Why Cruise Ships Can Be Dangerous For Art Buyers
A client came to us a few months ago asking us to produce a written report on a drawing that she had purchased on a cruise ship. Apparently the work was sold at auction on this cruise ship and the price paid was in excess of $ 20,000. This was not the first time that […]
John Peter Russell Art makes Impression at Davidson Auctions
Four watercolours by Australian impressionist John Peter Russell will go under the hammer with Davidson Auctions Fine Art sale this Saturday in Sydney. These delightful works have been in the Russell family since John Peter Russell painted them, and the current owner is a direct descendant – provenance doesn’t get better than this. Interest in […]
A Unique Voice In Art Now Online: Robert Boyed Mitchell
The next round of auctions is slowly getting underway, with all the major auction houses preparing their spring sales and of course including all the well-known names of Australian art history. Today, we would like to present an artist you most likely have never heard of, because we think his work and life should be […]
Rare Birds Fly
At Davidson’s auctions on Saturday, the ten watercolour paintings of Australian birds by H. Hepburn Calvert flew out the door, achieving record prices for the artist. The owner of the works attended the sale and was absolutely ecstatic at the results. These superb examples of Calvert’s watercolours of birds sold for just under $ 40,000 […]