Ivar Hele Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ivar Hele Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 08, 2023
HELE Ivor (1912-1993), Two Nudes, Oil on Canvas on Board, 16x20.5cm
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993) Two Nudes Signed upper right. Also with studio stamp verso and other statements of authenticity. Oil on Canvas on Board 16x20.5cm PROVENANCE: The artist's private collection; Bruce's Auctions (Theodore Bruce, Adelaide) 25th June 2007 (lot 85)
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 12, 2023
AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS AT WAR Three various art books, includes Ivor Hele, The Soldiers Artist, Gavin Fry, Canberra, 1984, Australian...
Est: $50 - $80
AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS AT WAR Three various art books, includes Ivor Hele, The Soldiers Artist, Gavin Fry, Canberra, 1984, Australian War Memorial. Good condition; Nolan's Gallipoli, Gavin Fry, Sydney, Rigby, 1983. Good condition; Donald Friend Australian War Artist, Gavin and Colleen Fry, Melbourne, 1982, Currey O'Neil. Good condition with sun affected areas to dust jacket. All first editions. 33x26cm (Friend)
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 06, 2023
IVOR HELE, NUDE FIGURE STUDY 1968, CONTE ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 28.5 X 37.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Est: $1,400 - $2,400
IVOR HELE, NUDE FIGURE STUDY 1968, CONTE ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 28.5 X 37.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Leonard Joel
Jun. 15, 2023
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS II, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER LEFT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 47CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS II, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER LEFT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 47CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Leonard Joel
Jun. 15, 2023
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS I, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 43.5CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS I, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 43.5CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Leonard Joel
Jun. 08, 2023
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS II, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER LEFT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 47CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Est: $2,800 - $3,800
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS II, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER LEFT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 47CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Leonard Joel
Jun. 08, 2023
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS I, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 43.5CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Est: $2,800 - $3,800
§ IVOR HELE, LOVERS I, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT, 14 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 43.5CM PROVENANCE: ELDER FINE ART, ADELAIDE 2018
Leonard Joel
May. 04, 2023
IVOR HELE, NUDE FIGURE STUDY 1968, CONTE ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 28.5 X 37.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
IVOR HELE, NUDE FIGURE STUDY 1968, CONTE ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 28.5 X 37.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Leonard Joel
Mar. 30, 2023
IVOR HELE, RECLINING FIGURE STUDY 1968, CHARCOL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 29.5 X 52.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
IVOR HELE, RECLINING FIGURE STUDY 1968, CHARCOL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 29.5 X 52.5CM (REVEAL) UNFRAMED, MOUNTED
Leonard Joel
Dec. 08, 2021
IVOR HELE, MARSHMALLOWS, 1961
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
IVOR HELE (1912 - 1993) MARSHMALLOWS, 1961 oil on composition board 61.0 x 91.0 cm signed and dated lower left: Ivor Hele / 61 inscribed with title and date verso: MARSHMALLOWS / 61 PROVENANCE Private collection, Adelaide, acquired after 1966 Thence by descent Private collection, Adelaide EXHIBITED Ivor Hele, 6 th Adelaide Festival of Arts, John Martin’s Audiotorium, Adelaide, 5 – 26 March 1970, cat. 36 LITERATURE Hele, I. and Ashton, W., The Art of Ivor Hele, The Griffin Press, Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1966, pl. 20 (illus.) ESSAY The subject depicts Christopher Legoe QC AO cutting “marshmallows” on his property at Aldinga, South Australia property in 1961.
