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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.

Auction Preview: Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers, Fine Art | Australian & International, 29 April 2024

Supplied, 16 April 2024 // Exclusive to the AASD

The April Fine Art auction at Theodore Bruce Auctioneers features Australian artworld stalwarts including Arthur Streeton, David Boyd and Llloyd Rees, plus photography, works on paper and objects. Among the highlights is an impressive collection of portraits by Portia Geach Memorial Award winner and Archibald Prize finalist, Dorothea (Dora) Toovey.

 

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Forthcoming Auctions

The Wren, 1978
Brett Whiteley, The Wren, 1978, 168 x 153 cm, to be offered by Deutscher and Hackett Melbourne 24/04/2024, Lot No. 6, Est: $2,000,000-3,000,000

Completed Auctions

Wall Review, 1972
Richard Charles Larter, Wall Review, 1972, 180 x 1451.5 cm, sold by Menzies Melbourne 18/04/2024, Lot No. 1, Price: A$122,727
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