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Million Dollar Boyd

16 August 2017

Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held at the InterContinental Sydney on 16 August. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. With 97 works of art on offer, the sale realised $11.3 million with clearance rates of 125.4% by value. Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held at the InterContinental Sydney on 16 August. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. With 97 works of art on offer, the sale realised $11.3 million with clearance rates of 125.4% by value. (461.66 KB)

First time works to spark intense auction interest

11 August 2017

Australian Auction Review  |   Richard Brewster

Charles Blackman’s The Pink 1953 – acquired directly from the artist’s solo exhibition of that year and held in a private collection ever since – will be auctioned for the first time in Sotheby’s Australia’s forthcoming Important Australian Art sale from 6.30pm Wednesday August 16 at Intercontinental Sydney, 117 Macquarie Street, Sydney.

With a catalogue estimate of $250,000-$350,000 from a total sale projection of at least $9 million, the painting was included recently in the comprehensive Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls exhibition at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne.

Important Australian Art Auction in Sydney 16 August 2017

10 August 2017

Strong buyer interest is anticipated at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art on 16 August at the InterContinental Sydney. With 97 works of art for auction estimated at $9.02 million to $11.77 million, the sale presents a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offers rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. Strong buyer interest is anticipated at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art on 16 August at the InterContinental Sydney. With 97 works of art for auction estimated at $9.02 million to $11.77 million, the sale presents a collection of extraordinary moments in Australian art history. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offers rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. (213.21 KB)

A $250,000 anonymous donation has saved Victoria's Castlemaine Art Museum from closure

3 August 2017

Business Insider  |  Simon Thomsen

Syndicated: Yahoo!7 Finance

A last-minute $250,000 donation from an anonymous Victorian couple has saved the 104-year-old Castlemaine Art Museum from closure next week.

The 1931 art deco building in Victoria’s goldfields region houses works by Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton, and is currently displaying Patricia Piccinini’s “Graham”, the sculpture commissioned by the Transport Accident Commission. Its announcement last month that it would close on August 11 until March 2019, due to “a range of financial and operational challenges”, sent shockwaves through the arts community.

Anonymous Donation Stops Closure of Castlemaine Art Museum

3 August 2017

Broadsheet  |  Annelise Answerth

An anonymous couple from central Victoria has donated $250,000 to keep the Castlemaine Art Museum open, after the regional institution announced it would close indefinitely next week due to lack of funding.

Anonymous Donation to Castlemaine Art Museum Prevents Closure

3 August 2017

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White knights donate $300,000 to Castlemaine gallery

2 August 2017

The 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.

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