Absent bidders dominate Friend Auction

Deutscher and Hackett’s Donald Friend auction reports an 80% sale rate with solid activity in, and out, of the room.
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Detail of Batujimbar c.1971, Lot 145. Courtesy Deutscher and Hackett

Hundreds viewed Donald Friend’s collection leading up to Deutscher and Hackett’s auction over the weekend, and while the room was perhaps not as packed as might have been expected, phone bidders bolstered those gathered together with strong bidding activity via the internet.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina