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Castlemaine Art Museum saved by private donation
3 August 2017ArtsHub | Gina Fairley
An injection of $300,000 in donations has kept CAM’s doors open for a little longer, but staffing remains uncertain for the Victorian gallery.
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White knights donate $300,000 to Castlemaine gallery
2 August 2017The Age | Carolyn Webb
Syndicated: Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, WA Today
Shock and anger at the closure of the 104-year-old Castlemaine Art Museum turned to joy on Wednesday night.
White knight private donors have pledged $300,000 to save the key Castlemaine tourist attraction, which was slated for closure after the board said it had insufficient funds to continue operating.
The Australian
Andrew Marks remembers the occasion but not the art. It was 1965, and he was with family in the upmarket Melbourne suburb of Toorak for the 100th birthday party of his great-grandmother, Esther Abrahams.
Charles Blackman's 1953 Schoolgirl Masterpiece for Auction
27 July 2017
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
A large Arthur Boyd oil which has twice attracted public admiration and two Brett Whiteley views of Sydney's Lavender Bay, where the artist lived from the 1970s, are among the highlights of a sale next month.
The Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
A Demetre Chiparus bronze and ivory sculpture of a scantily clad woman 67cm high, Antinea, scored equal top price at a Sotheby's sale of Australian and European art and design in Sydney last week.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Paintings by John Perceval and Rupert Bunny and a Chiparus bronze and ivory figure stand out at Sotheby's Australia's upcoming sale of Asian, Australian and European arts and design.
Vintage Rolex watch sells for record $219,000
31 May 2017Australian Financial Review | James Cockington
There were some who predicted that the wristwatch would go the way of typewriters and videotapes. Not so. At Sotheby's Australia's May 23 Important Jewels auction a Rolex watch sold for $219,600 including buyer's premium, way above estimates of $80,000 to $120,000. This is claimed as a new record price for any watch sold at auction in Australia.