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Nora Heysen: A Pioneer in Art and Life

Latest Stories

Nora Heysen: A Pioneer in Art and Life

Category: Art

As we are approaching our annual Women Artists auction, I wanted to use this opportunity to write about a significant female trailblazer of Australian...

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In Conversation with Monica Curro: The Intersection of Art and Music

Category: In Conversation

Monica Curro is a distinguished violinist with a rich career in the performing arts...

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Beyond the Landscape: How Dorrit Black and Grace Crowley Helped Introduce Modernist Ideas to Australia

Category: Prints & Multiples

One of the great pleasures of collecting is discovery. Sometimes it is the discovery of an artist. More rarely, it is the discovery of a story...

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From the Workshop: Fortunato “Lucky” Rocca, In Silver & Gold

Category: In Conversation

In this series, we visit the ateliers of skilled artisans to learn more about interesting, rare trades and crafts...

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Shearer in Wool: Texture and Colour on a Memorable Scale

Category: Leonard Joel News

Whenever a large wool tapestry appears at Leonard Joel, it’s worth noting that works of this scale are rare to market...

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A Closer Look at Black Opals: Learning from Nathan Harris

Category: Leonard Joel News

Nathan Harris, an opal merchant in Melbourne, was my first introduction to the finer points of a fine black opal, but my first sighting of one of thes...

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In Zambia’s Lower Zambezi, Elephants are Moving Freely Again

Category: The 22nd Report

From the air, the elephants of Zambia’s Lower Zambezi no longer move in fear...

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Art Salon Featured Artist: Guy Grey-Smith

Category: The Auction Salon

Guy Grey-Smith was born on 7 January 1916 in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, the second son of Francis Edward Grey-Smith and Ada Carr, whose scand...

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A History of Australian Printmaking: Works from the Collection of the Print Council of Australia

Category: Prints & Multiples

Looking through the Print Council of Australia collection is a little like tracing the history of Australian printmaking itself...

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Porcelain Landscapes: The Artistry of Harry Davis

Category: Decorative Arts

One of the finest artists ever to work at the renowned English porcelain company, Royal Worcester, was Harry Davis (1885-1970)...

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