25, 2015
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963); Microcosms No. 3, 1995
Est: $500 - $700
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Microcosms No. 3, 1995 oil and wax on paper, stamped with artist monogram verso 8 x 10 cm Labels: Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Exhibited:
Shapiro Auctioneers
Feb. 25, 2015
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963); Landscapes Diptych
Est: $800 - $1,200
Philip Wolfhagen (b. 1963) Landscapes Diptych oil and wax on paper (2) each 8 x 9 cm Exhibited:
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