Deutscher and Hackett
Apr. 16, 2021
IVOR HELE AUSTRALIAN WAR ARTIST WW2
Est: $80 - $120
Three books about the work of Ivor Hele an artist known for illustrating World War Two. A Mixed lot. 1)The Soldiers Artists by Fry in dustwrapper. Very good condition. 1984. 2) The Heroic Figure Paperback 1995 3) The Productive Artist paperback 2002
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Mar. 31, 2021
IVOR HELE (1912-1993), Almond Blossom, Aldinga, 1964
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Almond Blossom, Aldinga 1964 oil on board 45.0 x 90.5 cm signed and dated lower left: IVOR HELE 64
Menzies
Dec. 01, 2020
IVOR HELE - (1912-1993) - CLIFFS AT PORT WILLUNGA
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) CLIFFS AT PORT WILLUNGA Signed lower right Oil on board 34.5 x 44.5cm $4,000/6,000
GFL Fine Art
Dec. 01, 2020
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude Reclining charcoal on paper
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude Reclining charcoal on paper signed lower left: Ivor Hele 27 x 37cm PROVENANCE: Collection of the Artist Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
Dec. 01, 2020
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude Seated charcoal on paper
Est: $1,800 - $2,800
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude Seated charcoal on paper signed lower right: Ivor Hele 54 x 37cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
Dec. 01, 2020
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude in Stockings conté on paper
Est: $1,800 - $2,800
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Nude in Stockings conté on paper signed lower right: Ivor Hele 46 x 33cm PROVENANCE: Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 10 March 2004, lot 183 (label verso) Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
Oct. 25, 2020
IVOR HELE, (1912-1993), The Farrier 1974
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Farrier 1974 oil on board signed and dated lower right: Ivor Hele 74 44.5 x 59.5cm
Gibson's
Aug. 09, 2020
Ivor Hele (1912-1993)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Duke John, 1939 oil on canvas, signed and dated l.r.c. 'Ivor Hele '39'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 27, 2019
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 Self Portrait (Aldinga) 1949 oil on composition board 101.5 x 81 cm
Est: $35,000 - $55,000
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 Self Portrait (Aldinga) 1949 oil on composition board signed and dated 'HELE 49' lower right 101.5 x 81 cm PROVENANCE Mr Leigh Rankin Private Collection, New South Wales EXHIBITED Ivor Hele: The Heroic Figure, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The University of Western Australia, Perth, 5 June - 19 July 1998; Orange Regional Gallery, Canberra, 20 November 1998 - 24 January 1999; State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 June - 12 September 1999; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 17 December 1999 - 2 April 2000, no. 2, '1949', illustrated LITERATURE Lola Wilkins and Tina Mattei, Ivor Hele: The Heroic Figure, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1997, frontispiece (illustrated), pp. 11-12, '1949'
Smith & Singer
Sep. 11, 2016
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993)
Est: $400 - $600
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993) 'Lady Godiva,' 1927. Pen & Ink 29x25cm
Davidson Auctions
Dec. 02, 2015
IVOR HELE, 1912 – 1993, THE NECKLACE, 1963, oil on composition board
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
IVOR HELE, 1912 – 1993, THE NECKLACE, 1963, oil on composition board SIGNED: signed and dated upper left: Ivor Hele / 63 DIMENSIONS: 91.5 x 76.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Adelaide Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 15 March 2006, lot 60 Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Jul. 12, 2015
Ivor Hele (1912-93), Nude sleeping signed lower ri
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ivor Hele (1912-93), Nude sleeping signed lower right, 30 by 50cm image approx.
Barsby Auctions
Mar. 25, 2015
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Australia Sketch of a Reclining Female pencil
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Australia Sketch of a Reclining Female pencil signed Ivor Hele lower right 27 x 38 cm
Theodore Bruce
Dec. 11, 2014
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Necklace 1963
Est: $28,000 - $35,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Necklace 1963 oil on composition board 91.5 x 76.0 cm signed and dated upper left: IVOR HELE/ 63
Menzies
Dec. 11, 2014
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Charge at Beersheba 1973
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Charge at Beersheba 1973 oil on board 83.0 x 113.0 cm signed and dated lower left: IVOR HELE/ 73
Menzies
Jul. 29, 2014
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 (Nude Study) pencil on paper
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 (Nude Study) pencil on paper signed 'Ivor Hele' lower left 27 x 37 cm PROVENANCE Private Collection, Adelaide PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, ADELAIDE
Smith & Singer
Jun. 19, 2014
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Garter oil on board 27.5
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Garter oil on board 27.5 x 20.5 cm signed upper left: IVOR HELE Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 29 March 1994, lot 203|Private collection, Sydney|Menzies, Sydney, 8 December 2011, lot 126 |Private collection, Melbourne
Lawson~Menzies
Apr. 30, 2014
IVOR HELE 1912 - 1993, THE BANGLE, oil on composition board
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
