2020
An oil painting by one of Australia's most celebrated artists, John Brack, of his laughing, pigtailed four-year-old daughter Charlotte has smashed expectations at auction, costing its new owner nearly $1 million to take home.
2015
On 24 November 2015, Sotheby鈥檚 Australia, in Sydney, will be selling a Boyd masterpiece at its 鈥淚mportant Australian Art鈥� auction.
2012
ONE of Sidney Nolan's iconic Ned Kelly paintings will be sold for the first time following a decision by the artist's daughter to auction the work
2011
AT first glance, the art auction market looks as if it didn't fare well this year, but on closer inspection there were some strong results.
Poor offerings, conservative estimates, low reserves, few crowds and poor results. If you think this describes the 2011 real estate market
The big buyers have not yet returned to the indigenous art market, writes Wendy Frew. The auction had barely begun on Tuesday night when a frisson
A rare artwork by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, recently discovered hanging in a family home in New York and sent back to Australia, sold for a modest
Brett Ballard, former Gallery Manager at Rex Irwin Art Dealer moves on to become Painting Specialist at international auction house Sotheby鈥檚 Australia
The new year has ushered in more changes for Australia's volatile art auction industry. Sotheby's Australia has changed hands after its chairman
A TUMULTUOUS year for the art market has ended with a management buyout of the Australian branch of international auction house Sotheby's.
2010
IT WAS a tough year for Australia's art auctioneers, and next year is not looking any easier. While the auction scene in Hong Kong, New York and London emerged from the global financial crisis
SOTHEBY'S Australia was upbeat before last night's Aboriginal art auction, but when selling opened it quickly became apparent buyers had not returned to the market.
THE world's economies have barely emerged from the global financial crisis and in Europe countries are still falling like dominoes into financial strife.