Deutscher and Hackett is a leading Australian fine art auction house with a strong reputation for quality, experience and outstanding results. Directors Chris Deutscher and Damian Hackett have extensive knowledge and understanding of the art market with decades of combined experience in the art auction and commercial gallery sectors.
Today, Deutscher and Hackett continues this tradition of expertise and excellence with major auctions of Australian and International Art including Colonial, Modern and Contemporary works and sales of Indigenous Australian and Oceanic Art. These auctions attract important individual works of art and significant corporate and private art collections. Our auction previews and special exhibitions are held in our purpose-built, centrally located exhibition galleries in Melbourne and Sydney.
Having formed many longstanding and trusting client relationships both private and public, we continually reach out to new buyers and sellers of art. We present a wide range of paintings, works on paper and sculpture both in terms of chronology and value and our client database has grown to reflect this broad approach. One of our main aims is to ensure our clients have a positive experience from the point of consignment through to settlement of their proceeds of sale.
MARKET LEADERS IN CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AND HIGHER VALUE AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL WORKS
In 2025, D+H consolidated its market-leading reputation for handling culturally significant, higher-value Australian and International works - with the firm selling an impressive total of six paintings over $1M+, and achieving the highest price at auction for the fifth consecutive year.
2021 – Arthur Streeton, Grand Canal, 1908, sold for $3,068,000 (inc. BP)
2022 – Fred Williams, Lysterfield Landscape, 1968 – 69, sold for $2,332,000 (inc. BP)
2023 – John Peter Russell, Souvenir de Belle-Île (Marianna Russell with Goats, Goulphar, Belle-Île), 1897, sold for $3,927,273 (inc. BP)
2024 - John Peter Russell, Cruach En Mahr, Belle-Île-En-Mer, c.1905, sold for $3,927,273 (inc. BP)
2025 – Howard Arkley, Neapolitan Delight, 1993, sold for $2,454,545 (equal highest price for 2025)
Significantly, in April 2024, D+H realised the highest total turnover for a single mixed-vendor auction in Australia over the past 17 years, achieving $16.7M across the 55 lots offered.
Emerging once again as market leaders at the conclusion of the 2025 auction year, Deutscher and Hackett’s total auction turnover since the beginning of 2020 now sits at an outstanding $220M - $30M ahead of its nearest rival - thus decisively placing the firm and its expertise at the forefront of Australian and International consignments.
With the largest and most experienced team of five fine art specialists, known for their integrity, expertise and commitment, we are pleased to offer complimentary appraisal services and to assist with all aspects of the consignment and selling process.
We warmly invite you to contact us to discuss ways in which Deutscher and Hackett may assist you now and in the future.
