Bronwyn Oliver's 'Tide' Sells for $1.25 Million at Auction

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Bronwyn Oliver's 'Tide' Sells for $1.25 Million at Auction
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Bronwyn Oliver's monumental sculpture 'Tide', commissioned in 2000 for the high-end Sydney restaurant Quay, broke the sales record for Australian sculpture, fetching $1.25 million at auction in August 2023.

Bronwyn Oliver’s Tide was put up for auction by the Fink family, who commissioned it for their high-end Sydney restaurant Quay.Bronwyn Oliver’s Tide was put up for auction by the Fink family, who commissioned it for their high-end Sydney restaurant Quay.

Announcing the sale in late October, Geoffrey Singer, chair of Smith & Singer predicted “a frenzy of bidding”, noting how rarely Oliver’s work came to auction.

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