Records tumble at $8.96m auction of rare and prestigious Australian artworks

September 1, 2016

ABC News | Kathryn Magann

Auction records tumbled when some of Australia's most prominent artworks went under the hammer in Sydney overnight. The Sotheby's auction titled Important Australian Art cleared $8.96 million, with at least four works setting world auction records for their artists.

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