In Brief: Sotheby's
Published: October 1, 2009
 
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William Barak, "Corroboree"
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Dame Laura Knight, "Wind and Sun" (1911). Watercolor on linen.
Jul. 15: Victorian and Edwardian Art 41 lots sold for £3,010,075 ($4,929,299) Melbourne July 20: Aboriginal Art 97 lots sold for $A2,581,560 ($2,085,229) LONDON—Top lot: Dame Laura Knight’s 1911 watercolor on linen Wind and Sun brought £914,850 ($1,498,158), accounting for almost a third of the house’s sales total and setting a new auction record for the English Impressionist. Knight was the first artist to be made Dame. MELBOURNE, Australia—Top lot: The Australian Aboriginal artist William Barak’s 1824-1903 drawing Corroboree sold for $A504,000 ($424,381), more than double its high estimate. Barak, who was also a spokesman for Aboriginal social justice, used earth pigments in his work, which are highly prized in his native country. "In Brief: Sotheby's" originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's October 2009 Table of Contents.
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