How we have helped our clients as art broker, art valuers and art consultants For reasons of discretion we cannot show you details of all projects and artworks managed by Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants. However here are some examples of the diversity of artworks that we have handled for clients. This includes buying and selling art, art valuations, creating curated fine art websites and more. If you have an enquiry about your art, just contact us Curated Fine Art Website: Norman Lloyd - Artist and Traveller Hardly anything was known about this Australian landscape artist's life (1895 - 1983),  before Banziger Hulme Fine Art set out to create a website on him: www.normanlloyd.com.au. Through this venture, Lloyd's work has been placed into context and given recognition, while completely new information has been gathered from sources all over the world to bring together the many facets of Lloy'ds life. This long life led him from Australia to World War I, back to Australia and Europe and North Africa, inspiring a wealth of beautiful landscapes. Art Brokerage: John Peter Russell - Portrait of William Dodge Macknight, c 1887, 55 x 47 cm To represent the family of William Dodge Macknight in the sale of this work was an honour for Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants.  The importance of this painting is hard to underestimate: it is the only known portrait of American painter Dodge Macknight in existence and painted by John Peter Russell in the same year he portrayed Vincent Van Gogh (this work is located in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam). Estimated at $ 200,000 to $ 250,000, it sold for $ 228,000 including buyer’s premium on 29 August 2007 with Deutscher and Hackett. The previous highest price for a portrait by J.P. Russell at auction was “Madame Russell aux Amandiers", sold with Christies in 1997 for $ 90,500. Art Brokerage: Rah Fizelle - Seated Woman, 1932-33, 80 x 52.5 cm. Acting for the family of the artist in the sale of this previously unknown  portrait, estimated at $ 45,000 to $ 65,000, this beautiful typical work of the modernist artist sold for $ 93,000 including buyer's premium in August 2007, setting a new auction record for works by Rah Fizelle. Art Brokerage: Estate of the late Max Germaine: Banziger Hulme were entrusted with brokering the sale of select works from the estate of Max Germaine, who is most notably known for his encyclopedia on Artists and Galleries in Australia. Works by David Boyd, Adrian Feint (illustrated) and a juvenilia work by the  young Grace Cossington-Smith found new homes appreciative of the superb provenance. Curated Fine Art Website: Robert Boyed Mitchell: This is an artist whose work deserves to be more widely known and accessible to all.  One of the ways now is through www.robertmitchellartist.com.au which Banziger Hulme have designed and built in collaboration with the artist’s family. The website pays tribute to a great artist and showcases the talent that developed into a unique voice in art expressing the joy of life. Art Brokerage: Albert Namatjira - "Rapid Creek, Darwin" This extremely rare painting by Albert Namatjira, the "father" of the Hermannsburg artists, is one of only three paintings known to be in existence of his brief time in Darwin; it dates from 1950. After extensive research to establish these facts, we sold the outstanding work on behalf of our client. Art Brokerage: Collection of over 20 Australian paintings from the early 20th Century The collection, containing works by Emmanuel Phillips Fox, James R. Jackson, Lionel Lindsay, Herbert Gallop, Arthur Burgess, was recognised by Banziger Hulme Fine Art. We helped the owner sell the works in the most appropriate environment, ensuring a return that exceeded the expectations of the owner by far who had paid $50  at a garage sale for the works. Art Brokerage: John Perceval – “London Bridge, Portsea”, 1957 We returned this significant painting by this Australian master from Spain to Australia and achieved $ 225,000 for the work. This was $120,000 more than other estimates the owner received. Art Brokerage: Gilbert Wilkinson This  collection of 30 lovely gouache works by the English cartoonist was sold in collaboration with Martin Gallon International Art, Melbourne. Art Brokerage: E.T. Compton – “Blue and Gold” We researched this significant mountain scape and found in London the gallery which specialises in the sales of this genre of painting, and achieved substantially more for the client than he was originally quoted in Australia. Art Brokerage: Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Memorabilia This rare collection of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith memorabilia contained a watercolour painting by John Allcot of the Southern Cross, a collection of photographs of Kingsford-Smith and other renowned aviators, aviation maps and books, newspaper articles and medals. The whole collection was acquired by the National Museum of Australia, Canberra. Art Consultancy: Ruth Faerber Collection Renowned printmaker and paper artist Ruth Faerber decided to donate her entire collection of over 160 of her own artworks through the Cultural Gifts Program to national and regional art galleries, documenting the development of her style of working with paper over a 50 year career.  The unique collection was accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.                                                      Art Brokerage: Elaine Coghlan Collection Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants recognised the importance of a lifetime’s work, kept in three suitcases by the niece of the artist, and successfully brokered the sale through Bonhams & Goodman. Art Consultancy: Roy De Maistre This unsigned work by the Australian cubist painter had an excellent provenance. We were able to have the painting authenticated and this authentication  increased the value significantly for the sale. Art Consultancy: John Constable We had the two pencil drawings, supposedly by Australian Impressionist Frederick McCubbin, restored for the owner. The back revealed the secret: the works were signed by John Constable, and the works are now thought to be by the great English master. Art Brokerage: H. Hepburn Calvert - Rare Birds Fly                               The set of ten watercolours of Australian birds is as fresh as the day the artist created them - a very rare find indeed. We brokered the sale of these pristine works through Davidson Auctions, Sydney. These superb examples of Calvert’s watercolours of birds achieved just under $ 40,000 (including buyer’s premium) - a result which is  more than double the top estimate of $ 18,000 and set new records for the artist. Art Brokerage: Sidney Long Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants brokered the sale of this sparkling work by Sid Long with a very good result for the client. Art Brokerage: Dutch portrait painting, 17th century The beautifully executed work was placed with an auction house in London for further research into its origin and the painter. Art Brokerage: Elioth Gruner Brokerage of successful sale through a renowned auction house in Australia. Art Brokerage: A collection of Old Master Prints We advised the owner on how to best proceed with the sale of the over 30 prints and brokered a very successful sale through auction in Australia. Art Brokerage: John Piper Banziger Hulme sent the work to its best market, London, and brokered the sale through a pre-eminent auction house there. Art Valuations: Corporate Art Collection, Sydney: This major insurance company had over 200 artworks in their collection and needed to decide on what to keep and what to dispose of. We prepared a comprehensive catalogue of all the works, thus enabling the company to make an informed decision. Subsequently, the company entrusted us with organising the sale of the works chosen for disposal through auction. For the remaining works, we provided a comprehensive insurance valuation. Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, Dubbo: Valuation for both insurance and market values of the entire art collection of over 300 artworks, with oil paintings, works on paper and sculpture. Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Manly: Valuation of their entire art collection, containing over 1000 artworks spanning the width and depth of Australian art history. Hunters Hill Council, Sydney: Valuation and appraisal of their art collection. If you would like to find out what we could do for you, simply contact us with your enquiry.

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