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posted 11 May 2022
Gabriella Coslovich, Australian Financial Review, 11 May 2022
If any more proof were needed that the pandemic has overhauled the way auctioneers do business, we had it last week when a record was set in Sydney for a New Zealand artist few Australians had heard of. With the surge in internet bidding, auctions are increasingly global, meaning that a painting for sale in Australia can attract the...
posted 6 May 2022
Hawke's Bay Today, 6 May 2022
A painting by Rita Angus has sold in Australia for what is believed to be a record price for the Hawke's Bay artist.
The untitled painting of a rural Hawke's Bay scene was expected to fetch $380,000 to $480,000 on Wednesday night but sold for almost double that.
The 55.5cm x 75.5cm oil on board was auctioned by Australian fine art auction house Deutscher and Hackett...
posted 27 April 2022
Gabriella Coslovich, Australian Financial Review, 27 April 2022
A major John Brack painting from the collection of the late philanthropists Sir James and Lady (Sheila) Cruthers is the headline work in Deutscher and Hackett’s May auction, which goes on view in Sydney on Thursday. The still-life painting, Knives and Forks, 1958, has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000, and is a precursor of the...
posted 20 April 2022
Hawke's Bay Today, 20 April 2022
A "significant discovery" of a painting by renowned Hawke's Bay artist Rita Angus is expected to fetch upwards of $380,000 at auction in Australia in May.
The 55.5 x 75.5 cm oil on board of a Hawke's Bay landscape is being auctioned by leading Australian fine art auction house Deutscher and Hackett on May 4.
The painting has an estimated sale range of A$350,000 to...
posted 16 March 2022
Gabriella Coslovich, Australian Financial Review, 16 March 2022
A rare Rover Thomas owl painting is the prize lot in Deutscher and Hackett’s first Australian Aboriginal art auction of the year, in a sale that also features impressive works by key artists including Emily Kame Kgnwarreye, Sally Gabori, Albert Namatjira and Ginger Riley.
Rover Thomas, the leading light of the East Kimberley art...
