Art valuer David Hulme on TV
Art consultant and valuer David Hulme is asked by Channel 10’s The Project what his take is on the art of Madonna’s son . Find out in the interview aired on 16 January 2022, and hear about more celebrities who found fame as artists. Known as 'Rhed', this artist has taken over the art world, […]
Hockney reigns supreme at Menzies’ first online only print auction
Menzies first timed online only auction was dedicated to prints and multiples, including a smattering of photographs, sculptures and ceramics. Featuring works by international greats like David Hockney, Banksy, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and Francisco De Goya, the 54 lots would not have […]
Out of the shadows: female artists bloom
Reports Matthew Westwood in “The Australian” on 25 August 2021, and writing “Art valuer David Hulme said while established artists such as Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston consistently sold well, others had achieved prices “out of the ball park”. He said Hester, who died in 1960 at age 40, had seen the greatest rate […]
Art Resources
There are many art resources that we have found to be very useful over the years. All major public galleries have now fabulous websites and you can research entire collections from museums around the world and see some fantastic art. Subscribing to your favourite museums is highly recommended. Commercial galleries have great online presences and […]
Media Articles
David Hulme regularly comments on the Australian art market and has been quoted in media articles in The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC TV and ABC Radio. David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger are also regular contributors to the Australian Art Sales Digest, reporting on major fine art auctions in Australia […]
Australian Art Auction Market 2020: Triumph Over Adversity
This year could have been a disastrous year for the visual arts market, given a pandemic leading to stay at home orders, lock-downs and closed borders, and auction houses specifically mentioned by the Prime Minister as one of the businesses that could no longer be open for personal visits. But art does matter it seems: […]
Menzies Sell Brett Whiteley Painting for New Auction Record
On 26 November 2020 in Sydney, Menzies offered the painting with the highest auction estimates for an Australian work ever: $5 million to $7 million. Brett Whiteley’s Henri’s Armchair, 1974-75, was presented in a stand-alone black tie event. It was attended by vendor Elizabeth Evatt and family members with front row seats and film crews […]
“Dumb” thieves steal Singo’s Boyd Artwork
The Australian, 24 November 2020, by David Murray Thieves have stolen an Arthur Boyd painting worth $120,000 from adman John Singleton’s home on the NSW Central Coast, but art auctioneers say they would have been off taking the TV. …. David Hulme, an art valuer from Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants, said the painting lost […]
Double No Trouble at Smith & Singer
A few years ago, 30 people at a major fine art auction, like at the Smith and Singer sale on Wednesday evening, September 2, would have looked like a looming disaster. However, stand-in auctioneer, Stuart Davies, chief auctioneer of Sotheby’s International Realty, assured the audience that they were prepared for a large number of phone […]
Successful Start for Smith & Singer
Of late, there has been much discussion about the success of online art sales at lower levels of the market. However, we have been holding our breath for the most important test, at the top end of the Australian art market. Would that confidence extend to the highest echelon of art buyers prepared to spend […]