Important Australian Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark document in the canon of Australian visual culture, the Sotheby's Australia Important Australian Art catalogue (Sydney, 20 November 2019) presents a curated selection of significant works offered at auction, showcasing the extraordinary breadth and vitality of Australian artistic production. From boldly coloured domestic interiors — such as the vivid kitchen scene gracing its cover — to celebrated works spanning modernism and contemporary practice, the catalogue chronicles the sweeping arc of Australia's most collectable and investment-worthy art. As both a commercial record and a cultural artefact, this Sotheby's auction catalogue serves as an authoritative reference for collectors, curators, and scholars alike, illustrating the market's appetite for defining works of Australian art at the close of the 2010s. Sotheby's, established in 1744 and renowned worldwide for the rigour and prestige of its specialist departments, brings that same authority to bear on the Australian market, with detailed lot notes, provenance research, and expert essays that argue for the lasting significance of each included work. For anyone passionate about the trajectory of Australian art and its place on the world stage, this catalogue remains an indispensable and evocative primary source.
Published: 2019, Sotheby's Australia
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark document in the canon of Australian visual culture, the Sotheby's Australia Important Australian Art catalogue (Sydney, 20 November 2019) presents a curated selection of significant works offered at auction, showcasing the extraordinary breadth and vitality of Australian artistic production. From boldly coloured domestic interiors — such as the vivid kitchen scene gracing its cover — to celebrated works spanning modernism and contemporary practice, the catalogue chronicles the sweeping arc of Australia's most collectable and investment-worthy art. As both a commercial record and a cultural artefact, this Sotheby's auction catalogue serves as an authoritative reference for collectors, curators, and scholars alike, illustrating the market's appetite for defining works of Australian art at the close of the 2010s. Sotheby's, established in 1744 and renowned worldwide for the rigour and prestige of its specialist departments, brings that same authority to bear on the Australian market, with detailed lot notes, provenance research, and expert essays that argue for the lasting significance of each included work. For anyone passionate about the trajectory of Australian art and its place on the world stage, this catalogue remains an indispensable and evocative primary source.