McCahon House Trust

For those of you who've been following us lately you will have noticed our increasing involvement with the McCahon House Trust. Set up to preserve the modest house in French Bay where McCahon moved with his family in 1953 and to establish an artist's residency in his honour, you can become a friend of the McCahon House for as little as $100 per annum. We will feature an advertisement for the McCahon House Trust in our next catalogue and will offer a work on behalf of a very generous vendor who is donating the entire proceeds from the sale to supporting the House Trust. The House Trust has a website (www.mccahonhouse.org.nz) where you can learn more. After the success of the event we ran in conjunction with the trust where Peter Simpson discussed the Elias painting and other McCahon works in our April catalogue, we will be looking to hold further events with them later in the year.

Scape Recovery Auction Catalogue Now Online

http://www.scapebiennial.org.nz/news/scape-christchurch-earthquake-recovery-auction

The catalogue and details for the Scape Biennale Recovery auction are now online. You can download the pdf at the above link:

August 18th - ART

We are currently in production for catalogue 46, a mid-year mixed vendor art sale. With the David and Angela Wright Collection taking place only a few weeks back, we have decided to present a differently formatted catalogue and to depart from our standard Important Paintings and Contemporary Art catalogues so as not to bring too much pressure on the market, especially at the top end. Thus we will be presenting a larger catalogue comprising of some two hundred lots and featuring all manner of artworks from prints and sculptures to
important New Zealand paintings such as the above work which will be one of the feature lots.

Scape Biennial Receovery Auction

Due to the extraordinary circumstances of the 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, the 6th SCAPE Christchurch Biennial was unable to go ahead as planned on both occasions. The SCAPE Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Auction is being held in Auckland to raise funds to go towards the future production of SCAPE artists' projects and programmes. ART+OBJECT will conduce the sale on the evening. Jessica Pearless is the auction coordinator and any enquiries can be directed to her at: jessica@jessicapearless.co.nz.

Labour's Proposed Capital Gain's Tax and its Impact on our Industry

You can hear Ben Plumbly, along with other industry insiders, discuss the potential impact of the Labour Party's capital gains tax proposal on niche investments on Radio NZ's Friday checkpoint here:

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2493648/niche-investments-escape-labour

Discovery and Oceanic Artefacts - Preliminary Highlights

The now well-established trend for items pertaining to our own history being increasingly soughafter by collectors in New Zealand, continued last night in a strong sale with much interest coming in from around the country and around the world. A few of the preliminary highlights included:

Lot. 6 Pacific Clipper $7035

Lot 33. Resolution and Adventure Medal (illustrated above) $12 604

Lot 211. Anaha Te Rahui Figure Bowl (illustrated above) $50 417

Lot 215. 19th C waka huia $21 690

Lot. 257 Taxidermied Maori Kuri Dog $21 690

Lot. 316. Tongan Headrest $3986

J. Barry Ferguson Collection/Objects Highlights

We had an excellent audience and a good strong sale last night in the first part of our two-evening July Decorative Arts catalogue. The Discovery and Oceanic Artefacts section is tonight at 6:30pm. Some of the preliminary highlights included:

Lot 48. Mary Grierson $1230

Lot 52. Andrey Avinoff $9085

Lot 58. E Cameron $2580

Lot 119. Len Castle $3750

Lot 256. Wharetana Dish $967

Lot 281. Bob Roukema $5628

Lot. 282 Pierre Paulin $4103

Lot 320. Clarice Cliff $1758

Lot 324. AWA Radio $2285

Sunday Star Times Runs Article on Success of Wright Collection

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/news/5261507/Major-Kiwi-artworks-snapped-up

Leading Australian Arts Commentator labels ART+OBJECT as 'Inspirational' and 'Future' of Auction House Presentation

Adrian Newstead - leading market expert, commentator and former Managing Director of Australia's leading auction house Menzies Arts Brands - commenting on the dire state of the Aboriginal art market and the predictable nature of Australian art auction catalogues, in an article entitled 'Bonhams Fire in Bid to Ignite Aboriginal Art World' closes his latest article with the following paragraph:

"To glimpse the future they would do well to take a look at the fresh and exciting way in which auctions are being presented by a true 21st Century auction house - New Zealand's Art+Object. Real inspiration is only as far away as our Antipodean neighbors."

High praise indeed... Thanks Adrian and that certainly ensures the continuation of your complimentary subscription.

Rugby Auction to Coincide with World Cup

There has been a great deal of talk about how businesses in Auckland and around the world can maximize the economic benefits arising from the RWC and the resultant influx of tourists. The Directors at ART+OBJECT have been thinking long and hard about this and after great deliberation came up with the idea of an auction... We thus have pleasure in announcing a Special Rugby auction which will take place in August at the height of the RWC event at our salerooms in Newton a mere hop, skip and a jump to Eden Park. The sale will comprise of only 50 - 100 lots of the finest vintage rugby memorabilia and early entries include the above miniature signed Invincibles team ball from 1924 - 1925. Selected consignments are now invited, please contact: Hamish Coney hamish@artandobject.co.nz .

New Zealand's Leading Valuation Services

ART+OBJECT offers the leading valuation service in New Zealand for fine, applied arts and collectables. The department is lead by James Parkinson, New Zealand's only property institute qualified valuer operating in this area. To discuss your valuation requirements contact James Parkinson james@artandobject.co.nz. We have completed in the last month valuations for:

- The Sarjeant Gallery: Te Whare O Rehua - Whanganui (entire collection of NZ art)

- The Govett-Brewster Gallery - New Plymouth (entire collection and long-term loan collection)

- Hawkes Bay Museum and Gallery - Napier (entire collection)

- The Real Art Road Show Collection - (Silver and Black Trucks)

Decorative Arts Catalogue Online Now

Open publication - Free publishing - More botanical

Wright Collection Sees Several New Artist Records and Strong Sales Total

The David and Angela Wright Collection served to stimulate the market last night resulting in several strong prices, a sale total in excess of one million under the hammer as well as numerous new records for artists work at auction. Some preliminary highlights included:

Ralph Hotere, Dawn Water Poem $293 125

Peter Robinson, Boy Am I Scarred Eh $82 075 (new artist record)

Gavin Hipkins, The Next Cabin $46 900 (new artist record)

Judy Millar, Untitled $42 210 (new artist record)

Bill Hammond, Singer Songwriter $322 437

John Pule, Hake Aga, Pato Pato $55 107

Allen Maddox, For Alexis $42 210

Ann Robinson, Agathis $28 140

Dick Frizzell, Chromorama $31 657

Tony Fomison, Isn't It My Turn $82 075

A full list of prices realized will follow in the coming days.