It was a big week for art auctions; Sotheby’s grossed $14.2 million over May10 & 11, their best result since May 2007. Sounds like a buoyant, confident economy. They were starry shows with paintings by John Brack and Fred Williams achieving colossal results. A colonial watercolour by Jacob Janssen of Government House Sydney 1850 achieved $75,000, more than double its higher estimate, hopefully going to a public collection.