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Avian Masterpiece from Historic Brett Whiteley Exhibition Makes Auction Debut at Smith & Singer

27 August 2020

On 2 September, Smith & Singer will have the privilege of offering Brett Whiteley’s avian masterpiece, White Corella 1987, at auction for the first time. With the insatiable energy of its subject and vibrancy of its palette, White Corella is regarded as one of Whiteley’s most iconic paintings of a bird, a motif that the artist returned to with ardour throughout his career, culminating with the exhibition in which this work was presented. (424.20 KB)

The Estate of the Late Donald Hay

20 August 2020

A select group of works from the collection of Donald Hay – the noted Australian entrepreneur who passed away in July 2019 – will be offered as highlights of the forthcoming auction of Important Australian & International Art at Smith & Singer on 2 September 2020. (667.09 KB)

Smith & Singer Achieve Highest Australian Fine Art Auction Total of 2020 to date with $6,620,940

25 June 2020

Last night at Smith & Singer’s auction of Important Australian & International Art, bidders in the saleroom, on the telephones and online competed fiercely to acquire the exceptional pieces of art on offer, resulting in the highest fine art sale total realised by any auction house in Australia this year. (801.95 KB)

Lost Wartime Painting Of Renowned Darling Point House & Double Bay Returns To Sydney

22 June 2020

From his home, Neidpath, in Darling Point, Sir James McGregor would gaze across Sydney Harbour at the splendour of it all and reflect on how well life had treated him. Born in Adelaide he had entered the family wool business upon leaving school. Over the years McGregor expanded the business and in 1908 opened an office in Sydney. By the height of his storied career, he had become Australia’s largest wool-buyer. (349.77 KB)

Property from the Renowned Collection of the Late Mr Graham Joel Emerges at Auction this June

19 June 2020

In five days, Smith & Singer will have the honour of offering three hidden gems from one of the most important private collections of Australian art assembled in the last century, that of Mr Graham Joel. Throughout his career, his dry sense of humour and assiduous stewardship of the company his father established – Leonard Joel – had a significant effect on the development of the Australian art market. (498.76 KB)

Masterpiece by Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S., R.I. to be Offered in Smith & Singer’s June Sale

17 June 2020

Smith & Singer is honoured to present George Clausen’s remarkable A Village Boy 1899 for sale within our Important Australian & International Art auction on 24 June 2020. The work bears the unique provenance of having been acquired by Lindsay Bernard Hall – the renowned Director of the National Gallery of Victoria from 1892-1935 – and was last publically exhibited at the Melbourne Town Hall in 1944. (367.92 KB)

McCubbin Masterpieces Reappear on the Market After a Century & Almost Half a Century Respectively

12 June 2020

AU0844_ART_McCubbin.pdf Smith & Singer is honoured to announce the forthcoming sale of two masterpieces of Australian Impressionism by Frederick McCubbin. Presented for sale for the first time in a century and almost half a century respectively, The Bathers 1906 and Winter at Nunawading 1886, will be offered within the Important Australian & International Art auction on 24 June 2020. (568.9 KB)

Contemporary Masterpiece by Howard Arkley to Lead June Sale

10 June 2020

On 24 June 2020, Smith & Singer will offer one of Howard Arkley’s zeitgeist-defining suburban exteriors at auction. Stucco House (1988) was first presented to the public during Arkley’s breakthrough solo-exhibition in 1988 and is now offered for sale for the first time since it was created 32 years ago. (433.37 KB)

Hidden Masterpiece by John Brack Emerges for Auction in June at Smith & Singer

29 May 2020

In June 2020, Smith & Singer will have the honour of offering a rare and deeply personal masterpiece by John Brack in our upcoming Important Australian & International Art auction. (341.81 KB)

Exceptional Jewels Shine at Inaugural Virtual Auction at Smith & Singer

28 May 2020

Exceptional quality gems realised strong prices across the board at last night’s inaugural Virtual Auction at Smith & Singer. The range of jewels on offer – which spanned renowned jewellers and designers from around the world – drew significant demand from bidders over the telephone, online and via absentee. (359.09 KB)

Pensive, Pre-War Masterpiece by Yosl Bergner to be Offered for Auction in June at Smith & Singer

20 May 2020

Not seen in public since its last exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1991 – and being offered for public sale for the first time since its creation in 1939 – Self-Portrait (1939) is a powerful and poignant depiction of Yosl Bergner as a young man. (416.49 KB)

Smith & Singer to Offer Remarkable Jewel From one of Australia’s Most Generous Philanthropists

12 May 2020

A dazzling highlight of the forthcoming virtual Smith & Singer auction of Important Jewels, Watches & Objects of Virtu will be The Wakil Emerald, an exceptional platinum, gold, emerald and diamond ring by Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1974, from the collection of Isaac Wakil AO and the late Susan Wakil AO. (592.09 KB)

Largest Single Work Ever Made by Cressida Campbell Sells for Record Price

6 May 2020

Last night, the largest single woodblock composition ever created by Australia’s internationally-acclaimed artist, Cressida Campbell, realised a record price for both Campbell and any living female Australian artist, when it was sold in the first private auction in the Masterpiece series at Smith & Singer. Night Interior (2017) – the finest example of its kind from Campbell’s œuvre – attracted fierce competition from bidders around Australia on the telephone following its exhibition by appointment only in Melbourne and Sydney over the last two weeks. (552.38 KB)

Largest Single Work Ever Made by Cressida Campbell to Lead Series of Single-Lot Private Auction

17 April 2020

The largest woodblock composition ever created by Australia’s internationally-acclaimed artist, Cressida Campbell, will feature as the first in a series of innovative single-lot private auctions curated by Smith & Singer commencing on 5 May 2020. Night Interior (2017) is mesmerising in its reflective ambition and complex technical virtuosity and hails from Campbell’s most revered series of domestic interior subjects. Available for viewing in Melbourne and Sydney by appointment only, this remarkable example is poised to eclipse the previous three successive world auction records achieved for Cressida Campbell by Smith & Singer in 2019. (735.81 KB)

Smith & Singer Presents a Major Exhibition Celebrating one of Australia’s Most Influential Artists

17 February 2020

Smith & Singer (formerly operating as Sotheby’s Australia) is honoured to present Brett Whiteley: The Line of Beauty. To be held in Sydney from Monday 24 February to Saturday 7 March 2020, this major loan exhibition will feature an extraordinary selection of paintings and sculptures from distinguished private collections, many of which have remained hidden from public view since they were first acquired either directly from the artist or from exhibitions. (455.55 KB)

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