SPIRITED BIDDING AT D+H APRIL AUCTION
Witnessing a packed auction room and enthusiastic participation from collectors across all bidding platforms, Deutscher and Hackett’s recent Important Australian and International Art Auction on 29 April demonstrated the continued strength of the Australian art market – realising an impressive total turnover of $8M and elevated clearance rates of 96% by value and 84% by volume.
Significantly, the auction featured two sales in excess of $1M, with particularly strong results above estimates for Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary artists.
Sydney
36 Gosbell Street, Paddington, NSW
11.00 am - 6.00 pm daily
- Tuesday14 April
- Wednesday15 April
- Thursday16 April
- Friday17 April
- Saturday18 April
- Sunday19 April
Melbourne
105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC
11.00 am – 6.00 pm daily
- Thursday23 April
- Friday24 April
- Saturday25 April
- Sunday26 April
- Monday27 April
- Tuesday28 April
Wed 29 April 2026, 7:00 pm
105 Commercial Road, South Yarra, VIC
Dorrit Black
(1891 - 1951)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000
Sold $171,818 (inc. BP)
Clarice Beckett
(1887 - 1935)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000
Sold $98,182 (inc. BP)
Vida Lahey
(1882 - 1968)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Sold $49,091 (inc. BP)
Frances Hodgkins
(New Zealand, 1869 - 1947)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
Sold $36,818 (inc. BP)
Bessie Davidson
(1879 - 1965)
Estimate $200,000 - $300,000
Sold $368,182 (inc. BP)
Kate O’Connor
(1876 - 1968)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Sold $104,318 (inc. BP)
John Glover
(1767 - 1849)
Estimate $80,000 - $120,000
Sold $92,045 (inc. BP)
Alfred Sharpe
(New Zealand/Australian, 1836 - 1912)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
Frederick McCubbin
(1855 - 1917)
Estimate $120,000 - $180,000
Sold $104,318 (inc. BP)
Arthur Streeton
(1867 - 1943)
Estimate $100,000 - $150,000
Sold $122,727 (inc. BP)
John Peter Russell
(1858 - 1930)
Estimate $1,200,000 - $1,800,000
Sold $1,595,455 (inc. BP)
Auguste Rodin
(1840 - 1917)
Estimate $120,000 - $160,000
Sold $147,273 (inc. BP)
Godfrey Miller
(1893 - 1964)
Estimate $200,000 - $300,000
Sold $245,455 (inc. BP)
Brett Whiteley
(1939 - 1992)
Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,500,000
Sold $1,202,727 (inc. BP)
Arthur Boyd
(1920 - 1999)
Estimate $180,000 - $240,000
Sold $220,909 (inc. BP)
Brett Whiteley
(1939 - 1992)
Estimate $400,000 - $600,000
Sold $454,091 (inc. BP)
Jeffrey Smart
(1921 - 2013)
Estimate $300,000 - $400,000
Sold $540,000 (inc. BP)
Jeffrey Smart
(1921 - 2013)
Estimate $120,000 - $180,000
Sold $184,091 (inc. BP)
Clement Meadmore
(1929 - 2005)
Estimate $60,000 - $80,000
Sold $104,318 (inc. BP)
Howard Arkley
(1951 - 1999)
Estimate $150,000 - $250,000
Sold $270,000 (inc. BP)
Michael Parekowhai
(New Zealand, born 1968)
Estimate $150,000 - $200,000
Sold $319,091 (inc. BP)
Margaret Preston
(1875 - 1963)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Sold $24,545 (inc. BP)
Donald Friend
(1915 - 1989)
Estimate $25,000 - $35,000
Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)
Albert Namatjira
(1902 - 1959)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Sold $110,455 (inc. BP)
Arthur Boyd
(1920 - 1999)
Estimate $35,000 - $45,000
Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)
Fred Williams
(1927 - 1982)
Estimate $35,000 - $45,000
Sold $58,909 (inc. BP)
Lloyd Rees
(1895 - 1988)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)
John Olsen
(1928 - 2023)
Estimate $50,000 - $70,000
Sold $85,909 (inc. BP)
Sidney Nolan
(1917 - 1992)
Estimate $40,000 - $60,000
Sold $67,500 (inc. BP)
Alice Bale
(1875 - 1955)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Sold $42,955 (inc. BP)
Frederick McCubbin
(1855 - 1917)
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000
Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)
Clara Southern
(1860 - 1940)
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Sold $22,091 (inc. BP)
Nora Heysen
(1911 - 2003)
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000
Sold $18,409 (inc. BP)
Adrian Feint
(1894 - 1971)
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000
Sold $22,091 (inc. BP)
Bertram Mackennal
(1863 - 1931)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
Sold $51,545 (inc. BP)
Hans Heysen
(1877 - 1968)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)
Dorrit Black
(1891 - 1951)
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Sold $17,182 (inc. BP)
Philip Wolfhagen
(born 1963)
Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Sold $52,773 (inc. BP)
Sidney Nolan
(1917 - 1992)
Estimate $28,000 - $35,000
Sold $29,455 (inc. BP)
Tim Storrier
(born 1949)
Estimate $30,000 - $40,000
Sold $85,909 (inc. BP)