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News in the Media:
Fine art auctions, art discoveries at valuation days and paintings brokered by Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants
ABC Radio National, Books and Arts Daily, 23 January 2012:
The Art of Buying and Selling Art
Well if you have a bit of money to spend this year and you want to buy
some art but think you can't afford it, maybe s[edition].com is for you.
It's a new online platform that has been recently launched which lets
you download digital art from leading artists for as little as seven
dollars. The promoters want us to think of it as an 'iTunes for
contemporary art'. And we discuss the state of the art auction market in
general, what's selling here in Australia and globally.
Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, 14 December 2011:
Informed buyers still getting the pictures
... Sydney valuer and art consultant
David Hulme, who writes about the market for the online Australian Art Sales
Digest, says real estate is still as good a comparison as any to apply to the
art market. Just as a great house in a great street will find a buyer willing
to pay a good price in a depressed market, so too will a great piece of art.
''Good paintings will out,'' Hulme says. ''Look
at the case of Ben Quilty at Menzies [in Sydney] last week. That painting [Frog
Torana 2003] had an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000 and it went for
$66,000.''
....
Hulme and Wilson-Anastasios agree
the market might be down from its heights before the financial crisis but it is
now informed by judicious judgment rather than speculation. ''There are buyers
out there, but a lot of the people who came in with the idea of art as a
investment or superannuation plan have gone,'' Hulme says. ...
Read the whole article on: SMH141211.pdf
The Weekly Times, 23 November 2011:
Ryde Rotary Art Appraisal at 'Addington':
"Ryde Rotary Club held an Art Appraisal Day at historic 'Addington' last Sunday when expert art valuers Banziger Hulme advised on the true value of artworks. ..."
Manly Daily, 19 August 2011:
Serene scene is no fairytale
By Rod Bennett
 For about $ 100,000 this brilliant representation of Fairy Bower could end up in our regional gallery. The work, Fairy Bower, Manly c1913 is coming up for auction in Melbourne .... its artist is the famous Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865-1915) ....
"It has the potential to be in the top 10 of prices paid for one of this artist's works', fine art dealer David Hulme, of Manly's Banziger Hulme, said. ....
"Phillips Fox contacted his Melbourne dealer when he and his wife moved to the northern beaches after living abroad. He wrote: 'I hope to get a few good seascapes - the colour is very fine at Manly'."
Mr Hulme said the image in the painting was a credit to successive councils for retaining the landscape of the Fairy Bower area. ...
Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August 2011:
Painting bought at sea proves to be no treasure
The prospective value of a purchase at an
onboard auction on a sea cruise is in dispute, writes Louise
Schwartzkoff.
On ocean cruises, passengers sometimes spend up big at
the onboard art auctions. Back on land though, some have found their
purchases to be worth a fraction of what they paid.
Jason Hall was holidaying on P&O's ship the Pacific
Dawn in January when a hand-embellished lithograph by the American
Alexandra Nechita caught his eye
He said a representative from the onboard art sales
company British Australian Art told him the recommended retail price was
$50,000. It was beyond his budget - until the auctioneer announced he
could sell it for as little as $12,500.
''The auctioneer said Nechita was the new Picasso,'' Mr
Hall, from Camperdown, said. ''He said it was a great investment and the
value would go up … I didn't question it.''
He spent more than $20,000 on prints, including $14,465 on Nechita's Riding The Waves. The money came from a compensation cheque he received after being injured in an accident.  All at sea ... Jason Hall with Riding The Waves, bought at an onboard auction on the P&O Pacific Dawn.
Photo: Wade Laube
In Sydney, he approached the art consultant David Hulme
for a valuation and was told Nechita had almost no profile among art
experts. Records on the website artprice.com showed her prints at recent
auctions had sold for far lower prices. The most expensive lithograph
in the site's records sold for $US1500 ($1473).
Mr Hulme has fielded inquiries from disgruntled cruise
passengers before and believes onboard auctions take advantage of
inexperienced buyers. ''They have a captive audience with no
opportunity to get independent advice,'' he said.
For P&O, British Australian Art's presence on the
ship is a revenue source, though its financial arrangements with the art
company are commercial in confidence. A spokesman said P&O would
ensure a full investigation of any complaints.
''P&O Cruises expects high standards of customer
service from all onboard concessionaires,'' he said in a statement.
''We would naturally provide all possible assistance to passengers to
help resolve any issues they might have with British Australian Art.''
British Australian Art, not registered as a company in
Australia, is owned by a Florida company, International Art Galleries
LLC. The registered manager, Ira Shore, did not respond to the Herald's phone calls. A staff member referred the Herald to the company's Melbourne lawyer, David Boyall of Mason Sier Turnbull.
In a statement, Mr Boyall said company policy prohibited
auctioneers from making reference to artworks as investments.
