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Deutscher and Hackett is an Australian art auction house, founded by Damian Hackett and Chris Deutscher. As of 2021, it is Australia's leading art auction house by takings, leading the public auctions register in the 2020 calendar year.

History
The company was co-founded by Damian Hackett and Chris Deutscher in 2006, after both split from Deutscher-Menzies (Menzies Art Brands). The auction house competes with the likes of Smith & Singer (formally Sotheby's Australia), Menzies, Bonham's and Leonard Joel and, outside of International Art ,specializes in Australian Colonial, Modern and Contemporary works as well as Indigenous Australian Art.