Record Sale: Jasper Johns’ ‘Flag’ at Christies – US$28.642M
The contemporary art sales in New York started with a loud vote of confidence in the market. 31 of the 79 lots came from the collection of the late Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park fame. The most spectacular result of the evening was his favourite piece, Jasper Johns’ ‘Flag’, purchased directly from the artist […]
Meeting Damien Hirst in Mexico City
Why is Damien Hirst opening a major show in Mexico City of all places? Well, buena suerte – good luck – is big in this country, and a chance meeting between one-time gallery owner Hilario Galguera and the world-famous artist at a social event led first to friendship and then to collaboration. David Hulme, Damien […]
Where there is Pain, there may be Gain
David this time is not only inspired by exceptional art, but also by furniture: see the end of this admittedly rather long newsletter, where he manages to combine early Australian colonial with iconic contemporary Australian design, with a quiz thrown in… However, let’s start with some general observations, before delving into the offerings at Bonhams […]
Upcoming Fine Art Auction Offerings
It’s been a while since I have had a good rant about a fine art auction sale. Maybe I have been asleep, too busy or just plain uninspired by the offerings. Well, here is my chance to redeem myself of whatever the reason was. Chris Deutscher and Damian Hackett are now – for me at […]
Uncover Rare Art Treasures at Our Appraisal Day
Close to hundred people attended the annual art appraisal day of Banziger Hulme Fine Art on Saturday in the Manly Corso. David Hulme said “The quality of art brought in was outstanding, and it was non-stop appraising from well before 10 in the morning until 3 pm”. One of the most exciting finds was a […]
David Hulme approved as Cultural Gifts Valuer
David Hulme has just been accepted as a valuer for the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program. He has been approved to value Australian art including paintings, watercolours, drawings, prints and sculpture 1900 – 2000 for this scheme. Since 1978, Australians have donated more than $530 million worth of items to public museums and art galleries […]
Manly’s Best Paintings from the Art Gallery & Museum Collection
Impressions from the exhibition showcasing extraordinary works from a great collection To name a few masters in the show: Tom Roberts, Ethel Carrick Fox, Roy de Maistre, Grace Cossington Smith, Emanuel Phillips Fox, Rah Fizelle, Donald Friend, Norman Lindsay, Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, Ralph Balson, Euan McLeod and many more. Hurry, they are only on view until […]
Exciting Fine Art Auctions in Melbourne Next Week
I have four art auction catalogues on my desk. There is always a selection of very special offerings to be found in their pages, so I thought I would share some of them with you. All four sales are happening in Melbourne between 23rd and 26th November: Mossgreen Auctions, Bonhams and Goodman, Sothebys and last […]
New Homes for Paintings
We are delighted to have been involved in the distribution of a number of drawings and watercolours to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and the National Art School in Sydney. The niece of artist Les Campbell, who was a CRTS student, has donated almost 30 of his life drawings to the National Art School […]
An Unmissable Exhibition by Bruce Goold at Manly Art Gallery
The opening of the Bruce Goold Retrospective and the Manly Arts Festival was ‘Spot the Celebrity’ at the Manly Art Gallery on Friday night. There was a massive turn-out which included actors Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward. A number of well known visual artists including Garry Shead attended a stunning showcase of the works and […]