Predictions a work would appreciate in value were forbidden, as were
comparisons between the sales price, suggested retail value or perceived
value.
''BAA will thoroughly investigate any allegations that
its staff have breached its written guidelines for the benefit of
purchasers,'' Mr Boyall said.
The company said there have been ''very few'' cases of
buyers asking for refunds because of dissatisfaction with the value of a
work. Of the two such cases in the past three months, it said one was
refunded promptly and the other would be refunded once the necessary
documentation was complete.
US court documents show Ira Shore has been involved in
arts disputes before. In California and Michigan district courts between
2003 and 2004, he and a business associate, Albert Scaglione, defended
allegations they failed to pay in full for $7.4 million worth of prints
by the artist Thomas Kinkade and violated copyright. The case was later
dismissed.
In the US, Mr Scaglione's company Park West Gallery has
been involved in class-action lawsuits brought by cruise ship passengers
who claim the company misrepresented the value of paintings they bought
at sea. The proceedings were dismissed at the request of both parties,
which suggests a settlement was reached out of court.
Sales on the high seas present jurisdictional
difficulties for courts. Andy Schmulow, a lecturer at Victoria
University's Faculty of Business and Law, said such sales were unlikely
to be covered by the jurisdiction of Australian courts.
Mr Hall is yet to hang his prints and NSW Fair Trading is assisting with his complaint.
The agency plans to raise the issue with other consumer protection regulators, including the ACCC.
Mr Hall said he received a call from P&O after the Herald started making inquiries, offering a refund or an investigation. He refused as Fair Trading was involved.
''I planned to keep that painting and give it to my daughter when she got older,'' he said.
"I imagined it would be worth a lot more by then.''
Manly Daily, 24 June 2011: Have that family heirloom valued, by Rod Bennett
"Tomorrow is art appraisal day at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum and, according to a leading art valuer, it's where artistic mysteries can be solved. ... It is being conducted by fine art valuers, Banziger Hulme at Manly. ..."
Australian Financial Review, 19 May 2011: Digging up the work of expats past, by Terry Ingram
"Norman Lloyd, whose work - varying in style from van Gogh-influenced South of France paintings to British modernist school - was particularly beloved of Dallas decorators, has also been the subject of new scrutiny by Sydney art advisory firm Banziger Hulme. BZ has been wading through Lloyd's war diaries, which contain 21 sketches and were purchased from the artist not long after World War I by the Mitchell Library in Sydney. ..."
Inner West Courier, 12 April 2011: Pretty price for artworks, by Alex Ward
"Rare artworks were uncovered at an event where people queued out the door. .... Valuer David Hulme was surprised by what he saw on the day. .. The finds include Margaret Preston works 'Mosman Bridge' valued at $ 30,000, 'Australian Flowers' at $ 10,000 and 'The Quiltmakers' by Dorrit Black at $ 20,000. ... Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants run valuation days statewide. This was the company's first day in the Inner West."
North Shore Times, 25 February 2011: The mystery of Leonora solved at last
By Kat Adamski
"...Helped in his detective work by David Hulme of Manly-based Banziger
Hulme Fine Art Consultants, he believes the portrait was painted by
inaugural Archibald Prize winner William Beckwith (W.B.) McInnes, one of
Australia’s most celebrated portrait painters of the 1920s and ‘30s. ...
Mr Hulme said research, expert advice and comparison had confirmed
that the portrait was by W.B. McInnes, who won the inaugural Archibald
Prize in 1921.
“Incredibly he went on to win the coveted portraiture prize another
six times,” Mr Hulme said. “Luckily, Leonora got to keep her portrait,
and we can see now why McInnes asked her to model for him.”
The Manly Daily, 18 February 2011:
"...Charged with seeing if these suspicions were sound was David Hulme of Manly-based Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants. ... According to David, following research, comparison and expert advice, the portrait is indeed by W.B. McInnes. ..."
The Weekend Australian, 25 - 26 April 2009: Art market jitters a bonus for collectors with a yen for bargains
By Corrie Perkin
'... A nervous art market is preparing itself for the first round of auctions this year when nearly 500 works are presented over the next 10 days ...
The good news for cashed-up buyers and public art institutions is that this is a great time to buy art. "I don't usually get excited about stuff, but there are some bloody great pictures out there," said Sydney art adviser David Hulme. "There are people out there who are interested in picking up a bargain, and who see art as being a tangible investment. They may have been burnt in other areas like the share market, but a painting is something they can hold on to and no one is going to take 50 per cent of it away." ... '
Manly Daily, 24 April 2009: There's no smoke without fire ...
The Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2009, Opinion: Past repainted
We’ve heard of history being re-written but we've never before heard of it being repainted.
For this breakthrough, thanks must go to the fusspots at Manly Council. Whether by accident or design, the council has ended up erasing cigarettes from a local artist's self-portrait. Given that the late artist (Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo) was a smoker, it seems fair of him to depict himself with a cigarette. Manly Council didn't think so, however, and retrospectively erased his smoking habit.
