Aug 5, 2026 – 12.28pmPaintings, ceramics and tribal carvings that adorned one of Australia’s most atmospheric artists’ houses will go to auction this month after the property changed hands in April.The admired abstractionist Sydney Ball, who had known American giants Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning in New York in the 1960s, lived in the Glenorie house, about an hour’s drive north-west from Sydney, from 1983 until he died in 2017.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Art and inspiration from Australian abstractionist on offer
The sale of a prize-winning Glenn Murcutt house designed for the late Sydney Ball has prompted the auction of paintings, ceramics and tribal carvings.
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