Important Paintings & Contemporary Art

6:00PM 3 Abbey Street, Newton, Auckland

Art+Object is pleased to report a sale total of $1 569 945 from Tuesday evening's auction of Important Paintings & Contemporary Art.

Seven of the eight works from art historian Francis Pound and art dealer Sue Crockford's collection sold, with the small Gordon Walters Koru Study: White/Grey/Yellow/Black realising $46 303. Art+Object and the vendor's estate are pleased to be donating a portion of the funds from the sale of these works, supporting Dementia Research at Auckland University. Further highlights include strong prices for Paul Dibble whose work continues to outperform the market. His small and much-admired sculpture, View over the Interior brought $43 866 over double its estimate of $15 000 - $20 000. Michael Parekōwhai's The Moment of Cubism made a very healthy $81 639 and works by Heather Straka ($25 588), Gretchen Albrecht ($109 665), Star Gossage ($39 601), Richard Killeen ($52 395) and Michael Illingworth ($106 009) also performed very well. Expressions of interest in any unsold works are now invited.

Our final auction of Important Paintings & Contemporary Art will be held in late November and entries are now invited.

Head over to our Stories to explore essays on artworks showcased in the catalogue.