IVOR HELE 1912 - 1993, THE BANGLE, oil on composition board SIGNED: signed upper right: IVOR HELE DIMENSIONS: 60.0 x 90.5 cm PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 29 March 1994, lot 181 Private collection Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 28 July 1998, lot 64 Private collection, Melbourne ESSAY: In art, the female nude has commanded a long and fascinating history, revealing her times in countless images and ideas. The Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf gave hope of magical fertility; Titian's Venus of Urbino, 1538 was once thought of in the most seductive terms; and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907 opened the way for a whole new path in Western art.1 Eve tantalized and transgressed; Cleopatra conquered Caesar; and Velásquez's Rokeby Venus, 1651 survived the Spanish Inquisition and the later attacks of the suffragette Mary Richardson.2 Erotic appeal adopted many guises over the centuries, often flirting between concealment and open display, as a touch of velvet or transparent veil added to enticement. A powerful sense of masculinity pervades Ivor Hele's work. One of Australia's most successful portrait painters - he won the Archibald Prize five times - his sitters, ranging from art gallery director Laurie Thomas to Sir Robert Menzies, are all images of men's men. The same is found in his self portraits, firm of jaw line and direct in look. The character of man and his physical prowess continued in his war pictures when official World War II artist in North Africa and New Guinea, and again in 1952 in Korea. In his large, 1954 commissioned painting of the opening of Federal Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, it is not surprising to find it filled with the feeling of the monarch surrounded by all the Queen's men. And then there are his subject pictures such as The Pick Up, 1952, where ladies of Rubenesque endowment evoke moments of classical mythology in a kind of contemporary golden age where nudity, freedom, and energy abound. It is a good life to be lived to the full, and woman is man's desirable partner in all her physicality. In his love of the human figure, drawings and paintings of the female nude make up a major part of Hele's oeuvre. As in The Bangle, each has a spontaneity that adds to their appeal. This is found as much in the imagery as in the brilliant technique. A caressing line excites a drawing's masterly draughtsmanship. The active play of light over body and garments in The Bangle combines with the déshabillé, of moments of passion past captured in recollection. The pose, nevertheless, invites desire through its glistening, provocative splendour, enticed by the gartered top to the black stocking and discarded patent shoes casually composed nearby. Ivor Hele's mastery of the erotic, so redolent of the 1960s, challenges the best of any Australian artist. 1. In the collections of the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, and the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, respectively. 2. National Gallery, London DAVID THOMAS
Deutscher and Hackett
Oct. 26, 2013
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993) (2)
Est: $600 - $1,000
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993) (2) Studies of Women. 'I. Hele' inscribed to centre of each - probably early works. Pencil (2) 35x25cm (each)
Davidson Auctions
May. 14, 2012
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 WILLUNGA BEACH, COASTAL LANDSCAPE 1963 oil on composition board
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 WILLUNGA BEACH, COASTAL LANDSCAPE 1963 oil on composition board signed and dated 'Ivor Hele 63' lower right 31.8 X 76.8CM PROVENANCE Winter Picture Auction, Theodore Bruce Auctions, Adelaide, 1985, lot 213
Smith & Singer
Dec. 08, 2011
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Garter
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Garter Medium: oil on board Inscriptions: signed upper left: IVOR HELE Size: 27.5 x 20.5 cm Provenance: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 29 March 1994, lot 203|Private collection, Sydney Exhibition: Notes:
Menzies
Dec. 08, 2011
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Petticoat
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) The Petticoat Medium: oil on board Inscriptions: signed upper right: IVOR HELE Size: 30.0 x 60.0 cm Provenance: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 29 March 1994, lot 41|Private collection, Sydney Exhibition: Notes:
Menzies
Oct. 16, 2011
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Before the Start oil on board
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Before the Start oil on board signed 'IVOR HELE' lower left 60 x 90cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 16, 2011
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Study of a Bulldog conte and chalk
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Study of a Bulldog conte and chalk signed 'IVOR HELE' lower centre 58 x 44.5cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 16, 2011
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Night Shift 1969 oil on board
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Night Shift 1969 oil on board signed and dated 'IVOR HELE 69' lower left 29.5 x 38cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 16, 2011
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Ballet Practice oil on board
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Ballet Practice oil on board signed 'IVOR HELE' lower right 60 x 91cm
Leonard Joel
Oct. 16, 2011
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) The Circus oil on board
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) The Circus oil on board signed 'IVOR HELE' lower left 60 x 90cm
