New Collectors Art

One of the healthiest crowds to attend a New Collectors Art auction in many years turned out last night and competed with strong absentee and phone bidders to drive the sale total to an impressive $575 000, under the hammer. This total excludes all subject bids and post-sale activity. Top price of the evening went to Milan Mrkusich'sJourney One, Version III (Small).

Auction preliminary highlights included:
7. Don Binney $7805
9. Stanley Palmer $2520
12. Llew Summers $4445
13. Llew Summers $5285
21. John Reynolds $1140
30. Milan Mrkusich $18 615
45. Andre Hemer $7805
48. Seraphine Pick $12 610
50. Tony de Lautour $5405
54. Ralph Hotere $6005
66. Len Castle $9430
97. Terry Stringer $7805
101. Dick Frizzell $13 210
104. Richard Killeen $4805
108. Shane Cotton $8405
110. Dick Frizzell $3840
112. Peter Siddell $10 810
114. Grahame Sydney $5405
116. Judy Millar $3600
128. Graham Kirk $4805
131. Colin McCahon $6245
135. Jenny Dolezel $6005
138. Edward Fristrom $6005
139. Peter Robinson $2700
143. Josef Albers $4805
146. Dennis Knight Turner $10 210
148. Thomas Elliott $7205
157. Ralph Hotere $12 010
159. Ralph Hotere $6605
167. Peter Peryer $4865
171. Fiona Pardington $3360
180. Gordon Walters $7205
182. Guy Ngan $10 810
217. Marian Maguire $4920
238. Savador Dali $1920
243. Dean Buchanan $3720
254. D.B.G Goodwin $5045
280. Shane Cotton $2280
291. Colin McCahon $2880
305. Colin Wheeler $3005
307. Robert Ellis $6605
319. Megan Jenkinson $2400
322. Simon Kaan $7205

*All listed prices include buyer's premium and GST.