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Elizabeth Fortescue

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Uli Sigg is offloading his Howard Arkley. Asking price, $1m-plus

One of the world’s biggest art collectors is selling a brash work by one of Australia’s most in-demand artists. It could add up to a record price.

This Month

Brett Whiteley’s Untitled Red Painting III, 1961, in oil on board, was estimated at $450,000 to $650,000 at Menzies’ but sold for $950,000.

Why this early Whiteley went from £200 to $1.2m

Two paintings were brought from the young artist in 1961. Last week one sold for almost four times the other.

Carol Jerrems’ Vale Street, 1975, the image for which the late Australian photographer is best known, blew through its estimate to set a record for an Australian photograph.

A record-setting photo and a $2.5m number plate

The biggest auction of the year so far delivered $10 million in sales and a record price for an iconic image, while a small plate brings a big price.

Untitled (Awelye), 1992, by Emily Kam Kngwarreye, scored the artist’s second-highest price at auction, selling for $1,196,591 including premium on an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000 at Deutscher + Hackett.

Foreign buyers swoop as Indigenous art takes off

An Emily Kam Kngwarreye painting that doubled its estimate helped Deutscher + Hackett record the highest sales since the glory pre-GFC days of 2007.

March

Brett Whiteley’s Untitled Red Painting III, 1961, in oil on board, is estimated at $450,000 to $650,000 in Menzies’ Important Australian and International Art auction in Sydney on April 9.

From £450 to $1m: Early Whiteleys emerge with a rich backstory

In 1961 the young Australian artist paid close attention to the pretty Californian art student who bought two of his works in London.

Sirius Cove, 1895, by Arthur Streeton carries an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000 in Smith & Singer’s auction of Important Australian Art to be held in Sydney on April 8.

130 years on, Australian art history comes out of the woodwork

An Arthur Streeton painting of a hallowed art location and a canvas that rocketed Brett Whiteley towards his eventual fame will be auctioned in April.

Double Wanjina, c.1978, by Alec Mingelmanganu, carries an estimate of $8000 to $12,000 in Deutscher + Hackett’s March 26 auction of Important Australian Indigenous Art.

A Canadian estate sale bargain is about to deliver a 200 times return

A wood carving snapped up at an estate clearance for the price of lunch turns out to be something quite rare and valuable.

American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s Peanut Butter Cup, 1962. The work’s consignor is Sydney-based collector and philanthropist John Kaldor.

Roy Lichtenstein delivers $2m payday for John Kaldor

At 89, one of Australia’s top arts philanthropists is downsizing his personal collection, starting with this “early Pop Art masterpiece”.

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