March
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.
September 2024
Female sculptors deliver at mid-year art sales
Bronywn Oliver and Gloria Thancoupie caught collectors’ eyes, while a piece of Mosman history with a colourful past is back on the market.
May 2024
Are these contemporary artists the future of the market?
This annual auction of contemporary art presents living artists at relatively affordable prices, but this year bargain hunters proved harder to find.
Brack bolts, Whiteley sinks on a tough night for art sales
A John Brack with a fabulous backstory was a rare highlight at Bonhams, as Leonard Joel wheels out the big contemporary names for its Centum sale.
February 2024
The ‘fortunate’ couple behind Australia’s most rarefied club celebrates 40 years
Since founding their Sydney gallery, Roslyn and Tony Oxley have shaped the country’s art scene – to controversy and acclaim. They have no intention of stopping.
January 2024
Collectors and wannabes take note: Melbourne Art Fair is where it’s at
A total reboot of the 35-year-old fair is on track to attracting the big money away from its behemoth NSW counterpart, Sydney Contemporary
May 2023
How Smith & Singer’s big Sydney sale failed to fire
The sale was meant to be one of the biggest of the year, but several of the most highly priced works failed to sell.
April 2023
Olsen, Arkley and other art stars headline $10m sale
How the market reacts to John Olsen’s death will be tested when he joins a who’s who of modern Australian art - and a few Lucian Freuds - in Smith & Singer’s sale.
May 2022
Rediscovered treasures wow art salerooms
Unique works by Howard Arkley and Juan Dávila, Bill Henson and Robert Owen headline a sale of Australian contemporary art, while a convict-era chest of drawers brings $80,000.
February 2022
Inside NAB’s star-studded sale of ’70s art
Next week’s first two sales from the bank’s 2000-work collection feature a who’s who of 1970s Australian art and prices starting at $1000.
November 2021
NAB to sell 2500-work corporate art collection
The bank expects to make $10 million from its vast collection of mainly 1970s Australian art and will put the money into climate resilience programs.
September 2021
Family sells 70 years of accumulated artworks
Melbourne businessman Harry Oviss didn’t sell a single item in his vast collection; that job has fallen to his children.
A Queen’s ransom? $1m Warhols to test hot prints market
A showstopping set of Andy Warhol prints are set to test the limits of the hot market for prints when they headline Menzies sale with hopes of $1 million.
April 2021
Guilty verdict in Melbourne fake art scam
One of the associates of “notorious” Melbourne art dealer Peter Gant has been found guilty of misleading or deceptive conduct in a failed investment scheme that used a cache of fake art as security.
September 2020
'It’s a beauty': Drysdale's seminal work to test records
On the market for the first time since 1942, Russell Drysdale's seminal work is the top lot in what is shaping as a blockbuster sale at Deutscher and Hackett.
July 2020
'Inventive' records set at Smith & Singer's $5.7m art sale
A surprising number of new categories were revealed at last week's auction, but Saleroom can't help but wonder if there are yet more to be uncovered.
June 2020
Rarely seen Brack, Arkley works headline return of in-room auctions
Smith & Singer's first in-room auction, and the first major sale since COVID-19 sent the industry online, boasts an impressive array of works seldom, if ever, seen in salerooms.
March 2020
Virus hits sales at Menzies' art season opener
Menzies saw a third of the works at the company’s auction of Australian and International Fine Art and Sculpture passed in.
November 2019
Sotheby’s sale could hit $10m mark with big-ticket paintings
The auction house hopes to kick off the end-of-year sales with a bang as it brings several $1 million-plus Australian artworks to the market.
August 2019
Million dollar pictures to kick off spring season
Sotheby's will kick off the spring auction season with several pictures expected to sell for $1 million or more.