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….”

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