Asia/Pacific
Australian auction house Deutscher and Hackett will be hoping for a new auction record for colonial Australian Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae (1830 – 1901) when they auction two rare and highly significant pen and ink drawings by the artist during their 4th April Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction sale.The most significant of the...
Melbourne based Tristian Koenig gallery will be presenting two single channel videos by Sydney artist Heath Franco at the 2012 edition of Art Fair Tokyo, one of which has been selected by the fair's Executive Director Takahiro Kaneshima for the a special project.Franco’s ‘Your Door’ video will be exhibited alongside the work of...
Below are the top lots of important Australian art, antiques, and jewelry appearing at international auctions between the 26th of March and the 1st of April 2012.Aspire Auctions Ohio, USA Fine Art and Antiques Auction Thu, Mar 29 Lot 118Clement Meadmore (Australian, 1929-2005)5-1/4"H x 7-1/2"W x 7"W"Branching Out". Bronze with brown...
George Gittoes is an Australian-born unofficial war artist who uses fine art, film and performance to enrich and improve the lives of those most affected by the attrocities of war. Gittoes was a founding artist of The Yellow House, Sydney, a pioneer in the 1970’s in mediums of holography, art and technology, photography as art,...
All eyes were on Menzies Art Brands last night as the Sydney based auction house set the tone for the beginning of the auction season in Australia with the first major sale of the year. Presenting an impressive yet relatively safe catalogue of works by Australia’s most well known and desirable artists, Menzies Art Brands pulled off...
The sale of the collection of Lyall Sinclair by Australian auction house Mossgreen, held on the 15th of March, produced some spectacular results for the Melbourne based auctioneer. Boosted by the inclusion of a number of highly important sculptures of international significance, the auction also featured an array of Neo-classical...
If you thought that Pop Art and the Jewish faith were completely incompatible, you'd be wrong - and Australian born Rabbi Yitzchok Moully is the proof. Currently serving as Youth Rabbi in the Chabad Center in Basking Ridge, NJ, Yitzchok Moully is also a highly talented artists who uses his "Jewish Pop Art" to transcend the gap...
A rare early 19th century Australian colonial cedar wood bookcase, originally from the North Terrace Scots Church in Adelaide, will be auctioned by Gorringes UK on the 21st of March at their East Sussex saleroom.Estimated to fetch £5,000 - £7,000, the bookcase features adjustable shelves over six panelled doors on a plinth base and...
In an exclusive interview with ARTINFO Australia, Wendy Whiteley, the widow of the great Australian artist Brett Whiteley AO (1939– 1992), has revealed her opinion of the Brett Whiteley painting that is the subject of a current dispute between Australian art dealer Anita Archer and art collector Andrew Pridham.Archer is currently being...
An auction celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scott-Amundsen race to be the first humans to reach the geographic South Pole will be held by Bonhams in London on the 30th of March 2012. The Polar Sale: Scott and Amundsen Centenary auction features a wide variety of items connected with the expedition including a number of...
