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In an ever-changing art market where 15% to 25% of all art collectors are tech savvy under 40-year old’s, are we seeing a glimpse into the future?
Millennials and young art collectors use smart phones and tablets like we use our lungs to breathe, this new generation of collectors are also embracing t… Read More “MILLENNIALS EMBRACING THE ART WORLD”
Harley born in 1908 in NSW Australia, Harvey Cameron Griffiths, studied in Melbourne under Arch Colquhoun and followed in the tonal tradition of his father.
His father artist Harley Griffiths senior who studied at The National Gallery School between 1894-1899, and who also share a studio with Max Mel… Read More “Harley Cameron Griffiths (Aust 1908-1981)”
Geoffrey Keith Townshend (NZ/Australian 1888-1969) Biography
Painter, Cartoonist / Illustrator Geoffrey was born in Auckland arrived in Australia in 1911.
Geoffrey studied at the Royal Art Society School in Sydney under Dattilo Rubbo (1870-1955).
He was a frequent contributor to the Bulletin Magazine… Read More “Geoffrey Keith Townshend (Aust 1888-1969)”
With people spending more time in their homes over the past year, how a home looks as well how it functions has become increasingly more important.
This has had a profound impact on online auctions and online dealers in the art and collectables market, very strong price growth and demand for wide and… Read More “All ships rise on king tide”
Investment in Artworks & Collectables have been turning heads recently, with investors looking for diversity, assurance plus return on investment.
Artworks & Collectables have been beating pre sale estimates at auction sales in recent years especially since the outbreak of Covid-19. This type… Read More “Artworks & Collectables gaining momentum”
A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century elites, mainly in England and France, and spread across the… Read More “Miniature portrait paintings”
Ningura Naparrula (Australian Aboriginal 1938 – 2013)
Ningura Naparrula was born in 1938 near Kiwirrkura community in the Gibson Desert 700 km west of Alice Springs. Naparrula and her husband Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi walked to Papunya with their whole family group as part of a general migra… Read More “Ningura Naparrula (Australian Aboriginal 1938 – 2013) Bio”
Kevin Joseph “Bulldog” Murray MBE (1938-)
Kevin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 333 games over 18 seasons. Murray’s father Dan also played for Fitzroy, including in their 1944 VFL Grand Final victory… Read More “Kevin Murray (1938-) (Fitzroy Football Club) Bio”
John Nicholls (1939-)
John is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicholls is widely regarded as one of Australian football’s greatest players. He was the first Carlton footballer to play 300 games and was declared the club’… Read More “John Nicholls (1939-) (Carlton Football Club) Bio”
Joseph (Zepp) Cassar (Malta Australian 1962-) Bio
Zepp Cassar is an internationally acclaimed abstract figurative and landscape painter who spends most of his time working between Sydney, France, China, and Malta Zepp is seen as an established Maltese-Australian artist, born in 1962, he was largely i… Read More “Zepp Cassar (Malta Australian 1962-)”