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.
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The Langham Sydney renovation
1 February 2015Australian 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.
Jeffrey Smart paintings for sale by Sotheby’s
24 November 2014Herald 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.
November 2014 Australian Art Auction Highlights
23 November 2014Blouin 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.
Jeffrey Smart’s market test as 10 paintings go to auction
22 November 2014The 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.
Hans Heysen 'Bushfire, Hahndorf' Painting
18 November 2014891 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.
The Langham Sydney reopens next month
17 November 2014Accomnews
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.
Grace Cossington Smith: The Window 1956
12 November 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.
