Art market booms while stocks shake
“Another sale highlight is John Peter Russell’s Portrait of Dodge Macknight c1887, the American watercolourist – described by Van Gogh as one of the most consummate works by Australia’s finest impressionist.”
Manly Daily
“…It’s probably the most significant art find of the year. Certainly it’s the most important in the history of Banziger Hulme. …. Adding to the intrigue is the fact the painting won acclaim from Vincent van Gogh in a letter to Russell. Van Gogh’s critique can be found in the Guggenheim Museum in New York.”
Portrait of an artist’s friend
“The discovery (of the John Peter Russell portrait of Dodge Macknight) was a nice one for the fledgling auction house (Deutscher + Hackett), as well as for the ubiquitous Sydney dealership Banziger Hulme, run by David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger, which has consigned the painting to auction on behalf of its US vendor.”
Art Gallery or auction – where should you buy?
“David Hulme, of Banziger Hulme Fine Art consultants, encourages clients to buy at auction as well as from reputable galleries. Hulme argues that a work is ‘validated’ when it appears in an auction catalogue and can be resold at auction – even quite soon after purchase, if the need arose.”
Gems in cupboard
“Manly fine art consultants and husband-and-wife team David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger are familiar with the scenario: someone comes in with an artwork and are embarrassed about asking how much it’s worth. ‘The large auction houses can be intimidating and make people feel uncomfortable about an artwork that isn’t worth a lot of money,’ Brigitte […]
Rare birds roll up
“The woman recently turned up at the Manly offices of fine art consultants Banziger Hulme with some tightly rolled paper. ‘The paper turned out to be some rare birds indeed – 10 watercolour works by Australian bird painter H. Hepburn Calvert,’ consultant David Hulme said.”
Watercolour birds free at last
“Sydney art dealer Banziger Hulme received a surprise last month when a client walked into the gallery with a handful of tightly rolled papers. Upon unrolling them, 10 watercolours were discovered by little-known Australian bird painter H. Hepburn Calvert… Banziger Hulme will sell them through Davidson Auctions on June 16.”
Well worth consulting
Fine art consultant David Hulme was happy to give his expert advice recently to someone who had bouth several paintings at a garage sale in Killara 13 years ago. … Hulme said she was a lovely lady who had bought the paintings for their frames and never heard of any of the artists – who […]
Mosman Daily
Hidden treasure delights
“…Taking her daugher’s advice, (the lady owner) decided to phone Banziger Hulme Fine Art consultants – just in case the paintings were worth a dollar or two. …. She had works by Lionel Lindsay, Herbert Gallop, Sydney Ure Smith, James R Jackson, Arthur Burgess and Emanuel Phillips Fox…. ‘Of course I was delighted to inform […]