D'Marge | Luc Wiesman
While Friday lunching with a clever friend he let me in on a little secret about buying watches and engagement rings at auction. In this instance we’re not talking about eBay, but at the likes of established auction houses where sellers are not called promisenotfakewatch123.
The Age, The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, WA Today | James Cockington
Jeffrey Smart was born in Adelaide in 1921 and first exhibited his paintings there in 1941. He was obviously destined for fame. When Smart was born his father, a local property developer, named a street in a new estate in Hawthorn after him.
2GB 873AM | Ross Greenwood
Ross Greenwood speaks to the Chairman of Sotheby’s Australia Geoffrey Smith about a major art auction taking place next week. (Audio)
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
With no less than four major paintings by Jeffrey Smart and three by Fred Williams, Sotheby’s Australia has been wheeling out the big guns for its spring sale later this month.
Broadsheet | Katya Wachtel
A 1972 work by the famous artist, not seen in public for 42 years, has been rediscovered in a private collection.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
An old Chinese cupboard and a gaggle of ducks by a noted German artist were the odd couple that took out the equal top scores of $100,000-plus at Sotheby’s Australia’s latest arts and design auction.
The Advertiser | Louise Nunn
TWO important oil paintings by Adelaide artist Dorrit Black - not seen since the 30s and 40s - are up sale for the first time, as a major exhibition of her work continues at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Gourmet Traveller
Making a five-star hotel feel like home is the challenge under way at The Langham Sydney - though four months and $30 million is a fine start.
The Australian | Michaela Boland
A JEFFREY Smart “mystery painting” has surfaced in Sydney after having been owned by the same family since it was bought from South Yarra Gallery in Melbourne 42 years ago.