Dattilo-Rubbo must be the only smoker in history to have given up the habit 54 years after his death. Next they'll have him eating watercress sandwiches and jogging.
The Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2009:
Anti-smokers repaint history by removing cigarette
By Elizabeth Fortescue
IT was the smoking gun that left a Sydney council gasping for breath. Just what did happen to the cigarette dangling from the mouth of local artist Antonio Datitlo-Rubbo in his self portrait?
Manly Council took its anti-smoking stance to breath-taking lengths by "removing" the offending cigarette and another smouldering in an ashtray in a version of the painting it posted on its website. But according to Council, the mysterious disappearance of the offending cigarettes was a simple, embarrassing and regrettable mistake - and the original painting has not been disturbed.
When alerted to the gaffe yesterday, the council whipped the altered painting off its website and replaced it with a cropped version of the original in which a cigarette dangles from the artist's mouth and another smoulders in an ashtray.
According to Manly Council's general manager Henry Wong, the error occurred in January when the council was preparing a publicity brochure on a new website dedicated to Dattilo-Rubbo, who had lived locally. Mr Wong and Mayor Jean Hay both objected to the self portrait The Artist and the Model, 1940, which had been selected for the brochure.
The council owns the painting, which hangs in the Manly Art Gallery and Museum. "Because we are very strong in being anti-cigarettes, we didn't feel it was good for council to be using that image," Ms Hay said yesterday. But she said the directive to remove the image and replace it with another one was misinterpreted as a directive to remove the cigarettes.
Council's communications officer got rid of the cigarettes and the altered image appeared on the council's website. "When I saw it on the Saturday, I didn't even notice the cigarette had gone," Ms Hay said.
The image was on the website until late yesterday but was removed after an email from Eliot Ramsey of the Australia-New Zealand Art Censorship Resistance Alliance.
"It was a mistake," Mr Wong said. "We are sincerely sorry." Manly Council has banned smoking on beaches and outdoor dining areas in the Corso, introducing fines for locals who light up in public.
The artist's granddaughter Anna Rubbo said it was "the funniest thing I've heard in a long time". "In those days everyone smoked. It's like all the old movies. If you airbrushed cigarettes out of Humphrey Bogart movies, where would you be?" she said.
Manly art consultant David Hulme, who created the Dattilo-Rubbo website, was not amused. "It's appalling. It's taking away the integrity of the painting," he said.
Visit Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo's website to see the painting 'The artist and his model'.
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 April 2009:
Spot the difference: council sets off smoke alarm
By Louise Schwartzkoff
Like many men of his generation, the late artist Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo loved tobacco. In the dozens of self-portraits he painted before his death in 1955, he is often pictured with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
But when Manly Council decided to honour the former Manly resident with an exhibition and website, Dattilo-Rubbo's vice collided with the council's strict anti-smoking policy.
In an online news release advertising a website about the painter's life and art, one of his self-portraits - The Artist And The Model - was painstakingly altered by a member of the council's communications team. One smoking cigarette was airbrushed from the artist's mouth, a second was banished from an ashtray on the table.
The incident comes a week after France was outraged by advertisements showing the iconic French comedian Jacques Tati without his signature pipe. In posters promoting an exhibition at the Cinematheque Francaise, Tati's pipe was replaced by a toy windmill, a concession to France's strict anti-smoking laws.
Manly Council is also renowned for its anti-smoking stance. In 2004, it was the first local government area in Australia to forbid smoking at its beaches. It has also banned smoking at al fresco dining areas, sporting grounds and within 10 metres of the entrances to council buildings.
The art consultant David Hulme, who was commissioned to create the Dattilo-Rubbo website by the council-operated Manly Art Gallery and Museum as part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, said he was shocked by the intervention. "It's ridiculous that this could happen," he said. "[Smoking] is what the artist was known for … It was not appropriate to take that cigarette out of his mouth. It was part and parcel of the man."
Yesterday the council insisted the case of the disappearing cigarettes was all a simple mistake. A member of its management team had instructed a staff member in its communications department to remove the artwork featuring the cigarette.
Unfortunately, the instruction was misinterpreted and the staff member removed the cigarettes from the artwork instead. "Manly Council is a proud supporter of the arts and we would be opposed to any censorship - perceived or otherwise," the spokeswoman said.
Oddly, the "misinterpretation" was not spotted by the council for several months - the news release first appeared in late January. But within hours of being contacted by the Herald yesterday, the missing cigarette had reappeared in the image on the council's website.
Hills News, 31 March 2009: Doyle paintings ‘genuine’
After viewing nearly 150 paintings by d'Arcy Doyle last Friday, Jennefer Doyle was able to authenticate each work as genuinely painted by her late husband.
