Auction Highlights
Posted on 1 November 2017
The Glenn Schaeffer Collection auction took place at Art+Object last night in front of a solid room of bidders, with strong interest also coming from absentee, phone and online bidders. The auction commenced with new record prices at auction for Don Driver's 'Blue and Red Relief' ($48 050), Geoff Thornley's 'Edgings and Inchings of Final Form No. 8' ($36 035) and Judy Millar's 'Untitled' ($43 245). The top price of the evening went to Callum Innes' 'Exposed Painting - Intense Black' at $78 080. The auction resulted in a turnover of $1 250 000 under the hammer.
Some of the preliminary highlights included:
1. Neil Dawson $24 625
3. Fred Sandback $7205
5. Don Driver $48 050 *a record price for the artist at auction
7. Imi Knoebel $9610
12. Yuk King Tan $18 020
13. Michael Parekowhai $23 425
16. Geoff Thornley $36 035 *a record price for the artist at auction
18. Judy Millar $43 245 *a record price for the artist at auction
20. T.A. Fresh $6125
27. Paul Dibble $26 425
29. Peter Robinson $54 055
32. Kathleen Petyarre $32 430
33. Rosella Namok $12 610
41. Laurence Aberhart $6485
47. Tony Smith $66 065
52. Callum Innes $78 080 (illustrated)
60. Rosalie Gascoigne $74 475
70. Ani O'Neill $15 615
75. Jim Speers $30 030
91. John Panting $7205
103. Karl Benjamin $68 470
119. Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott $3725
135. Fatu Feu'u $5285
151. Christine Hellyar $18 620
Please note all prices include buyer's premium and GST. A full list of prices realised will be published online shortly.
