Doing appraisals for private collectors never cease to amaze us. Recently we had the honour of valuing The Goldsmith from 1655, a celebrated Rembrandt etching that had travelled from Holland to America and eventually landing in Australia with a descendant of the original owner.
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We love doing this sort of detective work so if you have something weird or wonderful in your collection that you would like to know more about, please drop us a line.




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Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt
The goldsmith 1655
etching and drypoint 
7.8 x 5.8 cm (sheet, trimmed to platemark)

Trish and I attended the 2024 Premier’s Award for History Award presentation at the Langham Hotel, Melbourne in April and were thrilled to be awarded the top honour from a rich field of 38 shortlisted entries and 140 submissions.

As I explained in my acceptance speech, Letters to a Critic has truly been a labour of love, taking 16 years to complete.
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https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/art-critic-biography-wins-premiers-history-awards

Rodney James Art is excited to be sponsoring an artist participating in the 2025 & Gallery Australia Sorrento Art Prize Selected from the 60 shortlisted finalists, Robert Croft will be creating a large work for the exhibition and the sponsorship funds will cover the materials and framing.
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More information:
https://www.andgalleryaustralia.net/sorrento-art-prize-