This follows the authentication by Mrs Doyle a few weeks ago at Bonhams and Goodman of 90 works from the Ron Coles Gallery at Kenthurst among 405 art works seized by police in a raid earlier this year.
The paintings viewed and examined last Friday were from many different owners from all over NSW and from different time periods.
‘With almost 250 paintings now authenticated as genuine by Jennefer Doyle, we can safely put to rest the rumours and innuendo that there are fake d'Arcy Doyles in the market,’ said David Hulme, of fine art consultants Banziger Hulme.
Brigitte Banziger said: ‘We will have many relieved owners of d'Arcy Doyle paintings who will be able to fully enjoy their works again.’
Mr Coles is missing amid police investigations of claims of fake artworks from some of Australia's greatest artists. There are also allegations of pictures owned by others being resold and allegations of missing millions in art money.
Daily Telegraph, 27 March 2009: Doyle's widow to confirm paintings are the real deal
By Elizabeth Fortescue
'... Banziger Hulme director David Hulmse said he asked Mrs Doyle to fly from Brisbane after clients voiced concerns about the authenticity of their d'Arcy Doyle paintings. 'They [investors] have got maybe $ 40,000 to $ 50,000 of paintings on their walls which could suddenly be worthless, he said ...'
Manly Daily, 18 March 2009: Artist's widow to authenticate works
'... Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants is organising the authentication day in its Manly office ... Valuer David Hulme said he had received many calls from concerned collectors of Doyle paintings ..'
Hills News, 17 March 2009: Disappointed
“ …’This is a one-off opportunity for owners of works by D'Arcy Doyle, as Jennefer Doyle will only authenticate works in the flesh and will fly specifically to Sydney from Queensland for the day only,’ said Brigitte Banziger, of Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants.
The appraisals will take place at Banziger Hulme's office in Manly on March 27.
‘Recently, there has been quite a lot of adverse publicity regarding the authenticity of paintings by D'Arcy Doyle,’ said David Hulme. ‘The artist's widow has naturally been very concerned with her husband's reputation, and many owners of works do not know anymore whom or what to believe when it comes to the authenticity of the paintings in their homes.
‘We have had calls from many concerned owners of D'Arcy Doyle paintings. They just want to be reassured of the authenticity of their works, so they can get peace of mind.'’ …
Manly Daily, 4 March 2009: Expert's delight at rare art gems
'A rare print of Sydney was among the finds uncovered at the recent Banziger Hulme annual art appraisal day. An 1842 lithograph by Conrad Martens depicts Sydney form
St Leonards. "This is extremely rare and is hardly ever seen in the open market. The quality of art brought in was outstanding, and it was non-stop appraising from well before 10 in the morning until 3pm', said David Hulme. ...'
The Weekend Australian, 21 – 22 February 2009: Museum and Labyrinth,
Review, p. 18 –19
Art galleries and libraries have had to come to terms with the new order of the internet, writes Christopher Allen.
“…Among smaller institutions the Manly Museum and Art Gallery has set up a site on the painter, teacher and co-founder of the MMAG, Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, one of several significant European artist-teachers in 20th-century Sydney who deserve to be better known. Dattilo-Rubbo is not important enough as a painter to warrant a full monograph, but the website is a perfect vehicle for assembling reproductions of his work, biographical information and the substantial introductory essay to a 1980-81 survey exhibition. …”
Manly Daily, 19 February 2009: Maybe it's a Picasso in the attic
"... Banziger Hulme Fine Art consultants is holding its annual art appraisal day in Manly this Saturday with experts ready to expertly scrutinise art, such as oil paintings, watercolours, limited-edition prints, etchings, photographs and sculpture. 'We will assist in finding out whether you have a truly valuable piece or a treasured family artwork which may still hold sentimental or historical value', valuer David Hulme said. ..."
Manly Daily, 17 January 2009: Mayor's message - Information technology boosts art legend
Now here is a great idea combining traditional art values and modern information technology. Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo (1870 - 1955) .... will now receive the greater public acknowledgement he so richly deserves thanks to a new website. ....
The project .... has been created by Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants for the Manly Art Gallery and Museum for its 80th anniversary in 2010. ... Jean Hay, Mayor
Manly Daily, 16 January 2009: Art patron honoured
A website has been established to honour one of the founders of the Manly Art Gallery and Museum and a donor of 130 artworsk, artist Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo. ....
.....The website was created by Banziger Hulme Fine Art Manly and funded by the Gordon Darling Foundation and can be viewed at www.antoniodattilorubbo.com.au
The Australian, 23 December 2008: 'Tough year but art dealers are hanging in there'
After a bumper 2007, the Australian art
auction market is down nearly 35 per cent this year, with $114.5
million of art works going under the hammer.
Several
important paintings, including an 1830s John Glover landscape and one
of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly pictures, failed to sell at auction because
of prohibitive reserve prices.
