Francis Bacon, an artist who never set foot in Australia was nonetheless well connected with Australia and his work is well known to Australian audiences.

During the auction viewing I meet many people and get asked: What is your favourite thing in the show?

Works of radically different types from Japan present a nice opportunity to compare and gain insights into the country’s influential culture.

Russell Drysdale, The Young Ringer, 1957

John Perceval, The Cornfield, 1959

Lloyd Rees, A Song to Creation – Land 1969