Getting your collection valued.
In 1973, Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam spent $1.3 million on Jackson Pollock’s ‘Blue Poles’ for our National Gallery. The decision was hugely controversial, representing the most amount of taxpayers’ money ever spent on a single work of art in Australia. Today however, that same painting is valued at between $100 and $350 million – how can we be sure?
Norman Lindsay 'The Revellers'
Robert Dickerson 'Pensive Thoughts'
Fine Art Valuations are an important and specialised practice. When sought for tax, estate, insurance, asset division or donation purposes, they must be carried out by a professional, grounded in market, aesthetic and art historical analysis. Our Valuations are led by Director Angela Tandori, a Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia Certified Practicing Valuer and art market specialist of over twenty-five years.
Lin Onus 'Gumbirri Garganingi'
Following industry standards, we meet the needs of each collector with substantiated, clear and competitively-priced Valuations. Whether you self-manage a superannuation fund, are curious about a work you’ve inherited or have home contents insurance, valuing your collection is a worthwhile endeavour. It can help you decide to sell, collect or retain… maybe there’s a ‘Blue Poles’ in your collection.