... Auction sales peaked at a record $175.6 million last year. This
year's $114.5 million worth of trade, though well down on last year, is
still higher than the total sales figure for 2006.
Unlike the early 1990s crash, when several commercial galleries and
dealers were forced to close their doors, industry players say the
current scenario is less bleak. Significantly, serious collectors who
stopped buying during last year's overheated art market are slowly
returning.
Art adviser David Hulme said: "Good art will survive any crisis, and
the committed collectors will always be there, whether it's the primary
market or the secondary auction market. Perhaps 2007 was an aberration;
time will tell."... 
The Times, 26 November 2008: 'Sex and subterfuge: Borgia portrait plot lives up to her name' '...
David Hulme, a Sydney art expert and valuer, decribed the find as "exciting
and extraordinary." "It's probably worth millions," he said.
The Australian, 25 November 2008: 'Art world hanging on a masterstroke'
"Is it possible that for 40 years the National Gallery of V ictoria has been sitting on a masterpiece by Leonarda da Vinci worth millions of dollars? It's an unlikely outcome, but the Renaissance master is one of several names suggested by art experts keen to pre-empt today's announcement by the NGV of a major discovery among its 16th century paintings. ... art consultant and valuer David Hulme said such works 'can achieve into the millions of dollars' ... "
Manly Daily, 21 November 2008: "Art collection shared online"
"Is this the world's first virtual art museum? Fine art consultants Banziger Hulme can't be sure if the website, that has been established for its client, is the first private collection to be viewed on the web. But the Manly consultants know the client wanted to do something different with his contemporary Australian art collection. "He is interested in sharing and having the opportunity to place his collection online for anyone to see really excited him", David Hulme said. ... The site can be found at www.theartcollectorseye.com.au ..."
Mosman Daily, 20 November 2008: "Get art pieces valued for free"
"Is there a Picasso under your bed? .... Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants are holding a valuation session at the Framing Workshop on Saturday, November 22, between 10am and 2pm. ..."
The Australian, 10 November 2008: "Not just a pretty picture"
"... Base's decision to sell his original work is unusual, says David
Hulme, Sydney-based art valuer with fine art consultants Banziger
Hulme. Most illustrators hang on to their artwork, and exhibit other
work created specifically for the fine art market. He says illustrative
work tends to have a far lower value than other works on paper. "I
recently valued some illustrations for a regional art gallery and they
weren't as pure, they didn't have a fine art component," Hulme says.
"Nobody in the fine art world will look at illustration in the same way
as fine art." Hulme makes a distinction between straightforward commercial work
for advertising or editorial, and illustration work for books. Norman
Lindsay, he says, is a case in point. A Lindsay illustration will sell
for about $2000, but a non-commercial watercolour will fetch $50,000.
The illustrations for his children's book The Magic Pudding
are in a different league. As an artist and author with an established
reputation, the book was published in 1918 as a limited edition for the
relatively high price of pound stg. 1 10 shillings. The original art
work is now in the State Library of NSW. ..."
Brisbane Times, 5 November 2008: "Texas Treasure"
'... She contacted an Australian art consultant and broker, David
Hulme, who recognised it immediately as Coburn's work. "The
signature is pretty distinctive, and the texture of the paint and
the style of the work is also very Coburn. Then there's the
inscription on the back with his address at the time clearly
written," he says. "It's definitely legitimate and a very exciting
find. ..."
Manly Daily, 5 November 2008: "Aussie art gem found in Texas"
'...According to Banziger Hulme Fine Art director David Hulme, the large oil on canvas painting titled Solstice was unknown and represented an outstanding historical find. ...
Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 2008: "When opportunity shops knock"
'.... Kay Gray paid $US45 for the semi-abstract painting, took it home
and displayed it with her collection of modern pottery. On a whim,
she did an internet search on the name written on the back of the
wooden frame.
"When I Googled John Coburn, up popped all these beautiful
paintings and all I could think was 'Oh my God'," she says. "I
thought it was a nice piece and well painted, but I sure never
thought it could be by someone famous."
She contacted an Australian art consultant and broker, David
Hulme, who recognised it immediately as Coburn's work. "The
signature is pretty distinctive, and the texture of the paint and
the style of the work is also very Coburn. Then there's the
inscription on the back with his address at the time clearly
written," he says. "It's definitely legitimate and a very exciting
find." ....
