Business Insider Australia | Simon Thomsen
David Clarke was one of the giants of Australian business: Macquarie Bank’s chairman for 22 years from its formation in 1985. He was a wine buff (and owner of Poole’s Rock in the Hunter Valley), philanthropist, arts lover and also art collector.
Jeweller Magazine | Stephanie Chan
A rare gemstone, said to be the largest natural yellow sapphire to ever be offered at auction in Australia, will go under the hammer next month.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Dame Nellie Melba was a big as the Beatles in her heyday around the 1900s. Now the diva's treasures are to going on sale.
The Australian | Michaela Boland
THE nation’s first diva, Dame Nellie Melba, was a renowned collector with exquisite taste who amassed a vast collection of art, jewels and antiquities.
Australian Gourmet Traveller | Eliza O'Hare
If it's true that you can judge a hotel by walking through the foyer, then just a couple of steps across the white marble floors of the revamped The Langham Sydney promises a luxurious stay indeed.
Herald Sun | Peter Coster
Not only are seven paintings by Jeffrey Smart being offered for sale by Sotheby’s on Tuesday night, two are among his best work and have never been seen in an auction room.
Blouin ArtInfo | Nicholas Forrest
Sotheby’s Australia’s November 25 Important Australian and International Art sale includes major works by Brett Whiteley, Jeffrey Smart, Fred Williams, Hans Heysen, and Rupert Bunny.
The Australian Financial Review | Jessica Sier & Misa Han
Ten of Jeffrey Smart’s paintings will be auctioned over the next few weeks, providing a test of whether the early-year buzz surrounding the late artist has been sustained. Seven paintings will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night, ranging from pieces from the 1940s to works on the eve of his death last June.
891 ABC Adelaide
A Hans Heysen painting, showing a 1912 bushfire at Hahndorf, is up for auction next week. The oil painting depicts a desperate horse rider and residents trying to save a cottage, using a firebreak, as the fire roars over the hill.
Accomnews
The Langham, Sydney closed its famous Kent Street doors in July, 2014 to undertake a $30 million grand transformation which will re-deliver this landmark hotel as Sydney's most exclusive harbourside address, on December 2, 2014.
D'Marge | Mike Huynh
Sotheby’s will be auctioning an exclusive Mercedes-Benz SL-Class bonnet designed and signed by Jean Paul Gaultier tonight. The bonnet features the French fashion designer’s unique interpretation of his signature blue stripes emblazoned across the classic SL design.
The Sydney Morning Herald | James Cockington
Syndicated: The Age, Money Matters
The best known of John Kelly's quirky cows sits stranded upside down in a tree near the Docklands stadium in Melbourne. Cow up a Tree is a monumental work, some eight metres high, which was previously exhibited on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
The Daily Telegraph | Lauren Murada
First appeared in the North Shore Times as; A window into the life of Turramurra artist up for auction
The last piece of Grace Cossington Smith’s monumental interior compositions is coming out of private ownership and is expected to fetch a record price.
The Advertiser | Patrick McDonald
Syndicated: The Australian, The Courier Mail, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun & News.com.au
HANS Heysen’s only large-scale painting of the 1912 bushfire which devastated Hahn-dorf is expected to fetch up to $250,000 at auction next month.
The Age | Louise Bellamy
Syndicated: The Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald & WA Today
There's a haunting image of Australian artist, Robert Dickerson, recently turned 90 , as a young boy at Bourke Street School, Hurstville, New South Wales, in Grade 6. It's 1936, he's second row from the back, and the caption reads: boys with shoes were placed in the front row.