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The entertainer’s collection also includes rare books—such as very early editions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

Bonhams Australia will present a substantial number of significant and deeply personal works from Gene and Brian Sherman’s contemporary art collection in the forthcoming auction SHERMAN | 100.

There’s never been an art auction in Sydney like it. Due to COVID-19, only 135 bidders were allowed into Bonham’s Woollahra auction room at any one time on Sunday for the sale of legendary restaurateur Lucio Galletto’s unique collection.

If fine art was a fair exchange for long lunches shared during 37 years at the Paddington restaurant Lucio’s then John Olsen and Tim Storrier must have been extremely well fed.

Some of Australia’s best-known artists including John Olsen and Elisabeth Cummings included in the collection at Italian restaurant Lucio’s in Sydney

It started when Sidney Nolan sketched Ned Kelly's letterbox helmet on the back of a table docket while lunching at Lucio's Restaurant in Paddington.

Ask any art dealer and they’ll tell you the market has gone flat, as collectors brace themselves for a Trump-led recession.

More than 450 artists from around the world have work on show at Carriageworks but, with a potential recession on the way, who’s buying it?

The spectacular sweeping views from Sydney’s Lavender Bay have inspired generations of artists but none more influential than the bohemian community drawn to the bay during the 70s and 80s.

Wendy Whiteley believes that our lives are shaped by the places we live.

Artist Tim Storrier might say of the art establishment that if you want a friend in the art world get a dog - or a stuffed dog.

Summer's final auctions still offer gems for collectors, often at accessible prices. Read our edit of highlights from upcoming sales around the world

10 Upcoming Auction Lots: Lin Onus , Charles Conder , Russell Drysdale , Jeffrey Smart , Ian Fairweather , Frederick McCubbin , John Brack , Fred Williams , Tim Storrier , Arthur Boyd

10 Upcoming Auction Lots: Martin Johnson Heade , Yayoi Kusama , Fernand Léger , Russell Drysdale , Jeffrey Smart , Sam Gilliam , Sidney Nolan , Brett Whiteley , Fred Williams , Tim Storrier

Little-known paintings by the revered impressionist Tom Roberts from the 1920s are among the highlights of a large auction this month, as auctioneer Menzies begins the new year with an unusually early sale.