Auction Highlights
Posted on 7 August 2015
Last night's mid-winter auction was a strong one with a good crowd, strong bidding and a healthy sell through rate all featuring. The evening's top lot went to Colin McCahon's Cross I for $97 317 (illustrated) and total auction sales under the hammer were a fraction over $1 000 000, excluding subjects. Some of the highlights included:
Lot 1. Michael Parekowhai $9670
Lot 3. Stephen Bambury $29 310
Lot 8. Peter Robinson $7915
Lot 14. Michael Parekowhai $41 035
Lot 18. Dale Frank $41 035
Lot 21. Peter Robinson $15 828
Lot 22. Bill Henson $27 550
Lot 29. Stephen Bambury $14 070
Lot 30. Gregor Kregar $10 250
Lot 49. Jae Hoon-Lee $11 135
Lot 53. C. F Goldie $50 415 * A new record price for a work on paper by the artist at auction.
Lot 55. Colin McCahon $97 317
Lot 59. Michael Smither $22 275
Lot 62. Toss Woollaston $29 310
Lot 63. Peter Robinson $35 175
Lot 65. Robert Ellis $29 310
Lot 67. Geoff Thornley $17 585
Lot 71. Richard Killeen $37 520
Lot 73. Max Gimblett $41 620
Lot 75. Arnold Wilson $43 380 * A new record price for the artist at auction.
Lot 83. Gavin Hipkins $3045
Lot 93. Anne Noble $3810
Lot 94. Laurence Aberhart $7035
Lot 102. Allen Maddox $21 105
Lot 104. Gretchen Albrecht $19 930
Lot 109. Patricia France $12 310 * A new record price for the artist at auction.
Lot 111. Ian Scott $19 930
*All prices listed include buyer's premium and GST. A full list of prices realised will be published online shortly.
