Arkley interior set to kickstart auction season
A typically bright Howard Arkley painting of a living room is set to test the artist's record price when it kicks of the winter auction season at Menzies.
How a lost painting restored an artist nun to her place in history
It took a sisterhood to save the first great woman painter of the Renaissance from obscurity, one adopted saint at a time.
Vision in poetry on Venice's Grand Canal
The historical Ca' Sagredo Hotel has embraced the shock of the new to powerful effect for the Biennale.
Ad man’s collection enlivens Indigenous art sale
Adrian Newstead and Mirri Leven will hold their fourth auction at a time when the major auctioneers have withdrawn from mixed-vendor Aboriginal art sales.
A stolen Hamilton letter exposes the sketchy world of fine art
That dusty old junk cluttering your attic just might be worth millions.
Scrimshaw – whale of a collection likely to spout bidders
A bumper offering of scrimshaw from a single Australian collection is likely to attract keen bidding at auction.
'Freedom is bigger': Yulianna Avdeeva on Russia, USSR and piano music
The Russian pianist reflects on her birth in the Soviet Union, the influence of Western musicians and the role of tuxedos in her career.
Blackman's Dreaming Alice finds a buyer
A bargain hunter has managed to secure Charles Blackman’s Dreaming Alice after it was unsold at the big art auctions last month in Sydney.
Anonymous bookie offloads ceramic collection
A Newcastle-based bookmaker who spent 50 years collecting will hope to sell more than 400 well-preserved pieces at Leonard Joel next week.
Australian Instagram artist takes NY, now for the art world
Brisbane architecture dropout Cj Hendry has used Instagram to prosper outside the established art world. Now she's looking for more mainstre...
Forty years on, a ghost from Geoff Gray's defining art sale
The 40th anniversary of Geoff Gray's landmark sale of Australian art illustrates just how far the local art auction scene has come.
