Important Paintings & Contemporary Art

6:00PM 3 Abbey Street, Newton, Auckland

Art+Object is delighted to announce a preliminary sale total of $4 327 516 from our August 19 auction, easily the highest auction sale total of 2025. The top-selling lot was Rita Angus' Before the Demolition which sold for $621 435. New record prices were achieved for the work of Ralph Hotere ($402 105), Llew Summers ($70 673) and John Reynolds ($32 900) at auction.

Included in the auction was the landmark sale of seven works sold in support of the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation which resulted in $1 003 890 being donated to their endowment fund. Art+Object would like to again acknowledge each of the generous donors: Glenn and Sonja Hawkins, Fiona Pardington, John and Marylyn Mayo, Gow Langsford Gallery and Dame Jenny Gibbs.

Art+Object would like to congratulate all of the successful bidders and thank our vendors for entrusting us with the sale of their artworks.

Expressions of interest in unsold lots are now invited.