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live Auction
Melbourne2 December 2026

Important Australian + International Fine Art

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We are currently inviting consignments for our forthcoming December auction of Important Australian + International Fine Art

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live Auction
Melbourne2 December 2026

Important Australian + International Fine Art

Consigning now

We are currently inviting consignments for our forthcoming December auction of Important Australian + International Fine Art

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D+H Online
Melbourne22 - 27 October 2026

Australian Fine Art + Indigenous Art

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Russell Drysdale, Stockman, 1965 (detail). Sold for $687,500 (inc. BP + GST) 26 August 2026 © Courtesy Russell Drysdale Estate

Grace Cossington-Smith, Still life with chair, 1962 (detail). Sold for $812,500 (inc. BP + GST) 10 November 2021

D+H Online
Melbourne22 - 27 October 2026

Australian Fine Art + Indigenous Art

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Past Live Auction
Sydney14 October 2026

An Important Private Collection, Canberra

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Lot 3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Emu Tucker, 1992 (detail) © Emily Kam Kngwarreye/Copyright Agency 2026

Lot 7, Brett Whiteley, Blue river, 1977 (detail). Sold for $575,000 (inc BP + GST) © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency, 2026
Past Live Auction
Sydney14 October 2026

An Important Private Collection, Canberra

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Past Live Auction
Melbourne26 August 2026

Important Australian + International Fine Art

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Past Live Auction
Melbourne25 March 2026

Important Australian Indigenous Art

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Jeffrey Smart, Containers at Pisa Airport, 1998 – 99. Sold for 675,000 (inc. BP + GST) © courtesy of The Estate of Jeffrey Smart 2026

Eugene Von Guérard, The Mitre Rock and lake from Mt Arapiles, 1874 (detail). Sold for $1,500,000 (inc. BP + GST)

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Portrait of Dodge Macknight
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 26 November 2025

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

Portrait of Dodge Macknight, c.1888

Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,500,000

Sold $2,312,500 (inc. BP + GST)

Night stop, Bombay
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 26 November 2025

Jeffrey Smart

(1921 - 2013)

Night stop, Bombay, 1981

Estimate $1,400,000 - $1,800,000

Sold $1,625,000 (inc. BP + GST)

The reader (the school cape)
Important Australian Fine Art, 27 August 2025

Grace Cossington-Smith

(1892 - 1984)

The reader (the school cape), c.1916

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

Sold $1,000,000 (inc. BP + GST)

NEAPOLITAN DELIGHT
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 7 May 2025

Howard Arkley

(1951 - 1999)

NEAPOLITAN DELIGHT, 1993

Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,500,000

Sold $2,500,000 (inc. BP + GST)

LA SALUTE
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 7 May 2025

Arthur Streeton

(1867 - 1943)

LA SALUTE, 1908

Estimate $450,000 - $650,000

Sold $1,500,000 (inc. BP + GST)

UNTITLED (AWELYE)
Important Australian Indigenous Art, 26 March 2025

Emily Kam Kngwarreye

(c.1910 - 1996)

UNTITLED (AWELYE), 1992

Estimate $400,000 - $600,000

Sold $1,218,750 (inc. BP + GST)

CRUACH EN MAHR, MATIN, BELLE-ÎLE-EN-MER
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 24 April 2024

John Peter Russell‎

(1858 - 1930)

CRUACH EN MAHR, MATIN, BELLE-ÎLE-EN-MER, c.1905

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,500,000

Sold $4,000,000 (inc. BP + GST)

THE WREN
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 24 April 2024

Brett Whiteley

(1939 - 1992)

THE WREN, 1978

Estimate $2,000,000 - $3,000,000

Sold $3,750,000 (inc. BP + GST)

EARLY MORNING TOWNSHIP
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 16 August 2023

Sidney Nolan

(1917 - 1992)

EARLY MORNING TOWNSHIP, 1955

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,000,000

Sold $2,750,000 (inc. BP + GST)

THE GRAND CANAL
Important Australian + International Fine Art, 21 April 2021

Arthur Streeton

(1867 - 1943)

THE GRAND CANAL, 1908

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,000,000

Sold $3,125,000 (inc. BP + GST)

GOING TO THE PICTURES
Twenty Classics of Australian Art + Important Australian and International Fine Art, 11 November 2020

Russell Drysdale

(1912 - 1981)

GOING TO THE PICTURES, 1941

Estimate $2,500,000 - $3,500,000

Sold $3,000,000 (inc. BP + GST)

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Past Live Auction
Melbourne25 March 2026

Outstanding Results

2026 April auction for Important Australian Indigenous Art

Attracting a wide audience of passionate collectors, this eagerly awaited instalment of D+H’s flagship Indigenous art auction achieved the outstanding total of $4,670,000 (inc. BP and GST) with many works notably exceeding their auction estimates – resulting in the elevated clearance rates of 120% by value and 88% by volume.

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Past Live Auction
Melbourne26 November 2025

D+H tops the November fine art auction round and extends 2025 market leadership

Continuing its commitment to offering outstanding examples of important Australian and International art, Deutscher and Hackett’s final live auction for the year achieved the highest November auction round total of $11.2 million (inc. BP + GST) – thus confirming the firm’s 2025 market leadership with its annual auction sales totalling over $40 million.

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Past Live Auction
Sydney7 May 2025

Arkley fires up the art market with record $2.5m sale

Howard Arkley’s joyous kitsch wonderland, Neapolitan delight, 1993 (est: $1,000,000 – 1,500,000) sold for $2,500,000 (inc. BP + GST) – not only a new auction record for the artist, but the highest price for a work of art sold at auction in Australia in 2025, continuing D+H’s record of achieving the highest price annually for the past four years.

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Exceptional Collection Achieves Exceptional Results: $8.7 Million with 96% Clearance by Value

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