If you love fine art and auctions, November is going to be a very busy month with 4 major art auctions scheduled, before the long break until March/April 2019.
It is Bonhams who are launching the summer auction season on 14 November, followed by Sotheby’s on 20 November and Menzies on 22 November, and Deutscher + Hackett the week after on 28 November.
We will of course keep up you up to date on all these auctions, and are preparing Dave’s Faves for you.
Bonhams in their 14 November Sydney sale offer 142 lots, including a selection of Aboriginal art and artefacts, and private collections curated by John Cruthers.
Viewings are held in both Melbourne and Sydney: from 2 to 4 November at Tasma Terrace, 6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne, and in Sydney from 9 to 13 November, 36 – 40 Queen Street.
The auction takes place on 14 November, 6 pm, at 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra.
You can preview all artworks online at Bonhams.com. If you would like professional and independent advice on a particular lot, get in touch with us before the auction for due diligence and pre-purchase reports. Contact us on phone 02 9977 7764 and email info@bhfineart.com.
And here are Dave’s Faves from Bonhams for you:
Lot 2 – Ben Quilty, Rita, c2013, 44 x 71 cm, est. $8,000-12,000. Run Me Over RitaLot 4 – Linda Marrinon, Toulouse-Lautrec, 2010, bronze, ed. 1/3, height 69 cm. Low Tech LautrecLot 30 – Howard Arkley, Untitled, 1986, 25 x 40.5 cm, est. $7,000-10,000. What Housing Downturn?Lot 34 – David Aspden, Night Fishing II, 1986, 209 x 151 cm, est. $15,000-20,000. What a CatchLot 43 – Dorrit Black, Music, 1927-28, 23.5 x 21 cm, est. $50,000-70,000. Sing, Sing, Sing…Benny Goodman (click for musical accompaniment)Lot 58 – Ralph Balson, Untitled, 1941, 70.5 x 56 cm, est. $250,000-350,000. Flavour of the MonthLot 63, Carol Jerrems, [Judy Morris smoking on the set of “in Search of Anna”], c1977. 23.5 x 18.5 cm, est. $8,000-9,000. Smokin’Lot 73 – Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack, Flight into Space, 1958, 20.5 x 24 cm, est. $3,000-5,000. Believe it or not: this important Bauhaus artist died in Allambie HeightsLot 109, Albert Namatjira, Lone Gum at Mount Gillen, 35.5 x 44 cm, est. $20,000-25,000. What A Tree…tLot 112, Elioth Gruner, Winter in Kent, 26 x 34 cm, est. $4,000-6,000. Ethereal BeautyLot 118, Adrian Feint, (Native Floral Arrangement), 1960, 48 x 38 cm, est. $5,500-7,500. I do like a Native TitleLot 120 – Thea Proctor, The Rose, 1927, 22 x 20.5 cm, est. $3,000-4,000. Time to smell the RosesLot 124, Sidney Nolan, Kelly with Rifle in the Mangroves, c.1964, 30 x 25 cm, est. $16,000-20,000. Amour For ArmourLot 140 – Arthur Boyd, (Bird in Flight), 24.5 cm diameter, est. $2,000-4,000. Arthur Boyd’s First Tweet
