Where do you find museum quality art? And does it need to be "museum quality"?

The simple answer is, it doesn't. Most art bought through commercial galleries is simply decorative and will never be worth any more than its decorative value, which often equates to perhaps 20% of its retail price.

Museum quality art in Australia can be purchased for $5,000 (or $500,000), if bought in the right place. Guiding collectors through this minefield is what we do, and we are here to assist you if and when an artwork catches your eye. In this way, we can help you avoid costly mistakes.

Below is the latest selection of museum quality Dave's Faves to enjoy from Menzies.

You can personally view all 136 lots in Sydney from 4 to 10 May, at 12 Todman Avenue, and online in the Menzies website.

The Menzies fine art auction will be held also at 12 Todman Avenue, on Thursday, 11 May 2017, starting at 6.30 pm.

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Lot 1 - John Peter Russell, Ligurian Hills in Snow 1913, est. $5,000-8,000. Leaves a lasting impression[/caption]

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Lot 5 - Elioth Gruner, A Summer's Day, $20,000-30,000. Plein Air Passion[/caption]

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Lot 6 - Hans Heysen, Rural Landscape with Gums and Grazing Sheep, 1938, est. $10,000-15,000. The Sheep's Back[/caption]

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Lot 10 - Lin Onus, Fish in Stream, est. $12,000-16,000. Minimal Lin[/caption]

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Lot 18 - Charles Blackman, Bundeena 1985, est. $4,000-6,000. Bundeena beach - what a peach[/caption]

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Lot 24 - Margaret Preston, The Green Curtain, c 1918, est. $55,000-70,000. Margaret's Modernist Magic[/caption]

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Lot 26 - Charles Blackman, Sweet Shop 1954, est. $80,000-100,000. I also like Aeroplane Jelly[/caption]

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Lot 31 - Bronwyn Oliver, Acorn 2005, est. $70,000-90,000. No little Acorn[/caption]

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Lot 44 - Arthur Streeton, South Head, Sydney, 1913-14, est. $200,000-260,000. Streets Ahead[/caption]

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Lot 50 - John Brack, Nude in Profile, 1974, est. $320,000-380,000. Brack bares all[/caption]

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Lot 60 - Rick Amor, Remnant Pier with a Stormy Sky 2005, est. $65,000-85,000. A Pier without Peer[/caption]

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Lot 64 - Sidney Nolan, Kate Kelly pursued by Constable Fitzpatrick, c1945, est. $150,000-180,000. I'm sold on Forties Nolans[/caption]

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Lot 79 - David Larwill, The Pose 2007, est. $4,000-5,000. No, not that "Blue Boy"[/caption]

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Lot 108 - James R. Jackson, Sydney Harbour from Neutral Bay, est. $5,000-7,000. Jackson's Landing[/caption]

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Lot 112 - Hans Heysen, Cotswolds, England 1934, est. $5,000-8,000. Luscious Light[/caption]

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Lot 135 - Brett Whiteley, Arc de Triomphe 1990, est. $4,000-6,000. Escaping Le Pen[/caption]

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The following post Dave’s Faves for the Menzies Art Auction on 11 May 2017 was originally published on: http://bhfineart.com/