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Arthur Streeton stuns at biggest art sale of the year

Arthur Streeton’s historic scene took top honours, but works by Bronwyn Oliver and Nicholas Harding were the big surprises. ....

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Streeton, Campbell works promise hefty returns in $12m art sale

An Arthur Streeton painting bought for £7 has hopes of $1.5 million at the year’s first big sale. ....

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Why you need to be in the room at auctions

How would-be buyers missed their chance to purchase works at Deutscher and Hackett’s final sale of the year when they failed to hear their phones. ....

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'Completely unique': two early Sidney Nolan paintings to go up for sale for first time in almost 75 years | Australian art

Canvases going to auction were part of Nolan’s breakthrough exhibition in 1949, described as a ‘pivotal moment’ in Australian art ....

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Sculpture smashes $1m barrier as 'grotesque and meaningless' painting brings $950k

Joel Elenberg’s depiction of his wife Anna Schwartz set an auction record for a sculpture in Australia, while Arthur Streeton’s cigar box lid had plenty of admirers. ....

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