Hulme gave the painting a market value of $20,000 and advised
Gray and her husband to insure it for $30,000. "But if it came up
for auction it could do even better because it's an unknown work
and it's turned up in such unusual circumstances," he says. ....' Canberra Times, 4 November 2008: "When opportunity shops knock" '... She contacted an Australian art consultant and broker, David Hulme,
who recognised it immediately as Coburn's work. "The signature is
pretty distinctive, and the texture of the paint and the style of the
work is also very Coburn. Then there's the inscription on the back with
his address at the time clearly written," he says. "It's definitely
legitimate and a very exciting find." Hulme gave the
painting a market value of $20,000 and advised Gray and her husband to
insure it for $30,000. "But if it came up for auction it could do even
better because it's an unknown work and it's turned up in such unusual
circumstances," he says. ...' Telegraph.co.uk, 4 November 2008: "Lost Australian masterpieces unearthed in Texas charity shops"'... The second discovery was made this month, when a John Coburn work, Solstice,
surfaced in a second-hand shop in the Texan town of San Marcos. Coburn, a
Queensland-born artist, is known for his tapestries and distinctive abstract
style. .... Mrs Gray got in touch with Australian art consultant David Hulme, who
recognised it as a Coburn original. ....'
Manly Daily, 16 September 2008: "Get your Rembrandt"
"... So if you have an unknown work languishing in your attic... take it to the Manly Arts Festival appraisal afternoon. Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants will help you determine its worth."
Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August 2008, Travel: "Travel global, drink local - Auction caution"
"... A recent item in this column about the pitfalls of buying art at cruise-ship auctions has hit a raw nerve with Sydney art consultant and valuer David Hulme. He says he has dealt with a procession of people over the years who have paid high prices at sea, only to find later that the works were worth far less than claimed.
A Sydney cruise passenger who paid a 10 per cent deposit on a painting that the shipboard auctioneer valued at $ 22,000, has since asked for Hulme's valuation. He told her the work wasn't worth much more than the deposit. The woman has refused to pay the balance and is still trying to recover her deposit.
Hulme says that almost every time he has valued art bought at sea, he has found the price paid is far higher than the market value.
"I don't have a problem with sellers putting whatever price they want to on a work," he says. "What I object to is when there are false claims made about the real value of that work, particularly when buyeres don't have the means to undertake an appraisal, or have someone undertake it on their behalf."
Manly Daily, 11 July 2008: 'Raw emotion sways judges'
"A work noted for its gritty and literal nature has won the Selector's Award at the 2008 Warringah Art Prize. Blacktown artist Johan Neave's 'Red Desire, Passion Fire' won the
$2,000 prize. ...
The selectors were David Hulme of Banziger Hulme Fine Art and Manly Art Gallery curator Sarah Johnson. "The sense of community from this and the encouragement for emerging artists is phenomenal, " Mr Hulme said. "The prize is a huge incentive to people starting out."
Mr Hulme said the winner was chosen because of the way he invested emotion into the work. "You don't necessarily want to give it to someone who is playing it safe," he said....
The Weekend Australian, 14-15 June 2008: 'Art censorship isn't the answer'
".... Art adviser David Hulme predicted more Henson works would be on the market for the next round of auctions. 'His prices now sitting at $ 25,000, could be 20 per cent to 30 per cent higher by the time we see his work at the Melbourne Art Fair in August,' he said."
Australian Financial Review, 3 April 2008: Sydney artist recasts his impression
"...One long-dead artist receiving attention today is Norman Lloyd .... A lot of investigation is taking place to establish Lloyd's character and identity, and the artist now has his own website - normanlloyd.com.au. The Manly art team Banziger Hulme is behind the website. .... A large collector has been buying Lloyd's work through Banziger Hulme .... More than 335 works by this prolific artist have been sold over the past 20 years."
Manly Daily, 6 March 2008: Close to someone's art
"Last weekend Banziger Hulme held their annual Art Appraisal Day in the Corso, with more than 100 locals lining up to have their precious family heirlooms valued. David Hulme said he was stunned by the quality of the works that were presented.... 'A local lady brought in a high-quality Norman Lindsay piece that we valued at about $ 40,000, although we'd insure it for $ 60,000' ... Mr Hulme and partner Brigitte Banziger were also blown away by the works of still-life master Albert Sherman and portraitist Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo, one of the main founders of the Manly Art Gallery and Museum...."
Manly Daily, 28 Feb 2008: Dust-gatherers may be gems
".....before you start discarding those dubious family heirlooms that have been gathering dust in the attic or garage, it may be worth .... taking them to the experts at Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants for instant appraisal. .... Mr Hulme said establishing the true market value of an artwork is definitely worth the effort in today's climate as art auction sales continue to go from strength to strength both here and on the international market."
Superliving.com.au, 25 February 2008: Resale royalties on Aussie art
(Click on link for whole story)
"... David Hulme has a different view. He is the Managing Director of the
Banziger-Hulme, a fine art consultancy, and he thinks the art market
will be just fine.
While he describes the proposed scheme as a "logistical nightmare," he
also thinks the extra revenue for artists is important and that the
regressive nature of the royalty structure could see the majority of
the money going to the artists who need it most. But he also says "it
is only a very small percentage of artists that will ever benefit from
this scheme and these are the ones who already are perhaps considered
well-off in the art world".
