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25.01.2022 Wanted, dead or alive, and on show in Sydney until Wednesday 18 November. Sidney Nolan’s paintings of the Australian fugitive, folk-hero and outlaw, Ned Kelly, are the most widely known series within the history and development of Australian art. In 'Ned Kelly: In the Bush', the armed and mounted outlaw stares blankly out at the viewer as he pauses in a dry, scrubby landscape, his black armour shimmering in the Australian heat as he stares down the barrel of the canvas to th...e viewer. Having first painted the celebrated figure in a series of works from 1946-1947, Nolan returned to the Ned Kelly theme in London during the winter of 1954-1955. Almost a decade older, and having exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1954, Nolan brought insight and virtuosic depth to this series, which including this remarkable painting went on to take London by storm when it was first exhibited there. ‘Ned Kelly: In the Bush’ also bears a particularly distinguished provenance. The work was personally selected by the artist’s wife and collaborator, Cynthia Nolan, for her personal collection and remained in her care for the next three decades. Smith & Singer is honoured to present it for auction on Wednesday 18 November. Lot 9 SIDNEY NOLAN 1917-1992 Ned Kelly: In the Bush 1955 $550,000750,000 #australianart #sidneynolan #wanteddeadoralive #musthave

23.01.2022 Smith & Singer is delighted to announce our representation of renowned contemporary artist, @sallyrossartist. Her debut exhibition with Smith & Singer will feature 10 new works and will be open to the public from 23 November 18 December 2020 at 14-16 Collins Street, Melbourne. Ross has exhibited globally, with solo exhibitions in Australia, France and the United States of America including long term representation in Paris and Los Angeles and group shows and art fairs ...spanning Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico and Switzerland. A four-time Archibald Prize finalist, her works are held in the Fondation Maeght, St-Paul de Vence, France; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne; Artbank, Melbourne; Macquarie University Collection, Sydney; along with private collections in Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. #australianart #contemporaryart #melbourne #watchthisspace

18.01.2022 Presented tonight for public sale for the first time since its creation 62 years ago, 'Laughing Child' 1958 by John Brack (lot 6, estimate $400,000600,000) represents a significant addition to the canon of Australian art. Wildly gleeful and imbued with the humour and insight only the parent of this jovial girl could portray, 'Laughing Child' is one of Brack’s finest paintings of his daughters and is available to view from 10am - 5pm today at 30 Queen Street, Woollahra. Auct...ion tonight, 24 June 2020, 6.30pm, National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2025. Geoffrey Smith, Chairman of Smith & Singer commented: 'Intelligent, wry, humorous, and incisive, 'Laughing Child' 1958 is an astonishing portrait of John Brack’s youngest daughter, Charlotte. Reproduced in colour for the first time during this sale and hidden from public view since its creation more than sixty years ago, 'Laughing Child' re-emerges to assume its rightful position as both a major addition to John Brack’s oeuvre and as one of the most compelling and unique representations of childhood within the history and development of Australian art.' Helen Brack #johnbrack #australianart #auction

12.01.2022 Our first Important Australian & International Art auction of 2020 will take place tomorrow night at 6.30pm, among the highlights of the sale is this beautiful piece by Antony Gormley, 'MEME CXXX' 2011 (lot 57, estimate $180,000220,000). Gormley is widely regarded as one of the most internationally significant and influential living artists, whose subjects almost exclusively refer to the human form. The title of the series from to which this work belongs is taken from evolut...ionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ theory on genetics, in which he coined the term ‘memes’ on the basis of genes. A ‘meme’ is a cultural analogue to a gene; a form that is transmitted in thought or behaviour from one body to another, responding to conditional environments, self-replicating and capable of mutation. * Come and see this remarkable piece, among many others, in Sydney today and tomorrow, 10am 5pm, 30 Queen Street, Woollahra. The auction will commence at 6.30pm, 24 June 2020, National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra. #sculpture #internationalart

06.01.2022 Last night’s inaugural Virtual Auction at Smith & Singer showed that location is no barrier when it comes to the sale of exceptional quality gems. The range of jewels spanned renowned jewellers and designers from around the world and drew significant demand from bidders via telephone, online and absentee. Prominent results were achieved for gems designed by Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels amongst others, which were complemented by impressive watches f...rom Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega and Rolex. A highlight of the auction was a platinum, gold, emerald and diamond ring by Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1974 (lot 50, estimate $200,000250,000) which sold for $231,800, establishing a record for an internationally-signed, single-emerald jewel in Australia Geoffrey Smith, Chairman of Smith & Singer, commented: ‘We are delighted with last night’s result. To achieve a sold rate by value of 95%, our highest since August 2016, and the record price for a signed, single-emerald jewel in the current challenging environment, confirms and consolidates Smith & Singer’s long-held preeminent position within the Australian jewellery market. It also bears witness to the fierce local and international demand for jewels of exceptional quality and provenance.' View all results https://www.smithandsinger.com.au/catalogue/AU0843

01.01.2022 On 2 September, Smith & Singer will have the privilege of offering Brett Whiteley’s avian masterpiece, ‘White Corella’ 1987, at auction for the first time. With the insatiable energy of its subject and vibrancy of its palette, ‘White Corella’ is regarded as one of Whiteley’s most iconic paintings of a bird, a motif that the artist returned to with ardour throughout his career, culminating with the exhibition in which this work was presented. The bird appears cross-eyed, bat...hing in a waterhole on the top of Uluru, or Ayers Rock as it was known then, with the curve of the massive sandstone monolith offset by the clarity of the expansive blue sky. Now offered at auction for the first time, Smith & Singer is proud to have been entrusted with the sale of this exquisite canvas, and are delighted to invite the public to take this opportunity to view this distinctly Australian painting in our Sydney galleries until to 2 September. #australianart #brettwhiteley #smithandsinger