International Art

In addition to its Australian and Indigenous art offering, Deutscher and Hackett has earned a distinguished reputation for presenting important international works of art to the Australian market through the careful selection of higher quality works. Supported by decades of specialist expertise and an extensive global network of private collectors, museums and dealers, the firm has achieved outstanding results across Modern and Contemporary British, European, American and Asian art.

Significantly, the department has handled works by some of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including Yayoi Kusama, Antony Gormley, Bridget Riley, Frank Auerbach, On Kawara, Michael Parekōwhai and Banksy. In particular, featured among the department’s notable achievements are Off, 1963 by Bridget Riley which sold for $984,000 (inc. BP) in August 2013; David Landau Seated, 1992, by Frank Auerbach, which realised $720,000 (inc. BP) in August 2014; and Small Yield, 2015 by Antony Gormley, which sold for $549,000 (inc. BP) in November 2019 – with each result establishing Australian auction records for the respective artists.

Renowned for its rigorous scholarship, museum-quality presentation and highly targeted international marketing campaigns, indeed Deutscher and Hackett continues to attract significant global consignments, thus connecting exceptional works of international art with discerning collectors both in Australia and abroad.