He also thinks that the art market is so buoyant right now that it will
take something much bigger than a resale royalty scheme to bring it
down.
"The emerging markets are taking off big time," says David, citing the
entry of India, China and Dubai to the international art markets as
driving explosive growth. "A downturn in the art market will be created
by much more powerful forces and will begin in the auction rooms of
Sothebys and Christies in New York and London before it trickles down
to Australia."
There is a concern that droite de suite could see Australian art head
offshore for sale. David says that the Swiss auction houses have done
very well out of their country's decision to not follow the European
lead.
But he also says Australia's geographic isolation and the cost of
shipping art over long distances – and possibly having to ship it back
if it doesn't sell – means there's little danger of our art market
being driven out of the country.
..."
The Australian, 3 December 2007: Menzies outbids Sotheby's in huge year for art auctioneers
"... It's a bull market, and there's no suggestion it will fall down any time soon," said David Hulme of art advisers Banziger Hulme. "Auction sales this year have been strong, and there are a lot more people wanting to be involved - a lot more savvy investors who want to divest their investments and purchase art. ..."
Manly Daily, 29 November 2007: Antique body adds two
"Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants have been accepted into the Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association (AA&ADA). .... Acceptance into the prestigious organisation is a clear recognition of the company's efforts."
Manly Daily, 9 November 2007: Art Festival brings it out in the open
"... Local art dealers Banziger Hulme will be giving free appraisals at Steve Coburn's studio..."
The Australian, 8 November 2007, Leading a sculptural revolution:
"... David Hulme of Banziger Hulme art consultants (sic) has a slightly different view: 'There are more people buying art and, as a consequence, more people have to be interested in sculpture. But whether it's transferring into the secondary market at the same level, I don't think so. The secondary market is so conservative in its purchasing, and it will take a number of years to happen. But I do believe it will happen.' ...
Australian Financial Review, 1 November 2007, Art of knowing the unknown:
"David Hulme of Art broker Banziger Hulme continued to mop up 1920s landscapes by Norman Lloyd ... Hulme evidently has a collector in tow for this artist's extraordinary works."
The Australian Art Market Report, Issue 25, Spring 2007,
Page 22, Cents and sensibility:
"If
someone is prepared to spend a considerable budget on an artwork, it is
just
common sense to do one's homework and make an informed decision",
explains
David Hulme, of Bänziger Hulme Fine Art.".... But the
purported boom isn't as
straightforward as collectors might like.
Bänziger Hulme may serve as art brokers,
buying and selling works on
their client's behalf through the secondary market,
however they
believe "that art as investment has been hyped" and "if one is
primarily and purely interested in (turning a profit), we feel it is
better to stick
with traditional investment vehicles."
Manly Daily, 4 September 2007: Postscript to art story - an exciting find
"Manly art brokers
Banziger Hulme unearthed the painting (Portrait of Dodge
Macknight by
John Peter Russell) after they were contacted by a descendant of
Macknight from the US. Now the great-nephew of John Peter Russell
unearthed
the works on paper by the impressionist which have been
hidden away for years.
"This is indeed an extraordinary twist to our
find of the lost portrait",
Brigitte Banziger said."
The Australian Financial Review, 30 August 2007: Better than a poke in the eye
"Along with the Whiteley, the other highlight of the
sale, John Peter Russell's 1887
Portrait of fellow artist Dodge
Macknight, sold for a hammer price of $190,000..."
The Australian Financial Review, 30 August 2007
The Age, 25 August 2007: Art market booms while stocks shake
"Another sale highlight is John Peter Russell's Portrait
of Dodge Macknight
c1887, the American watercolourist - described by
Van Gogh as one of the most
consummate works by Australia's finest
impressionist."
Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2007: Spring bidding budding
"(Deutscher + Hackett's) offerings include a ripper John
Peter Russell, Portrait of
Dodge Macknight, dating from around 1887 -
which won praise from
Vincent van Gogh - and Brett Whiteley's
Vincent,.... The Whiteley is estimated at
$ 1 million-plus and the
Russell closer to $ 200,000 - but it was the Russell that
was the talk
of the town, even winning praise from rival auctioneers."
Australian Financial Review, 9 August 2007: Portrait of an artist's friend
"The discovery (of the John Peter Russell portrait of
Dodge Macknight) was
a nice one for the fledgling auction house
(Deutscher + Hackett), as well as for the ubiquitous Sydney dealership
Banziger Hulme, run by David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger, which has
consigned the painting to auction on behalf
of its US vendor."
Manly Daily, 9 August 2007:
"...It's
probably the most significant art find of the year. Certainly it's the
most
important in the history of Banziger Hulme. .... Adding to the
intrigue is the fact
the painting won acclaim from Vincent van Gogh in
a letter to Russell.
Van Gogh's critique can be found in the Guggenheim
Museum in New York."
