Sell with Newstead Art
Consign with us through auction, gallery, or by private treaty.
Whether you hold a single significant painting or a whole collection, there are two ways to sell through Newstead Art: consignment to a Fine Australian Aboriginal Art Auction, or a discreet private treaty sale. Both are handled personally by Adrian Newstead OAM, who has run Aboriginal art auction sales for almost twenty-five years — at Lawson-Menzies, Deutscher-Menzies, Menzies Art and Cooee Art Auctions — and has worked with this art since 1981.
What we take
Newstead Art handles works of documented quality and provenance across all periods of the contemporary Aboriginal art market: historically significant works from the formative decades of the Western Desert painting movement; major canvases by the most celebrated artists of the Utopia, Arnhem Land, Tiwi Islands and Kimberley regions; fine art prints by significant printmakers; and bark paintings, sculpture and works on paper of museum-grade quality.
We do not take what we cannot stand behind. Every work is researched before it enters a sale, every certificate is verified, and every representation made to a buyer is one the gallery can support with documentation. If you are unsure what you hold, start with the form below — photographs and whatever paperwork you have are enough for a first conversation.
How consignment works
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Tell us about the work
Send photographs and whatever you know — artist, size, and any paperwork such as certificates, receipts or exhibition history. The form below is the easiest way; partial information is fine to start.
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Appraisal and honest advice
Adrian assesses the work and discusses its market position with you personally — including whether auction or a private treaty sale better suits the particular work, and realistic estimates and reserves.
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Cataloguing and condition reporting
Once consigned, the work is meticulously catalogued: provenance researched, condition reported, and the entry written to the standard of the international fine art market.
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Pre-sale marketing and viewing
Each sale is promoted through digital outreach to Newstead Art's established buyer network and specialist art media, with viewing at the Bondi Beach gallery.
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The sale
Live and online bidding is open to registered buyers across Australia and internationally. Private treaty sales are negotiated discreetly, without a public listing.
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Settlement
Consignors receive personal attention from the moment of consignment to the moment of settlement, with the outcome and next steps discussed directly.
Auction or private treaty?
Auction suits works with broad demand: each Newstead Art sale is meticulously catalogued, promoted to a buyer network built over more than forty years, and open to live and online bidding across Australia and internationally. Newstead Art is the only Aboriginal art auction house in Australia to publish comparable sale prices alongside every lot, giving bidders a transparent view of where each work sits within the market — transparency that works in the consignor's favour.
Private treaty suits vendors who value discretion: the sale is negotiated privately, without a public listing or the pressure of a saleroom, drawing on the same buyer network. For significant single works or collections, Adrian will discuss which route better serves the specific works — including strategy, reserve levels and timing — before anything is agreed.
Track record
Every Newstead Art auction remains on this site permanently — catalogues, lot pages and a downloadable results sheet for each sale (lot number, artist, title, year, medium, estimates and hammer price) — so you can judge our results for yourself before deciding who to ring.
Start a consignment enquiry
Complete the form below, or email adrian@newsteadart.com. All discussions are conducted in confidence.