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Auction Preview: Bonhams, Important Australian Art, Sydney, 7 May 2024,

Supplied, 2 May 2024 // Exclusive to the AASD

Bonhams will showcase prominent works from some of Australia’s most seminal artists in its upcoming Important Australian Art sale Bonhams : Important Australian Art. With a highly curated collection spanning from Colonial to Contemporary, including fresh to market works with enticing provenance. The collection of 73 art works includes John Brack’s The Racecourse Stand, 1956, estimated at $30,000-50,000.

Auction Review: Important Australian and International Contemporary Art, Deutscher & Hackett, Melbourne 24 April 2024

By Peter James Smith on 26 April 2024 // Exclusive to the AASD

In a market where economic impacts post covid have made it harder to sell paintings, Deutscher & Hackett trimmed their catalogue to only 55 lots, bolstered by (multi) million dollar paintings and key items with impeccable provenance such as those from the collection of Joan and Peter Clemenger. This proved to be a successful approach, as the total results on the night by lot were more than $3,000,000 above the total low estimates.

Auction Review: “Sunlight” and “Sun” Shine Brightly in Smith & Singer’s Important Australian Art Auction

By David Hulme & Brigitte Banziger on 18 April 2024 // Exclusive to the AASD

In their autumn sale in Sydney, Smith and Singer set new auction records for two contemporary Australian artists. Most notably, Bronwyn Oliver’s Sun (lot 8) sold for $700,000, doubling the previous artist’s record. Three sales above one million dollars were achieved: perhaps not surprisingly for works by Brett Whiteley, Fred Williams and Arthur Streeton. All of these artists are not in just one, but two top ten lists: of highest prices achieved at auction and in the top ten traded artists at auction.

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Forthcoming Auctions

Rocky Hillside, You Yangs, 1974
Frederick (Fred) Ronald Williams, Rocky Hillside, You Yangs, 1974, 91.5 x 81 cm, to be offered by Shapiro Auctioneers Sydney 21/05/2024, Lot No. 10, Est: $400,000-600,000

Completed Auctions

Satellite Fade-Out 2011
Del Kathryn Barton, Satellite Fade-Out 2011, 163 x 143 cm, sold by Smith & Singer Melbourne 01/05/2024, Lot No. 1, Price: A$237,500
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