Katrina Strickland in the Australian Financial Review March 2012.
“…At Menzies, dealer David Hulme bid $ 25,000 for Quilty’s 40 x 30 cm Portrait after Self Portrait by Arthur Streeton. It had been estimated to sell for $14,000 to $18,000.
Hulme says he bought the painting on behalf of a UK collector who has spent time in Australia; he will pay $30,680 once buyer’s premium and GST are included. …..
The other Quilty in Menzies’ sale Six Skulls, fell just short of expectations, appearing to sell for a $29,000 hammer. ….
In any case, Hulme’s client has the better taste, according to the artist; Six Skulls is not one of his favourite works, but the self portrait after Arthur Streeton is. “I love that little painting, It just worked,”, he says. …”
