News Flash: David Hulme on the 2024 Art Auction Market

Australian Financial Review report on the 2024 art auction market

Arts journalist Elizabeth Fortescue looks back on an eventful year in the fine art auction room. It saw several auction records, but records do not define a market.
For a closer look, she spoke with several art market specialists, including our very own David Hulme for his view.

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