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ArtsHub  |  Gina Fairley

Sotheby’s Australia will auction the Private and Public Collection of Denis Savill with his retirement this year.

Australian Financial Review  |  Peter Fish

Art dealer Denis Savill, doyen of the Sydney and Melbourne saleroom scene, is bowing out – with Sotheby's Australia handling a special sale of some of his 120 works by blue-chip artists such as Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan and Charles Blackman.

BlouinArtInfo  |  Nicholas Forrest

Sotheby’s Australia has announced the sale of Australian Art from the private and gallery collection of influential art dealer Denis Savill, who recently announced that he will be retiring at the end of 2016 after 35 years at the helm of Savill Galleries.

The Age  |  James Cockington

Given the billions of dollars invested on thoroughbred horseflesh each year, it seems puzzling that comparatively little value is given to racing memorabilia.

Even Melbourne Cup trophies more than a 100 years old are sold for apparently small amounts. For example, the 1899 trophy to be auctioned by Sotheby's Australia on April 6 has estimates of $60,000 to $80,000.

Featured Asian Art - April 2016

29 March 2016

The April sale of Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design commences with a remarkable selection of Asian works of art including an Indian bronze dancing figure of Shiva Nataraj which is elegantly cast and posed from the 18th/19th Century (estimate $12,000-18,000, lot 70).  The figure is an iconic image in Hindu art, with this work illustrating Shiva performing the Tandava, the dance of bliss.  The sale also includes many fine examples of Chinese bronzes and enamelware.  A Chinese cloisonné enamel moonflask from the late Qing dynasty features a red dragon clasping a flaming pearl, and stands upon a sea of crested waves (estimate $12,000-16,000, lot 69, pictured above).

Exceptional examples of Asian watercolours and oil paintings are prominent in the sale including a work by Lee Man Fong (estimate $40,000-60,000, lot 28).  Featuring four gold fish the scene is tranquil, looking through the water observing the various beautiful sides of the fish.  Lee was born in China and moved as a young child to Singapore.  His relocation to Java in the 1930s influenced his visual language, and established his creative legacy.  Lee Man Fong’s oeuvre is reflective of his Chinese ancestry, his art references the techniques and cultural aesthetics imbedded in classical Chinese painting.

From Indonesia is a surrealist style painting by Ivan Sagito (born 1957).  Sagito is an introverted and mysterious artist who endeavours to depict the uncertainties of everyday life and the inner conflicts people face.  Spiritual Bridge 1982 elegantly captures this journey and tension (estimate $25,000-35,000, lot 189).

Sale in discussion
Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
6 April 2016, commencing at 6 pm AEST

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An Indian bronze dancing
figure of Shiva Nataraj
circa 18th/19th century
Estimate $12,000-80,000

LEE MAN FONG 1913-1988
Four Goldfish
Estimate $40,000-60,000

IVAN SAGITO, BORN 1957
Spiritual Bridge 1982
Estimate $25,000-35,000

     

Australian Art Sales Digest  |  Terry Ingram

The first major painting sold overseas for an Australian vendor in 2016  is a Picasso which  - described as an illustration of the artist's ongoing exploration of the female form - made £1.32 million or $A2.7 million.

Condobolin Argus  |  Melissa Blewitt

A piece of Melbourne Cup history complete with a link to Condobolin is set to go under the hammer later this year.

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