Great expectations, and mostly met

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Briar Williams reports on results from the auction scene as of 2018. Includes the sale of 'The Collection of Frank and Lyn Corner', which included Rita Angus' 'Storm, Hawke's Bay'; and three major works by C.F. Goldie from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's private collection. Works sold included 'Tribal Troubles, Tamati Pehiriri - Chieftain of the Rarawa Tribe'; 'Te Hei a Chieftainess of the Ngati Raukawa Tribe as Rembrandt Would Have Painted The Maori'; and 'Wharekauri Tahuna, a Chieftain of the Arawa Tribe'. Discusses the sale of Rita Angus' 'Journey' and Colin McCahon's 'Beach Walk, Series D (Ahipara) by Art + Object; 'Untitled (Koru)' by Dunbar Sloane.