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Ethel Carrick’s Celebrated Masterpiece Leads Sotheby’s Australia’s August Sale of Important Australi

2 August 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. On the 27 August 2019, Sotheby’s Australia will offer two definitive masterpieces from Ethel Carrick and her husband Emanuel Phillips Fox within Important Australian Art. Carrick’s The Market 1919 is the top lot of the auction and will be offered with the highest estimate ever placed on a single canvas by an Australian female artist. (870.9 KB)

1874 Geelong Gold Cup

30 July 2019

Onle Melbourne | Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallery is delighted to mark a major acquisition from a private collection via Sotheby's Australia and the return of Edward Fischer's The 1874 Geelong Gold Cup after 145 years.

T+T Highlights: Sotheby's Australia Important Jewels Auction

28 July 2019

Time + Tide | Nick Kenyon

Next month, Sotheby’s Australia are hosting their Important Jewels Auction in Melbourne, with a catalogue that includes a small collection of watches ... After passing the catalogue around the office this morning, there are a couple of standout pieces that were T+T team favourites.

The Most Successful Commercial Exhibition of Albert Tucker Ever Held

26 July 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. Following its extension by popular demand, on Friday 19 July Sotheby’s Australia closed the ground-breaking exhibition of Albert Tucker’s ‘Images of Modern Evil’. The exhibition achieved sales in excess of $1.6 million, with proceeds from the sale of each work benefiting important social causes. (724.2 KB)

Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design Auction Achieves $981,185

17 July 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. In the busy saleroom of Sotheby’s Australia’s Collections: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design auction on Wednesday evening, there was fierce bidding for the selection of Fine and Decorative arts, with 37% of sold works realising prices above their estimates, achieving a total of $981,185 and 94% sold by value. (502.4 KB)

Sotheby's Australia Presents ALBERT TUCKER: IMAGES OF MODERN EVIL

14 June 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. Sotheby’s Australia is honoured to present Albert Tucker: Images of Modern Evil, a selling exhibition offered on behalf of the Albert and Barbara Tucker Foundation, with proceeds from the sale of each work to benefit important social causes. (709 KB)

Diamonds Shine Brightly at Sotheby’s Australia’s Important Jewels Auction

15 May 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. Sotheby’s Australia’s first Important Jewels sale of the year illustrates the timeless appeal of diamonds with the magnificent pearl necklace by monture Van Cleef & Arpels with a detachable onyx and diamond ‘Egyptian-revival’ lotus pendant/brooch by Cartier (Lot 53, estimate: AUD$25,000-35,000), achieving AUD$115,900, more than four times the estimate. (670.5 KB)

Russell Crowe Bought a Dinosaur Head from Leonardo DiCaprio

3 May 2019

Nine News | CNN

In 2018 he sold it through Sotheby's Australia in an auction designed to pay for his divorce called, Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce.

Clearly, Size Doesn't Matter

12 April 2019

Visual Arts Hub | Gina Fairley

A painting measuring just 22cm by William Dobell has sold this week at Auction just shy of $1M, lifting spirits across the market.

Records Tumble at Sotheby’s Australia’s Important Australian & International Art Auction

10 April 2019

Against a backdrop of continuing exceptional results for Sotheby’s Australia, we are delighted to unveil a new prestigious location in Melbourne. The historic building, located at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne, lies at the heart of Melbourne, the city that has been the setting for countless illustrious sales and world auction records for Sotheby’s Australia. Sotheby’s Australia’s first Important Australian & International Art sale of the year saw fiercely competitive bidding resulting in world auction records tumbling. The new world auction records for artists included William Dobell’s Woman in Restaurant (1934) (Lot 8, estimate: AUD$80,000-120,000), achieving an astonishing AUD$939,400, more than eleven times the estimate of AUD$80,000-120,000. (927.2 KB)

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