Last remnants of Smouha empire go to auction Nov 18, 2009
THE final chapter in the rag trader Philip Smouha's failed empire will be played out next Tuesday when four Picassos and a Norman Lindsay watercolour go under the hammer in Melbourne. The sale is expected to realise up to $60,000 for RSM Bird Cameron, the receiver of the failed wholesale fabric businesses of Mr Smouha, husband of the fashion designer Lisa Ho. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Oh brother! Medich family split Sep 12, 2009
A Herald journalist visited Roy's home, a fury of marble, brass and gold, of walls covered in bold paper and hung with a collection of Pro Harts, Norman Lindsays and David and Arthur Boyds, and a five-car garage ... Rather than Pro Hart and Norman Lindsay once favoured by her in-laws, Odetta prefers modern art, particularly the work of the German Becher school. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
At last, a facelift for the little gallery that could Jul 17, 2009
True or not, once he made his fortune as a wool broker in the 1920s Ervin started collecting works by them in addition to those by Charles Conder, Norman Lindsay and Sydney Long. He continued collecting until his death in 1977, aged 96 ... He had already helped the trust buy Lindsay's old house in Springwood, which is now the Norman Lindsay Museum. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Oils may not be oils of masters Mar 1, 2009
Bonhams has previously identified a fake Norman Lindsay oil painting that Mr Coles sold to a private investor in 2006 ... " NSW Police are still taking statements from hundreds of investors nationally who were caught up in the scheme. The complaints have unearthed allegations of forgeries and multiple ownership of works by Tom Roberts, Sir Sidney Nolan, Norman Lindsay and a long-time friend of Mr Coles, d'Arcy Doyle. Doyle's widow, Jennefer, flew to Sydney on Wednesday to inspect 90 seized... (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
