Albert Namatjira

Dave’s Faves for the Smith & Singer Auction – May 23

The first 13 lots of  the Smith & Singer sale all come with the provenance of a single owner collection, the Selwyn and Renata Litton collection.  In his introduction to the dedicated collection catalogue, Geoffrey Smith writes: “The late Selwyn Litton and his wife, Renata, were careful, considerate and thoughtful art collectors who loved sitting …

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Albert Namatjira price reset & Smith & Singer’s new auction records

Smith & Singer’s final fine art auction of the year with a tight offering of 55 lots provided some spectacular results, including four artist auction records for contemporary artists: Del Kathryn Barton and Julie Rrap, as well as ever popular Albert Namatjira and lesser known artist Gertrude Fenton. They also very nearly set a fifth …

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