Exceptional Auction Results for International Art
Over recent years Deutscher and Hackett has established itself as the leading Australian art auction house with the sale of locally owned high-quality International fine art. With our ability to truly reach international markets and gain the attention of overseas collectors in specialist areas. Deutscher and Hackett has achieved strong auction results and set many Australian auction records for International artists including Josef Albers, John Armleder, Frank Auerbach, Raoul Dufy, Lucian Freud, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Keith Haring, Barbara Hepworth, Patrick Heron, Damien Hirst, William Kentridge, Leon Kossoff, Yayoi Kusama, Roy Lichtenstein, Brice Marden, Henri Matisse, Colin McCahon, Joan Miro, Ben Nicholson, Cyril Power, Yinka Shonibare, Bridget Riley and Andy Warhol.
Deutscher and Hackett has achieved many remarkable international results. Of particular note are the high prices recorded in Australia for the British artists Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach and the Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama.
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BRIDGET RILEY
born 1931, British
OFF, 1963
emulsion on hardboard (housed in Perspex)
24.5 x 29.0 cm (irregular)
Estimate: $60,000 – 80,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 28 August 2013
Sold for $984,000 (inc. BP), an Australian auction record for the artist
COLIN MCCAHON
(1919 – 1987, New Zealand)
LET BE, LET BE, 1959
Elias series
enamel and sand on board
183.0 x 122.0 cm
Estimate: $800,000 – 1,200,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 August 2009
Sold for $942,000 (inc. BP), an auction record for the artist
FRANK AUERBACH
born 1931, British
DAVID LANDAU SEATED, 1992
oil on canvas
71.0 x 61.0 cm
Estimate: $450,000 – 650,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 27 August 2014
Sold for $720,000 (inc. BP), an Australian auction record for the artist
YAYOI KUSAMA
born 1929, Japanese
INFINITY DOTS (HRT), 2001
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
162.0 x 130.0 cm
Estimate: $200,000 – 300,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 26 November 2014
Sold for $492,000 (inc. BP), an Australian auction record for the artist
BARBARA HEPWORTH
(1903 - 1975, British)
MAQUETTE FOR LARGE SCULPTURE: FOUR-SQUARE (FOUR CIRCLES), 1966
slate
28.0 cm height
edition: 3/3
Estimate: $150,000 – 250,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 27 August 2014
Sold for $348,000 (inc. BP), an Australian auction record for the artist
JOSEF ALBERS
(1888 - 1976, American)
STUDY FOR: HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: ALLEGRO, 1961
oil on composition board
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Estimate: $150,000 – 200,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 2 December 2015
Sold for $341,600 (inc. BP)
LEON KOSSOFF
born 1926, British
HEAD OF HEINZ I, 1997
oil on board
56.0 x 46.0 cm
Estimate: $120,000 – 160,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 6 May 2015
Sold for $180,000 (inc. BP)
LUCIAN FREUD
born 1922, British
HEAD OF AN IRISHMAN, 1999
etching
74.0 x 56.0 cm
Estimate: $45,000 – 65,000
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 29 August 2007
Sold for $87,000 (inc. BP)