Auction House Profile
Deutscher and Hackett
Australian · Founded 2007 · Melbourne, Australia
Deutscher and Hackett is a leading Australian fine art auction house established in 2007, specialising in Australian, Indigenous Australian and international art and operating galleries in Melbourne and Sydney.


Auction Highlight

John Peter Russell — Souvenir de Belle-Île
John Peter Russell's Souvenir de Belle-Île (Marianna Russell with Goats, Goulphar, Belle-Île), painted in 1897, is one of the defining auction results recorded by Deutscher and Hackett. Russell's Belle-Île paintings belong to the artist's mature French period and reflect his engagement with the landscape and artistic community of the Breton island. Deutscher and Hackett records the painting among the highest-value works sold in the firm's history, achieving approximately A$4 million including buyer's premium and GST in 2023.
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Founded
2007
Last sync
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Overview
Deutscher and Hackett was established in 2007 and has developed into one of Australia's leading specialist fine art auction houses. Led by directors Chris Deutscher and Damian Hackett, the firm draws on extensive experience across the commercial gallery and auction sectors and maintains galleries in Melbourne and Sydney. The auction house focuses exclusively on art, with specialist coverage spanning Colonial, Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Australian art, Indigenous Australian and Oceanic art, and selected international works. Its auctions are supported by scholarly cataloguing, specialist research and carefully curated presentation. Deutscher and Hackett has handled a number of significant private and institutional collections, including works from the National Australia Bank Collection, the CBUS Collection of Australian Art, the collection of Sir Keith and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the Estate of James O. Fairfax AC, the Laverty Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art and the collection of Joan and Peter Clemenger. The firm has also developed a substantial online auction programme alongside its live auctions, using digital bidding platforms while continuing to exhibit works physically in its Melbourne and Sydney galleries. Since its establishment, Deutscher and Hackett states that it has sold approximately half a billion Australian dollars of fine art at auction and has achieved a number of major results for Australian artists.
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Recent Auction Result

14 Oct 2026
Brett Whiteley
Lavender Bay in the rain
Estimate: AUD900,000–1,200,000
An Important Private Collection, Canberra · Lot 8
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Important Australian + International Fine Art
Important Australian + International Fine Art
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Past Sales
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14 Oct 2026
Results processingAn Important Private Collection, Canberra
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Cover image from a representative lot by Brett Whiteley · Lot 8
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26 Aug 2026
Results processingImportant Australian + International Fine Art
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Cover image from a representative lot by Eugene Von Guérard · Lot 16
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26 May 2026
Results processingSelected Australian Indigenous Art
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Cover image from a representative lot by Timo Hogan · Lot 4
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19 May 2026
Results processingSelected Australian + International Fine Art
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Cover image from a representative lot by Tim Maguire · Lot 9
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29 Apr 2026
Results processingImportant Australian + International Fine Art
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Cover image from a representative lot by Brett Whiteley · Lot 14
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Locations
Melbourne
Australia
Principal gallery, auction and exhibition location
Sydney
Australia
Gallery, auction preview and client-services location
Timeline
Deutscher and Hackett is established as a specialist Australian fine art auction house.
The firm handles works from the Donald Friend Collection.
Deutscher and Hackett offers the Laverty Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art.
The auction house handles the Gould Collection and the Estate of James O. Fairfax AC.
Arthur Streeton's Grand Canal, 1908 sells for more than A$3 million, one of a series of major Australian auction results achieved by the firm.
Deutscher and Hackett manages major sales from the National Australia Bank Collection and the CBUS Collection of Australian Art.
John Peter Russell's Souvenir de Belle-Île achieves approximately A$4 million, becoming one of the highest results recorded by the auction house.
A major mixed-vendor auction produces more than A$16.5 million across 55 lots, described by the firm as the highest Australian mixed-vendor auction turnover in 17 years.
Deutscher and Hackett records six paintings above A$1 million and reports total auction turnover since 2020 of approximately A$250 million.
The firm continues major live and online auctions from Melbourne and Sydney across Australian, Indigenous and international art.
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