Hot or Not? at Sotheby’s on a Chilly Sydney Winter Night
On an evening in Sydney with an arctic chill in the air, Sotheby’s sale of Important Australian Art in Sydney on 28 August 2018 did break a number of Australian auction records. But one still has to wonder about the random nature of selling art in the auction room, which can particularly be observed in […]
David Hulme on ABC TV NEWS
On the ABC news on 16 June 2018, David Hulme comments on the art of Del Kathryn Barton and a new record price achieved at auction for one of Australia’s most sought after artists. “Art valuer David Hulme said collectors were beginning to see the value in women’s art. He said Barton’s work “appeals to […]
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Auction August 2018
Deutscher + Hackett present 149 diverse lots in their fine art auction on Wednesday, 29 August in Sydney (yes, the day after the Sotheby’s sale). It will be held in their now usual venue in Sydney at the Cell Block Theatre at the National Art School in Darlinghurst. Almost 30 lots hail from the estate […]
Dave’s Faves for Sotheby’ sale August 2018 – Banziger Hulme
Sotheby’s offer 67 tightly curated lots in their Sydney auction on 28 August, with several juicy, and indeed fruity offerings. They include lot 17, Grace Cossington Smith’s “Fruit in the Window, 1957 (unknown fruit – perhaps quinces?), lot 33 Julian Ashton’s “Picking Fruit”, 1914 (apples), lot 36 Norman Lindsay’s Bacchanalian Festival (apples again), lot 38 […]
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auction August 2018
Menzies’ Winter Auction in Sydney on 9 August incorporates some very interesting collections. Lots 1 – 20 and then again lots 81 – 114 are from the Sandra and Peter Geyer collection of contemporary art, and it is a cracking offering: sculpture, photography, works on paper, oils, Australian and international by some of the greatest […]
DAVE’S FAVES FOR THE BONHAMS AUCTION ON 20 JUNE 2018
In their half-yearly fine art auction, Bonhams present 162 lots, an unusually large offering including a number of Aboriginal artworks. Closer inspection of the catalogue reveals that the first 19 lots are from mixed vendors, and the remainder is made up from just two collections: the Bonita Croft and late Gene Zemaitis collection comprising lots […]
Art valuer and consultant David Hulme on ABC TV
David Hulme is a respected art valuer and art consultant, and he regularly appears in the media. His comments are sought from the print media and from TV, and he has been interviewed both in the press and the ABC numerous times. Art valuer and consultant David Hulme comments on the ABC News on […]
Dave’s Faves for the Sotheby’s auction on May 2018
The upcoming Sotheby’s auction on 16 May is titled “Important Australian & New Zealand Art”, a departure from the usual “Australian & International Art”, and with good reason: lots 97 and 98 are created by two of our neighbour’s most sought-after artists, Charles Frederick Goldie (1870 – 1947) and Gottfried Lindauer (1839 – 1926). Both […]
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auction April 2018
Menzies are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2018 with some extraordinary offerings from both private and company collections. The auction with 142 lots will be held on 26 April in Melbourne. There are impressionist gems from the Sir George Tallis collection (tip: watch the video-blog), works from the ExxonMobil collection (check out the massive Inge […]
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Auction on 18 April 2018
Deutscher + Hackett kick off the 2018 fine art auction season with a finely curated offering of 117 lot on 18 April in Sydney. They include some sublime Australian impressionist works by husband and wife team Ethel Carrick and Emanuel Phillips Fox, a good number of 20th century sculptures from the greats (Klippel, King, Meadmore) […]