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Bullish bidders dropped $17 million on Impressionists, Whiteleys and others at the strongest result for a mixed vendor sale since the heady pre-GFC days of 2007.

Brett Whiteley’s The Wren is the top lot at Deutscher and Hackett’s first big sale of the year, which has a total estimate of $10 million to $14 million.

Artist Brett Whiteley delivered his paintings personally, says the man who first sold the painting 43 years ago.

SYDNEY, 4 MAY 2023 – Smith & Singer are delighted to announce the sale of Charles Frederick Goldie’s Reverie, Ena te Papatahi, a Ngapuhi Chieftainess (Ina Te Papatahi, Ngā Puhi) 1916 in its auction of Important Australian & ...

The sale was meant to be one of the biggest of the year, but several of the most highly priced works failed to sell.

A Sydney vendor who bought a print of the street artist’s infamous Girl with Balloon in London could be floating on air if expectations are on the money.

How the market reacts to John Olsen’s death will be tested when he joins a who’s who of modern Australian art - and a few Lucian Freuds - in Smith & Singer’s sale.

The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it.