Australian Art Review, Issue 14, July - October 2007:
Art Gallery or auction - where should you buy?
"David Hulme, of Banziger
Hulme Fine Art consultants, encourages clients to buy at auction as
well as from reputable galleries. Hulme argues that a work is
'validated' when it appears in an auction catalogue and can be resold
at auction - even quite soon after purchase, if the need arose."
Manly Daily, 21 June 2007: Gems in cupboard
"Manly fine art consultants
and husband-and-wife team David Hulme and Brigitte Banziger are
familiar with the scenario: someone comes in with an artwork and are
embarrassed about asking how much it's worth. 'The large auction houses
can be
intimidating and make people feel uncomfortable about an artwork
that isn't worth a lot of money,' Brigitte said. 'But we're always
interested in seeing artworks - paintings, drawings, old photographs
and limited-edition prints. It's not all about money - a painting may
not be worth a lot of moneybut may be worth a lot in terms of
sentimental or historical value and that's something to be proud of."
Australian Financial Review, 7 June 2007:
Watercolour birds free at last
"Sydney
art dealer Banziger Hulme received a surprise last month when a client
walked into the gallery with a handful of tightly rolled papers. Upon
unrolling them, 10 watercolours were discovered by little-known
Australian bird painter H. Hepburn Calvert... Banziger Hulme will sell
them through Davidson Auctions on June 16."
Mosman Daily, 7 June 2007: Rare birds roll up
"The
woman recently turned up at the Manly offices of fine art consultants
Banziger Hulme with some tightly rolled paper. 'The paper turned out to
be
some rare birds indeed - 10 watercolour works by Australian bird
painter H. Hepburn Calvert,' consultant David Hulme said."
North Shore Times, 11 May 2007: Well worth consulting
Fine
art consultant David Hulme was happy to give his expert advice recently
to someone who had bouth several paintings at a garage sale in Killara
13 years ago. ... Hulme said she was a lovely lady who had bought the
paintings for their frames and never heard of any of the artists - who
just happened to include Lionel Lindsay, Herbert Gallop, Sydney Ure
Smith, James R. Jackson, Arthur Burgess and Emanuel Phillips Fox.
Hulme's advice was that, rather than giving the collection away, it
could go to auction."
Northern Beaches Weekender, 3 May 2007:
Hidden treasure delights
"...Taking
her daugher's advice, (the lady owner) decided to phone Banziger Hulme
Fine Art consultants - just in case the paintings were worth a dollar
or two. ....
She had works by Lionel Lindsay, Herbert Gallop, Sydney
Ure Smith, James R Jackson, Arthur Burgess and Emanuel Phillips Fox....
'Of course I was delighted to inform the owner that they would be of
good value,' David said."
Mosman Daily, 3 May 2007
Manly Daily, 2 May 2007
Manly Daily, 7 March 2007:
"An
art appraisal day in Manly uncovered a lovely northern beaches scene by
Will Ashton...Banziger Hulme's annual art appraisal day saw more than
70 attendees with some very interesting works...."
The Weekend Australian, 3-4 March 2007:
It's all about place and timing
"When
it comes to selling works by major Australian or international artists,
it is often best to take the work back to source. 'Even a painting by
Howard Arkley might be better sold in his home market of Melbourne,'
says David Hulme of Banziger Hulme Fine Art.
The work 'Blue and Gold"
by E.T. Compton, from 1908, was sold after exhaustive research by
Banziger Hulme to find the Gallery in Old Bond Street, London, that
specialises in selling this artist's work. ...The aim of an art
broker such as Sydney's Banziger Hulme Fine Art Consultants is to
educate and assist their clients in both the buying and selling of fine
art.
Banziger Hulme also hold very popular art and investment
seminars. A recent one at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum was attended
by close to 100 people, and another was held at the Bank of Queensland
for select clients. As an art broker does not purchase works to
sell on, they can be impartial and discerning about how best to
approach each project. Banziger Hulme welcomes anyone with a work or a photo of it, whether you would like to know the value or whether
you are looking to sell..."
Mosman Daily, 1 March 2007
Manly Daily, 28 February 2007
Australian Financial Review, 14 December 2006
"Banziger
Hulme Fine Art of Sydney is selling a rare seascape by Albert
Namatjira, an artist more often associated with central Australian
watercolours."
Manly Daily, 17 November 2006
Manly Daily, 16 November 2006
Manly Daily, 13 Sept 2006: Investing is a Fine Art
Mosman Daily, 27 July 2006
The Weekend Australian, 22/23 July 2006
Mosman Daily, 6 July 2006
The North Shore Times, 26 May 2006
The Art Market Report, Issue 19, Autumn 2006
Manly Daily, 7 December 2005
Isle of Man Examiner, November 2005
Mosman Daily, November 2005
Northern Beaches Weekender, 4 November 2004
Manly Daily, 29 October 2004
The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 2004
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