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the contemporary Australian artist.
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- The
Old Time by John Brack - The painting that was meant to make a record
at the Sotheby's auction in Sydney this week sold for $2.8 million. Brett Whiteley's
big ugly "Opera House" was a gift to the QANTAS airline in exchange
for free travel. It was a record price for the artist, beating the previous $2.04
million that another ugly Whiteley painting made in 2006.
- Brett
Whiteley Studio Free - Entry into the studio/museum of one Australia's
most famous artists will now be free. A partnership with JPMorgan and the Art
Gallery of NSW has allowed the door fee to be taken away from the Brett Whiteley
Studio in Sydney.
- Record
Brett Whiteley Price - One of my favorite artists recently broke his own
sales record at a recent Sotheby's auction in Australia. The four meter wide painting
by Brett Whiteley sold for $2.04 million in Sydney lastnight.
- Brett
Whiteley Painting a Fake - A painting signed by the Australian artist
Brett Whiteley that was found in a Hobart rubbish tip recently has proven to be
a fake. It had the Brett Whiteley signature and claimed to be painted in 1958.
Posts
that have mentioned the famous Australian artist Brett Whiteley
- 50
Works of Art to See Before You Die - Jonathon Jones of the Guardian is
putting together a list of 50 great works of art to see before you die. He has
started with a list of his 20 favorite art works and is asking readers for their
suggestions.
- My
Favorite Artists - It's hard to narrow it down to just a set list of artists
as I have been influenced by so many artists over the years. I also fall in and
out of love with particular artists, but a certain few always remain close to
me.
- Pro
Hart - The art Mafia doesn't like me - He was a folk artist and that's
how he should be categorized. It's not a good or bad thing, it just means he's
not in the same room as other Australian artists like Brett Whiteley, John Olsen,
or Fred Williams.
- Auction
House Christie's Closes in Australia - Mr McIlroy said the company had
some notable successes, including the highest price paid at auction for an Australian
painting, Frederick McCubbin's Bush Idyll, which fetched $2.3million in 1998,
and $1,982,500 for Brett Whiteley's The Jacaranda Tree (On Sydney harbor) in 1999.
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