Bidders crash system, splash $10.5m on NAB art collection
After a wave of bidders crashed the online auction, the first sale of NAB’s collection of mainly 1970s art smashed expectations and crashed through eight artist records.
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After a wave of bidders crashed the online auction, the first sale of NAB’s collection of mainly 1970s art smashed expectations and crashed through eight artist records.
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Next week’s first two sales from the bank’s 2000-work collection feature a who’s who of 1970s Australian art and prices starting at $1000.
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