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Art Deco Dancer Who Became Royalty

11 September 2017

Sotheby’s Australia will auction a rare figurine by Demétre Chiparus, Dancer of Kapurthala, circa 1925 in Sydney on 24 October 2017. Held in the distinguished South Australian Angas family collection for over 90 years, the figurine was purportedly purchased new by Ronald Fife Angas in the late 1920s. The Angas family has a long history in South Australia with the town Angaston named after the colony’s founding father George Fife Angas. Chiparus’s Dancer of Kapurthala (estimate $80,000-100,000) is an alluringly slender figure whose movement is captured succinctly as she is poised on pointed toe with arms raised. Sotheby’s Australia will auction a rare figurine by Demétre Chiparus, Dancer of Kapurthala, circa 1925 in Sydney on 24 October 2017. Held in the distinguished South Australian Angas family collection for over 90 years, the figurine was purportedly purchased new by Ronald Fife Angas in the late 1920s. The Angas family has a long history in South Australia with the town Angaston named after the colony’s founding father George Fife Angas. Chiparus’s Dancer of Kapurthala (estimate $80,000-100,000) is an alluringly slender figure whose movement is captured succinctly as she is poised on pointed toe with arms raised. (85.17 KB)

Sotheby’s to auction Dancer of Kapurthala art deco sculpture by Demetre Chiparus from SA’s Angas fam

11 September 2017

The Advertiser  |  Patrick McDonald

Syndicated: Cairns Post, The Courier-Mail, The Daily Telegraph, Gold Coast Bulletin, The Herald Sun, The Mercury, News.com.au, NT News

A FRENCH art deco figurine owned by South Australia’s Angas family for more than 90 years, depicting a Spanish flamenco dancer who famously married an Indian Maharajah, will be auctioned next month.

Dancer of Kapurthala, by renowned Paris-based, Romanian-born sculptor Demetre Chiparus, was purchased new by Ronald Fife Angas in the 1920s and has been in the family collection ever since.

Phillips Fox painting hits record $1m in surprise auction result

23 August 2017

Australian Financial Review  |  Peter Fish

Numerous major paintings were on offer, including an epic Arthur Boyd, a trio of paintings by Russell Drysdale and a host of works by Brett Whiteley – but it was the unexpected high-flyers that electrified auction-goers at Sotheby's last week.

The Australian-owned firm, which last year emerged at the top of the major league of art auctioneers by turnover, has a reputation for attracting top works and pitching its estimates at close to what buyers are likely to pay. While many of the prices realised at its sale in Sydney on August 16 were broadly in line with expectations, the firm's chairman, Geoffrey Smith – whose meticulous research is a byword in the business – clearly got a few surprises.

Important Jewels at Sotheby’s Australia August 2017

18 August 2017

Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Jewels offers a variety of stunning jewels. To be held at the InterContinental Sydney, the sale of 210 lots features an impressive selection of accessible and desirable coloured gemstones and diamonds, as well as period jewels and watches, including a magnificent selection of aspirational designer and iconic pieces from Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Harry Winston, Rolex, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels. The estimated sale range is $1.9 million to $2.6 million. Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Jewels offers a variety of stunning jewels. To be held at the InterContinental Sydney, the sale of 210 lots features an impressive selection of accessible and desirable coloured gemstones and diamonds, as well as period jewels and watches, including a magnificent selection of aspirational designer and iconic pieces from Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Harry Winston, Rolex, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels. The estimated sale range is $1.9 million to $2.6 million. (112.17 KB)

Auction confidence continues in Australian art market

17 August 2017

Australian Auction Review

Arthur Boyd’s Moby Dick Hill sold for $1.2 million at Sotheby’s Australia’s Sydney August 16 sale and became the third highest priced work at auction for the artist.

Sotheby’s Australia chairman Geoffrey Smith said the result was a testament to the genius of an artist who, following World War II, encapsulated the urgency and vitality of an Expressionist style that contributed significantly to the history and development of 20th century Australian art.

Million Dollar Boyd

16 August 2017

Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held at the InterContinental Sydney on 16 August. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. With 97 works of art on offer, the sale realised $11.3 million with clearance rates of 125.4% by value. Outstanding results were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s August sale of Important Australian Art held at the InterContinental Sydney on 16 August. Surveying major stylistic developments, the auction offered rare and prestigious examples of Colonial Art, Naturalism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Abstraction, along with ground-breaking paintings and works on paper by the most influential artistic innovators of historical, modern and contemporary Australian art. With 97 works of art on offer, the sale realised $11.3 million with clearance rates of 125.4% by value. (461.66 KB)

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