Auction Highlights
Posted on 10 August 2022
Art+Object is delighted to report a sale total of $4 410 378, from its August auction Important Paintings & Contemporary Art achieved under the hammer on Tuesday 9th August and including current post-sale negotiated prices. New record prices were set for the work of Don Binney, Kushana Bush, David McCracken, and Dale Frank. Further excellent prices were achieved for the work of Colin McCahon, Fiona Pardington, Milan Mrkusich, Paul Dibble, Bill Hammond, Ralph Hotere, Michael Parekōwhai, Peter Siddell, and Susan Te Kahurangi King.
The much-admired painting by Don Binney became the highest-selling painting of the calendar year, a record for his work at auction, and the final sale price of $1 110 440 (against a pre-sale estimate of $550 000 - $850 000) sees him entering the realm of artist’s whose work has realised seven figures at auction. He joins the following select list of artists: Michael Parekōwhai, Colin McCahon, and Charles Goldie whose work has sold for more than a million dollars at auction in this country.
You can view the full list of results here (all prices include buyers premium and GST).
