The Art Market — this is the art to buy now

There’s nothing quite like a captivating piece of art to challenge your perspective and elevate your surroundings. Here, we round up a selection of refined masterpieces that currently have our attention (and are sitting at the top of our wishlists).

Fluidity I by Ray Haydon 2025 $4,250 Steel on stone base 370 x 200 x 180mm From Sanderson Contemporary
Approaches to Tāmaki by Roger Mortimer 2024 $60,000 Jacquard tapestry: cotton, wool & gild thread 3800x 1800mm From Föenander Galleries

Pinus Contorta (Wilding Pine) II by Kate van der Drift 2025 $7,150 Chromogenic photograph from Lumen negative 1200 x 1482mm, edition of 5 + 2AP From Sanderson Contemporary
Cobalt Dreaming by Jonny Niesche 2025 $13,500 Voile, MDF, Silver acrylic mirror 700 x 700mm From Starkwhite
Bench 1 by Gregor Kregar 2025 $18,000 Meranti marine plywood on stainless steel 545 x 2100 x 1630mm From Gow Langsford Gallery
Red Herring by Monique Lacey 2024 $4,200 Plaster, fiberglass, resin and metallic pigment 510 x 480 x 190mm From Föenander Galleries
Like a Bell Under Water by Lottie Consalvo 2024 $15,000 Acrylic on Canvas 1830 x 1220mm From Föenander Galleries

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