Dave’s Faves for the Sotheby’s Auction November 2018
Sotheby’s Sydney auction on 20 November starts with a veritable fanfare from the collection of John Symonds, of Aussie Home Loans fame. Among the 14 artworks are masterpieces by some of Australia’s greatest modern and contemporary artists: Blackman, Boyd (Arthur and David), Brack, Nolan, Olsen and Smart to name a few. This selection was awarded […]
Dave’s Faves for the Bonhams Auction June 2018
If you love fine art and auctions, November is going to be a very busy month with 4 major art auctions scheduled, before the long break until March/April 2019. It is Bonhams who are launching the summer auction season on 14 November, followed by Sotheby’s on 20 November and Menzies on 22 November, and Deutscher […]
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Auction August 2018
Deutscher + Hackett present 149 diverse lots in their fine art auction on Wednesday, 29 August in Sydney (yes, the day after the Sotheby’s sale).It will be held in their now usual venue in Sydney at the Cell Block Theatre at the National Art School in Darlinghurst.Almost 30 lots hail from the estate of Alan […]
Dave’s Faves for Sotheby’ sale August 2018 – Banziger Hulme
Sotheby’s offer 67 tightly curated lots in their Sydney auction on 28 August, with several juicy, and indeed fruity offerings. They include lot 17, Grace Cossington Smith’s “Fruit in the Window, 1957 (unknown fruit – perhaps quinces?), lot 33 Julian Ashton’s “Picking Fruit”, 1914 (apples), lot 36 Norman Lindsay’s Bacchanalian Festival (apples again), lot 38 […]
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auction August 2018
Menzies’ Winter Auction in Sydney on 9 August incorporates some very interesting collections.Lots 1 – 20 and then again lots 81 – 114 are from the Sandra and Peter Geyer collection of contemporary art, and it is a cracking offering: sculpture, photography, works on paper, oils, Australian and international by some of the greatest names […]
DAVE’S FAVES FOR THE BONHAMS AUCTION ON 20 JUNE 2018
In their half-yearly fine art auction, Bonhams present 162 lots, an unusually large offering including a number of Aboriginal artworks. Closer inspection of the catalogue reveals that the first 19 lots are from mixed vendors, and the remainder is made up from just two collections: the Bonita Croft and late Gene Zemaitis collection comprising lots […]
Dave’s Faves for the Sotheby’s auction on May 2018
The upcoming Sotheby’s auction on 16 May is titled “Important Australian & New Zealand Art”, a departure from the usual “Australian & International Art”, and with good reason: lots 97 and 98 are created by two of our neighbour’s most sought-after artists, Charles Frederick Goldie (1870 – 1947) and Gottfried Lindauer (1839 – 1926).Both Goldie […]
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auction April 2018
Menzies are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2018 with some extraordinary offerings from both private and company collections. The auction with 142 lots will be held on 26 April in Melbourne.There are impressionist gems from the Sir George Tallis collection, works from the ExxonMobil collection (check out the massive Inge King sculpture lot 9) and […]
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Auction on 18 April 2018
Deutscher + Hackett kick off the 2018 fine art auction season with a finely curated offering of 117 lot on 18 April in Sydney.They include some sublime Australian impressionist works by husband and wife team Ethel Carrick and Emanuel Phillips Fox, a good number of 20th century sculptures from the greats (Klippel, King, Meadmore) to […]
Dave’s Faves: Something to Crowe About
Australia’s best known Kiwi Russell Crowe is taking a somewhat tongue-in-cheek approach to the sale of his most eclectic collection. It contains 227 personal items, from art, movie props and costumes, sports memorabilia, jewellery, watches, guitars, music memorabilia and more, in an auction titled “The Art of Divorce”.Sotheby’s Australia scored the exclusive prestigious Hollywood gig […]