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posted 6 May 2022

Hawke's Bay Today, 6 May 2022 A painting by Rita Angus has sold in Australia for what is believed to be a record price for the Hawke's Bay artist. The untitled painting of a rural Hawke's Bay scene was expected to fetch $380,000 to $480,000 on Wednesday night but sold for almost double that. The 55.5cm x 75.5cm oil on board was auctioned by Australian fine art auction house Deutscher and Hackett...

posted 27 April 2022

Gabriella Coslovich, Australian Financial Review, 27 April 2022 A major John Brack painting from the collection of the late philanthropists Sir James and Lady (Sheila) Cruthers is the headline work in Deutscher and Hackett’s May auction, which goes on view in Sydney on Thursday. The still-life painting, Knives and Forks, 1958, has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000, and is a precursor of the...

posted 20 April 2022

Hawke's Bay Today, 20 April 2022 A "significant discovery" of a painting by renowned Hawke's Bay artist Rita Angus is expected to fetch upwards of $380,000 at auction in Australia in May. The 55.5 x 75.5 cm oil on board of a Hawke's Bay landscape is being auctioned by leading Australian fine art auction house Deutscher and Hackett on May 4. The painting has an estimated sale range of A$350,000 to...

posted 16 March 2022

Gabriella Coslovich, Australian Financial Review, 16 March 2022 A rare Rover Thomas owl painting is the prize lot in Deutscher and Hackett’s first Australian Aboriginal art auction of the year, in a sale that also features impressive works by key artists including Emily Kame Kgnwarreye, Sally Gabori, Albert Namatjira and Ginger Riley. Rover Thomas, the leading light of the East Kimberley art...

posted 24 February 2022

The Australian, 24 February 2022 Art-loving National Australia Bank boss Ross McEwan put his money where his mouth was on Tuesday evening, personally snapping up two of the most prestigious works to be sold as part of the wider divestment of the bank's multimillion-dollar art collection. McEwan was at auction house Deutscher and Hackett's South Yarra gallery Melbourne to see the first 73 of the...