The Australian showman was a passionate collector, with a particular fondness for the louche literati of 1890s London and the paintings of his fellow antipodean Charles Conder. The big names had a ...

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70 x 90 cm. (27.6 x 35.4 in.) ...

Oscar Humphries opens up on why the family is selling his late father’s rare art and book collection, and his dad’s love of ...

Libelle’, 1910 - tempera, heightened with gold, on panel, 101 x 94 cm. Christie’s London, 8 King Street, St. James's, SW1Y ...

Behind the vibrant frocks and Dame Edna mask, Barry Humphries endured painfully dark times. Here we look at his struggles over the years, away from the iconic character ...

Art handlers display a painting by Charles Conder called Sand dunes, Ambleteuse ahead of the Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection sale at Christie's auction rooms in London, Friday, Feb. 7, ...

Now 250 items, ranging from the work of Anglo-Australian impressionist artist Charles Conder to a first edition of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest inscribed to Leonard Smithers ...

From Dame Edna Everage's outlandish dresses and snazzy spectacles to paintings and books, items from the personal collection ...

The entertainer’s collection also includes rare books—such as very early editions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being ...