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Rumours aside, art auction prices start to slip

Elizabeth Fortescue

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It doesn’t take long for the rumour mill to start grinding in the Sydney art world. When Shapiro signalled its auction from the personal art collection of Campbell Robertson-Swann, the Sydney sculptor and gallery owner started hearing rumours about himself.

Why was he selling? Was his long-time commercial art gallery, Defiance, going bust? Nothing could be further from the truth, Robertson-Swann told Saleroom.

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