The Boarder Mail | Tahlia McPherson
A 1930s painting of the Corryong landscape could sell for up to $250,000 at auction.
Arthur Streeton painted The Murray and the Mountain during the inter-war period. It will be exhibited publicly for the first time since 1944 by Sotheby’s Australia.
The Australian | Michaela Boland
Sotheby’s Australia bullishly expects to sell an Arthur Streeton Sydney Harbour landscape for more than $1.5 million, an asking price seen only once previously, in 2005, before Australia’s art market faltered.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
A rare 1920s Wedgwood fairyland lustre Ghostly Wood malfrey pot and cover by Daisy Makeig-Jones (Saleroom, July 7) , richly painted with extravagant fictional characters, brought the top price of $56,120 including premium at Sotheby's sale of Asian and European arts and design in Sydney on Tuesday.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
ArtsHub | Gina Fairley
Sotheby’s Australia will auction the Private and Public Collection of Denis Savill with his retirement this year.
Australian Financial Review | Peter Fish
Art dealer Denis Savill, doyen of the Sydney and Melbourne saleroom scene, is bowing out – with Sotheby's Australia handling a special sale of some of his 120 works by blue-chip artists such as Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan and Charles Blackman.
BlouinArtInfo | Nicholas Forrest
Sotheby’s Australia has announced the sale of Australian Art from the private and gallery collection of influential art dealer Denis Savill, who recently announced that he will be retiring at the end of 2016 after 35 years at the helm of Savill Galleries.
Antique Trade Gazette
Australia's most famous horse race is the Melbourne Cup, the Aussie equivalent of the Grand National in importance (albeit a flat race).
The Age | James Cockington
Given the billions of dollars invested on thoroughbred horseflesh each year, it seems puzzling that comparatively little value is given to racing memorabilia.
Even Melbourne Cup trophies more than a 100 years old are sold for apparently small amounts. For example, the 1899 trophy to be auctioned by Sotheby's Australia on April 6 has estimates of $60,000 to $80,000.
ArtsHub | Gina Fairley
In a world of short trends and consumer churn, the renewed interest in decorative arts presents a counter-movement.
Artshub | Gina Fairley
Sotheby's Australia have success at London auctions despite cooling global market.
Australian Art Sales Digest | Terry Ingram
The first major painting sold overseas for an Australian vendor in 2016 is a Picasso which - described as an illustration of the artist's ongoing exploration of the female form - made £1.32 million or $A2.7 million.
Condobolin Argus | Melissa Blewitt
A piece of Melbourne Cup history complete with a link to Condobolin is set to go under the hammer later this year.
Thoroughbred News
One hundred and seventeen years after it was awarded, the 1899 Melbourne Cup Trophy will be presented by Sotheby’s Australia for auction on 6 April 2016 in Melbourne.
The Age | Andrew Stephens
When Arthur Streeton visited Lorne with his family in 1921, there was no Great Ocean Road. Visitors went the back way, strenuously, from Winchelsea railway station on a bumpy coach service. If you wanted to visit Lorne – and many knew it as a popular tourist destination – you had to really want to go there.