Smith & Singer

Huge price reset for Albert Namatjira amongst four new auction records at Smith & Singer

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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Streeton Streets Ahead at Smith & Singer’s Winter Auction

It wasn’t just our Impressionist master Arthur Streeton who was a high achiever at the Smith & Singer Sale in Sydney last night. Prices far exceeded expectations for several other important Australian artists, which also continued the trend of interest in women artists, namely Ethel Carrick Fox, Margaret Olley, Emily Kngwarreye and Cressida Campbell, and …

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Dave’s Faves for the Smith and Singer Auction on 16 November 2021

In their Spring sale on 16 November in Sydney, Smith and Singer present 78 lots of Important Australian and International Art, and as is almost de rigueur these days, the first 5 lots are dedicated to women artists of the early 20th century: Clarice Beckett with two atmospheric Victorian views, Kathleen O’Connor with a leisurely …

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