News

In the shadow of Whiteley: Menzies results

Menzies record result for Brett Whiteley’s painting The Armchair is not reflected in other hammer results at last week’s auction.

4 Nov 2013

Gina Fairley

[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Visual Arts

Arthur Boyd’s Bride and Bridegroom with Rainbow which sold for over half a million.

While Menzies Art Brands recorded a new record for Brett Whiteley’s work at auction with the sale of his iconic painting, The Armchair, which reached a hammer result of $3,927,272 (including buyer’s Premium), the balance of the 103 Lots up for sale largely came in within their estimates.

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Join Now Login

Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina