Dave’ Faves for Deutscher + Hackett 5 April 2017
Provenance, Provenance, Provenance In this third and presumably final sale of art from the Laverty Collection at Deutscher + Hackett on Wednesday 5th April in Sydney, more than 150 artworks are on offer. In our view, it is more important than ever when purchasing Aboriginal art in particular, to buy from a highly reputable source. […]
Dave’s Faves Menzies Auction 9 Feb. 2017
2017 starts early and well for art auction aficionados, as Menzies hold the first fine art sale of the year already next week in Melbourne. The auction date is set for Thursday, 9 February, and the viewing in Melbourne is from 2 to 8 February at Stonington Mansion, 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern. We’ll be attending […]
Dave’s Faves Not For Sale
During the year, we heard some great comments on our Dave’s Faves. So thank you all for this positive feedback on our personal take on the art on offer in Australia at auction each year. (For a review of the Australian art auctions in 2016 as just reported in The Australian, follow this link.) Our […]
Dave’s Faves For Deutscher + Hackett Auction in November 2016
This is your final chance to view and purchase museum-grade art in the fine art auction room. There are some amazing finds among the 136 lots offered by Deutscher + Hackett on 30 November in Sydney, including some extraordinary early Robert Klippel sculptures from the collection of his friend and patron Richard Crebbin. The viewing […]
Dave’s Faves for Sotheby’s Auction on 23 November
The Sotheby’s sale is one of the finest offerings of art that we have seen in a long time. Its depth and consistency make it a must-view event. Among the outstanding works are a stormy Wangi scene by William Dobell from 1948, “Turnip Diggers” by Fred Williams from his Silver and Grey series, and the […]
Dave’s Faves for Bonhams 22 November 2016
Exciting times in the fine art auction world: competition is as stiff as ever to attract the best pictures by Australia’s leading auctioneers. 2015 provided us with the third highest total of art sales at just above $110 million dollars, showing steady gains in 2013 and 2014. 2016 looks set to better last year’s result, […]
Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Auctions on 21 & 22 September 2016
Menzies present a bumper issue as the last of the big spring auctions is approaching. On 21 September, the mixed vendor sale offers 129 lots, and the following night is dedicated to the stock-in-trade of Savill Galleries, presenting 160 lots. As Menzies CEO Justin Turner writes in his introduction to the second night: “Prospective buyers […]
Dave’s Faves for the Deutscher + Hackett Fine Art Sale on 13/9/2016
The second of the big spring auctions at Deutscher + Hackett ranges from super-contemporary sculptures by Alex Seton and Sam Jinks to rare colonial works such as equine artist Frederick Woodhouse senior, and everything in between in 117 lots. There is also a small but sophisticated selection of international works on paper by Lucian Freud, […]
Dave’s Faves for Sotheby’s Auction 31 August 2016
In the first of this spring’s fine art auctions, Sotheby’s present a tightly curated sale of 68 lots. The auction on 31 August in Sydney offers works ranging from the rare – a sublime portrait by Emma Minnie Boyd, the grandmother of Arthur – to the prolific, represented by four Arthur Streetons and five paintings […]
Dave’s Faves for Menzies Auction 23 June 2016
The 238 lots at Menzies on 23 June in Sydney promise an exciting evening with great art, and a particularly rich choice of contemporary art this time. Lots 120 to 192 represent the collection of “The Collectors”: in 2005, the eight art collectors had engaged highly respected gallerist Bill Nuttall of Niagara Galleries to buy […]