Australian Photography
Melbourne‐based, Iranian‐born artist Hoda Afshar has won the $30,000 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize for her photograph ‘Portrait of Behrouz Boochani, Manus Island’ (2018).
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Sotheby's redesign adds artistic flair to Collins Street
6 October 2018The Age | Stephen Crafti
Syndicated: Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald
Sotheby’s latest address at Chanonry, a heritage-listed sandstone building at 14-16 Collins Street, is instrumental in putting ‘Paris' back into Melbourne's most prominent thoroughfare.
Lonsdale's heirs sell the family silver
3 October 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
A cavalcade of Asian art and sculpture will be sold at two auctions in Melbourne. The first sale is at a Leonard Joel on Monday, while at Sotheby's there will be important heritage silver alongside the Chinese and European art on October 24. The star of the show at Sotheby's is a comprehensive English silver table setting presented to soldier and Melbourne pioneer William Lonsdale, which is being offered by his descendants. It has a valuation of up to $1 million.
Blouin ArtInfo
A historic silver collection belonging to one of Melbourne’s founding fathers, and held by the same family for five generations, will be presented in an auction by Sotheby’s Australia on October 24.
Melbourne founder's descendent puts Lonsdale Silver up for auction after 176 years in the family
27 September 2018ABC News | Michaela Boland
The Lonsdale Silver has been part of a dynasty for nearly two centuries and it's been one woman's life mission to preserve the slice of history her family shares with the city of Melbourne.
Aussie Home Loans founder John Symonds is having a spring clean
26 September 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
John Symond, the high-profile founder of Aussie Home Loans, is worth around $600 million, according to The Australian Financial Review Rich List. So why is he flogging off some paintings for a paltry few million?
John Symond moves to sell some artwork
26 September 2018Property Observer
John Symond, the high-profile founder of Aussie Home Loans, is selling off some paintings set to fetch around $5 million or so from the Sotheby's sale.
Queensland artists are cashing in on their creativity as they make their mark in the market
7 September 2018The Courier Mail | Phil Brown
Syndicated: Cairns Post, The Advertiser
HE’S considered our greatest living artist. but William Robinson is quick to nominate someone else for the title.
Sotheby's well ahead after mid-year auctions
5 September 2018Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Sotheby's has pulled well ahead of its major art market rivals with its latest Sydney auction, which raised a total of $8.8 million.
Who | Ale Russian
On Tuesday, the 54-year-old Oscar winner showed off his transformation on Twitter. Goodbye, long hair and bushy beard! Hello, short hair and scruff!