[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]
Visual Arts
Detail of Naata Nungurrayi, The Rockhole and Soakage Water Site of Marrapinti, (detail) 2001, the top lot sold at Deutscher and Hackett’s Laverty Collection auction taking the hammer at $216,000. Courtesy Deutscher and Hackett
It has been a long while since an auction has had a 99% sold rate. But are we really surprised in this case? With an in-built provenance harking from Australia’s “collecting royalty” when it comes to Aboriginal art, this was an auction that was always going to sell well – how well was the more apt question.
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
