Auction Highlights
Posted on 8 August 2012
ART+OBJECT's mid-winter sale took place last night on a wet and dreary Auckland evening. Nonetheless a healthy crowd was in evidence and strong competition was witnessed for several key images across both the photography and fine art components of the catalogue. Some of the preliminary highlights included:
Lot 2. Fiona Pardington $5145
Lot 3. Fiona Pardington $5720
Lot 9. Michael Parekowhai $20 560* Record price for a single photograph by this artist.
Lot 15. Laurence Aberhart $12 580* Record price for a single photograph by this artist.
Lot 27. Peter Peryer $7435
Lot 31. Ann Shelton $4460
Lot 65. Gordon Walters $6290
Lot 68. Robin White $6860
Lot 88. Martin Poppelwell $18 300
Lot 89. Ralph Hotere $22 875
Lot 90. Ralph Hotere $29 740
Lot 95. Allen Maddox $36 600
Lot 96. Karl Maughan $18 300
Lot 106. Adele Younghusband $3200
Lot 116. Allen Maddox $14 300
Lot 117. Shane Cotton $ 30 880
Lot 118. Colin McCahon $43 465
Lot 119. Richard Killeen $27 450
Lot 121. Pat Hanly $85 785
Lot 144. Sam Mitchell $8005
A full list of prices realised will be posted on the web site shortly.