Sellheim trumps Trompf
An iconic image by Gert Sellheim achieved a new world record price at auction at Swann Galleries, New York, on 11 November. On estimates of U$3,000 – 4,000, ‘Australia – Surf Club’ from 1936 soared to US $24,000 (incl. b.p.) According to Nicho Lowry, president of Swann Galleries, bidding for this superb Art Deco poster […]
Dave’s Faves from Bonhams and Sotheby’s – and other news
Yes, it’s true, the auction season is well and truly upon us. Once these sales are over, we will have the usual wait until March for more fine art from our favourite Australian auctioneers. Here are some other news first: On Sunday, 20 November, we are appraising artworks to help raise funds for charities supported […]
Australian and international travel posters about to take off in New York
12 classic Australian travel posters feature prominently in Swann Auction Galleries sale of rare and important travel posters on 11 November. The 186 lots inspire dreams of travelling in style to exotic places all over the world. At a time when more and more art is being purchased online, the appeal of the strong graphic […]
Dave’s Faves from the Lawson-Menzies Quarterly Auction
Be prepared for some more of our favourites in the next few weeks, as the summer art auction season is kicking off. On Wednesday night, we attended the preview of Lawson-Menzies Quarterly Fine Art Auction in Kensington. It is offering some 345 lots including many fine works, so we spent a good couple of hours […]
Dave’s Faves: The Estate Sale of the Year, with a book recommendation
efore we get into presenting the sale of the Estate of Ann Lewis, AO, David wants to recommend THE book for all those who enjoyed the ABC’s ‘Fake or Fortune’: ‘The Art Detective’ by Philip Mould, published in 2010 by Penguin. He has just finished the 250 or so pages in less than three days […]
Dave’s Faves from the Bay East Art & Book auction
The upcoming Bay East art and book sale looks set to be again full of gems at good prices. What many people do not know is that Bay East is actually part of Sotheby’s. So it’s a great source for paintings, drawings and prints which often sell for under $ 1,000 at their second tier […]
Dave’s Faves from the Menzies Fine Art Auction: Don’t miss this one …
At the Menzies viewing at South Kensington, it was very easy to miss this tiny painting by Tom Robert: Cremorne 1895. Yes, at just 12 x 17 cm, it is small, but full of character and just a beautiful little work. A lot of these small paintings by Roberts are often unsigned. This one is […]
Dave’s Faves from the August art auctions
Prepare yourself for the next round of fine art auctions, as they bring together a fabulous diversity of art at all levels. In the most competitive art market in many years, and with a clamour for the best art, Bonhams, Sotheby’s and Deutscher + Hackett have some rare and extraordinary offerings. With art market prices […]
Dave’s Faves: The Quirky, Unusual or the Just Downright Bargain
There is nothing (well, not much) that David enjoys more than going through auction catalogues and swooning over good art – especially on a wet and windy winter’s day. So he had the perfect excuse to spend some quality time this afternoon checking out the works in the Bay East Auctions catalogue. These secondary tier […]
80 paintings in six hours result in $ 400 for paintings restoration
A big crowd of curious owners turned the appraisal day at Manly Art Gallery and Museum on Saturday into a roaring success, both by numbers and artworks. David Hulme, art valuer of Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants said: “It was very interesting that so many paintings brought in were by artists represented in the Manly […]