Leonard Joel
Jun. 20, 2011
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) After the Shower oil on board
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) After the Shower oil on board signed Ivor Hele upper right 29.5 x 14.5cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 20, 2011
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) Reclining Female Nude conte
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) Reclining Female Nude conte signed Ivor Hele lower left 36.5 x 54cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 20, 2011
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) The Picnic Busters oil on canvas laid down on board
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912-1993, Australia) The Picnic Busters oil on canvas laid down on board signed Ivor Hele upper right 25.5 x 34cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 12, 2011
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993), Mother & Child Bathing,
Est: $7,000 - $11,000
HELE, Ivor (1912-1993), Mother & Child Bathing, 1972. Includes book on the artist. 59x44cm
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 28, 2010
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Female Nude with Veil 1965 Conte & pastel
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ivor Hele (1912-1993) Female Nude with Veil 1965 Conte & pastel Signed & dated lower right 32 x 51 cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 15, 2005
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Self Portrait (Aldinga) 1959 oil on composition board 101.5 x 81.0 cm signed and dated lower right: HELE 49 Exhibited: Ivor
Est: $45,000 - $65,000
IVOR HELE (1912-1993) Self Portrait (Aldinga) 1959 oil on composition board 101.5 x 81.0 cm signed and dated lower right: HELE 49 Exhibited: Ivor Hele: The Heroic Figure, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 16 December 1999-27 February 2000 and travelling to various state and regional galleries throughout Australia 1997-1999 (illus., catalogue frontispiece) Reference: Wilkins, L. & Mattei, T., Ivor Hele: The Heroic Figure, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1997, pp. 11-12
Deutscher Menzies
May. 23, 2005
IVOR HELE 1912-1993 COASTAL LANDSCAPE, PORT WILLUNGA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Oil on composition board Signed and dated indistinctly lower left Provenance Artlovers Gallery, Artamon, Sydney (label on the reverse); purchaded by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited, 15 July 1983; transfered to Elders IXL in 1985 Portrait of Australia Collection, Foster's Group Limited Exhibited Elders IXL Collection: Masterworks of Australian Painting and French Barbizon School, Colonial, Contemporary, Continental, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2 March - 1 April 1984, cat. 50, illus. Portrait of Australia: The Elders IXL Collection, national tour, 1985-1988, cat. 32, illus. The Painted Coast, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1998 Reference Ron Radford, Elders IXL Collection: Masterworks of Australian Painting and French Barbizon School, Colonial, Contemporary, Continental, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 1984, p. 57, cat. 50, illus. Ron Radford, Pamela Luhrs et al., Portrait of Australia, Elders IXL Collection, Elders IXL, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 48-49, illus. pl. 32 South Australian-born, and trained under James Ashton, Sir Ivor Hele, OBE, became renowned as a portrait and landscape painter and Australia's longest-serving war artist. He continued his studies in Paris and Munich before returning to Australia. During the Second World War he was appointed an official war artist, whilst serving first as a private soldier and then a Captain with the 9th Division in the Middle East; then in North Africa and New Guinea. In 1952 he left his home in Aldinga to serve as official artist to the Australian forces in Korea. Hele was knighted in 1983 and died in Adelaide at the age of 81. Coastal landscape, Port Willunga dates from the 1950s, when Hele won the Archibald Prize five times in seven years. The rugged Aldinga coastline and the Willunga Hills - expansive and pristine - were his favourite landscape painting locale, an escape from the ugliness of war. With its protective reef shelf to the south and a broad bay on Gulf St Vincent, the white sandy beach contrasts dramatically with the ochre hilltops. In 1952 he told a reporter that he went surfing every morning.(1) Hele portrays the landscape as though untouched since the time of the Kuarna Aboriginal people, whose ancestor Tjilbruke wept tears here in the Dreaming, creating fresh water springs up the broad and sandy beach. He had paused on a mournful journey down the coast to Cape Jervis, carrying his murdered nephew's body.(2) (1) The News, Adelaide, 4 February 1952, p. 11. (2) See Geoffrey H. Manning, The Tragic Shore: the wreck of the Star of Greece and a history of the jetties of Port Willunga, National Trust of SA, Willunga Branch, 1988. Willunga, about 50 km south of Adelaide on the central Fleurieu Peninsula, is now a very popular beach resort.
Sotheby's
Apr. 19, 2005
IVOR HENRY THOMAS HELE (1912-1993)
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Sitting Nude signed and dated 'Ivor Hele/70' (lower left) charcoal 49 x 33 cm
Christie's
Aug. 23, 2004
IVOR HENRY THOMAS HELE (1912-1993)
Est: $600 - $800
Reclining Nude signed 'Ivor Hele' (lower left) conte 36.5 x 54.5 cm
Christie's
Jul. 22, 2003
[ Art/Painting ] Sir Ivor Hele (1912-1993) - Jean in Armchair Doing her Nails 1938-1939
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
[ Art/Painting ] Sir Ivor Hele (1912-1993) - Jean in Armchair Doing her Nails 1938-1939
Lawsons