Battle of the Australian Landscape Painters at Menzies Winter Sale
Brigitte
July 4, 2023
Report on the Menzies fine art auction in June 2023
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Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auction – June 23
Brigitte
June 9, 2023
The Menzies fine art auction on 28th June offers a tantalising display with museum quality art by many of Australia’s most distinguished artists performing at their best. The cover lot
What You Need to Know about Art Auctions
Brigitte
May 9, 2023
Art auctions have been around for hundreds of years, going back to 1766, when Christies set up shop in London. In the 250 years since, they have become big business,
Highlights from the Smith and Singer Auction – May 23
Brigitte
May 4, 2023
Smith & Singer’s first fine art sale of 2023 enticed buyers not with just one, but two hard copy auction catalogues. Totalling a higher than usual 100 lots, the first
Dave’s Faves for the Smith & Singer Auction – May 23
Brigitte
April 18, 2023
The first 13 lots of the Smith & Singer sale all come with the provenance of a single owner collection, the Selwyn and Renata Litton collection. In his introduction to
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher and Hackett Auction – May 23
Brigitte
April 18, 2023
In their autumn fine art auction, Deutscher + Hackett present a beautifully curated 91 lots. Included are four works in oil and watercolour by John Olsen, one of our masters
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies auction – March 23
Brigitte
March 7, 2023
After a break of a little more than a year, David’s tongue-in-cheek look at the most significant art offerings in Australian art auctions returns. While looking at art online is
Sidney Nolan Reigns Supreme at Menzies’ Sydney Auction
Brigitte
December 20, 2022
Menzies’ final major art sale of 2022 comprised a whopping 153 offerings, of which a third – the first 49 lots – came from the extensive collection of the late
Albert Namatjira price reset & Smith & Singer’s new auction records
Brigitte
November 30, 2022
Smith & Singer’s final fine art auction of the year with a tight offering of 55 lots provided some spectacular results, including four artist auction records for contemporary artists: Del
Streeton Streets Ahead at Smith & Singer’s Winter Auction
Brigitte
October 5, 2022
It wasn’t just our Impressionist master Arthur Streeton who was a high achiever at the Smith & Singer Sale in Sydney last night. Prices far exceeded expectations for several other