Coronavirus lockdowns in Melbourne have been no deterrent for the establishment of new artist records at online auctions – at least that is what Deutscher and Hackett found on July 15 when Fred Williams’ Hummock in a Landscape 1967 (lot 7) sold for $2,822,726 including buyer’s premium.
The auction house was all geared up for limited buyer numbers in its rooms when, with rising community virus numbers, the second lockdown was introduced a week before the...