Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Auction on 27 August 2025
On 27th August in Melbourne, Deutscher + Hackett offer a tightly curated sale of 52 lots of Important Australian Fine Art. This is more than a deserved title for this outstanding selection of a Who’s Who of Australia’s leading artists of the late 19th and 20th century. The pre-sale estimates are $8,246 million to $11,562 […]
Wonderful Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Art Auction August 2025
On 20 August, just a day after the Smith & Singer auction, Menzies offer their 115 lots of important Australian art in their recently renovated Melbourne gallery. In the strong selection of contemporary Australian art, we get the choice of several artworks by several of Australia’s best loved artists, including Arthur Boyd, John Olsen and […]
Dave’s Faves for the Smith & Singer Winter Fine Art Auction
August in Australia is fine art auction season. All the major art auctioneers have now scheduled their sales after a longish break since April, and we are in for some true museum quality offerings. So expect a few of Dave’s Faves in the next couple of weeks with David’s cheerful tongue-in-cheek comments on some of […]
The Importance of Provenance or Dave’s Faves for Arthur Boyd: The Printmakers’ Archive
This sale at Leonard Joel’s offers a remarkable collection of original prints and even hand-signed plates by the Australian master, produced in the 1990s with master printmakers Tony and Indra Deigan who introduced Boyd to the collagraph technique. Whether you are starting out as an art collector or have already established a collection, it is […]
Daves Faves for Menzies Fine Art Auction 9 April 2025
On 9 April 2025, hot on the heels of the Smith and Singer sale, Menzies present their 137 lot strong offer in their first major fine art auction of the season in Sydney. As a broader offering, the Menzies selection has a wider choice for collectors on a variety of budgets, and with a variety […]
Daves Faves Smith and Singer Art Auction
In the first fine art auction of 2025, Smith and Singer offer 81 lots of select premier examples of Australian art. They range from an early French depiction of our arguably favourite marsupial (lot 45) via two of our favourite impressionists represented with a French and a Sydney Harbour impression (lots 30 and 31) to […]
A Summer With Art
You may have heard of the commission for the NGA’s 40th anniversary: Lindy Lee’s massive sculpture “Ouroboros”, now in prime position in front of the NGA.
Dave’s Faves for Menzies Fine Art Auction
Menzies are the first this year to hold their traditional summer fine art auction. On 20 November, they present 123 lots by some of Australia’s favourite artists – think Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd, Margaret Olley, Tim Storrier, and Norman Lindsay. There is a lovely selection of Indigenous paintings, including by market darling Sally Gabori and […]
Dave’s Faves Back by Popular Demand For Bonhams September Fine Art Auction
The Bonhams winter art auction re-kindled David’s enthusiasm for his tongue-in-cheek take on the offerings in selected Australian fine art auctions. With 49 lots, it is a tight selection which comprises some outstanding paintings by Australian greats. First and foremost we have to mention a star of Australian impressionism: Arthur Streeton’s “Mosman Bay”, c1907. It […]
The One Thing You Should Do This Winter
We all have lots of items on our to-do list. And no-one is particularly keen to tackle the dreaded “life administration” list.