Hot or Not? at Sotheby’s on a Chilly Sydney Winter Night
On an evening in Sydney with an arctic chill in the air, Sotheby’s sale of Important Australian Art in Sydney on 28 August 2018 did break a number of Australian auction records. But one still has to wonder about the random nature of selling art in the auction room, which can particularly be observed in […]
David Hulme on ABC TV NEWS
On the ABC news on 16 June 2018, David Hulme comments on the art of Del Kathryn Barton and a new record price achieved at auction for one of Australia’s most sought after artists. “Art valuer David Hulme said collectors were beginning to see the value in women’s art. He said Barton’s work “appeals to […]
Art valuer and consultant David Hulme on ABC TV
David Hulme is a respected art valuer and art consultant, and he regularly appears in the media. His comments are sought from the print media and from TV, and he has been interviewed both in the press and the ABC numerous times. Art valuer and consultant David Hulme comments on the ABC News on […]
Castlemaine art museum to stay open
writes Mark Kearny in the Bendigo Advertiser on 2 August 2017. An eleventh hour donation from an anonymous white knight has saved the Castlemaine Art Museum from immediate closure, with the $250,000 gift ensuring its doors stay open for at least two more years. About 400 members of the central Victorian gallery met at the […]
Gallery closure labelled a “national tragedy” as art world calls on council to step in
writes Mark Kearny in the Bendigo Advertiser on 27 July 2017. Arts leaders from around Australia have voiced their outrage at the closure of Castlemaine Art Museum, labelling the decision a “national tragedy” and calling on the local council to step in. The board of the 104-year-old institution announced last week a shortfall in funding would […]
Elton John-owned canvas beats estimate
writes Peter Fish in the “Australian Financial Review” on 15 June 2017. The enormous Emily Kngwarreye canvas bought by singer Elton John 20 years ago for $46,000 sold for $414,800, almost double its estimate at Bonhams sale on Tuesday last week. Measuring 1.34m by 3.70m, it is among a handful of super-size Kngwarreye paintings to come on the […]
Elton John auctions Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting My Country
writes Michaela Boland in The Australian on 12 June 2017. Elton John’s Emily Kame Kngwarreye landscape sold at auction for almost half a million dollars last week, ten times what the piano man bought it for two decades ago and double what Bonhams auction house expected as the bluechip art market continues its bull run. […]
Australian Art Market Gets Fired Up As Auction Records Fall
writes Peter Fish in the “Australian Financial Review” on 10 May 2017. The mood in the art market is reviving after almost a decade of flatlining annual sales. Evidence of increased dealer activity on behalf of private clients is mounting amid improving sentiment and the evidence of several successful sales this year – culminating in last […]
Local art market surges ahead at breakneck pace
writes Michaela Boland in “The Australian” on 4 May 2017. The Australian art market continued its stellar run last night when Sotheby’s Australia auctioned 108 artworks for $14.3 million, the company’s best result since the market peaked a year before the global financial crisis hit. Four artist records were set but the highlight of a night […]
Hammer comes down on busy year in art auction
writes Michaela Boland in The Australian on 9 December 2016. As the nation’s art auction houses draw the shutters on a busy year, sales figures reveal a dynamic buyers’ market in an industry that’s working harder for the money. With just a few small sales outstanding this year, total artwork transactions at auction were $102 […]