Auctions
Keep up to date with all future auctions by registering on our bidding platform
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
With exceptional highlights throughout the year, 2024 has been a remarkable year to be remembered at International Art Centre. We thank you for your continued support, consignments and purchases. We wish all our friends, clients & artists a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Our auction division is closed from Friday 20 December and will re-open Monday 20 January. Our first online auction of the year will be on 18 February 2025, followed by the Important & Rare Art auction 8 April 2025.
Interested in upcoming auctions? Register here
SELLING ENQUIRIES
International Art Centre
202 Parnell Road Auckland New Zealand
Telephone +64 9 379 4010 / 0800 800 322
E: auctions@artcntr.co.nz
www.internationalartcentre.co.nz
Richard Thomson | richard@artcntr.co.nz
Mob. 0274 751071
Grace Alty | gracealty@artcntr.co.nz
Luke Davies | luke@artcntr.co.nz
Grace Harris | grace@artcntr.co.nz
PAST AUCTIONS
IMPORTANT & RARE ART
Live Auction Held Tuesday 26 November 2024
With sales in excess of $6.2 million incl. bp, our final auction result of 2024 was an historic night to be remembered for International Art Centre and the New Zealand Art market overall. The highly anticipated sale of Charles Frederick Goldie's Wharekauri Tahuna saw intense interest with a $3.75 million final bid including bp, promptly setting a new record for Goldie, top price for a single lot of the year and the highest price for a painting sold at auction in New Zealand to date. International Art Centre ends the year on a high with the top sale total of 2024 and comfortably leading the New Zealand art auction market overall.
The team at International Art Centre wish to express our sincere thanks to all our buyers and sellers and wish you, the artists and the industry overall a very happy holiday season. Our auction division closes 20 December and re-opens 20 January 2025.
Pre- Register Now on Bidding Platform
Women in Art
08.05.24
After significant interest during the week long viewing The Women in Art auction at the International Art Centre commenced with two works by Pauline Yearbury selling for more than eight times their predicted maximum. St Francis, Tobias and Friends and Wake Up Saint Francis sold for $24,000 ($28,830 including buyers premium) and $25,000 ($30,031), a record for the artist.
The highest price of the night was $145,000 ($174,181) for Evelyn Page's 1982 oil painting Young Woman In A Bay Window. Strong collector interest saw both the Marti Friedlander lots achieve record prices for the artist. Louise Henderson Studio, 1975 achieved $15,000 ($18,018) on the night and the iconic Eglinton Valley, 1970 tripled its top estimate selling for $20,000 ($24,025).
Two outstanding works by Star Gossage saw determined bidding in room and online with Oi Boy selling for $27,000 ($32,778) and Ao Tahi, First Light setting a new record for the artist with a final sale price of $40,000 ($48,050). Jenny Dolezel's In the Listening Room had significant interest during the auction viewing and sold for $40,500 ($48,650).
The Women in Art auction was the first art auction at the International Art Centre featuring women artists only and included more than 100 works of art in a wide variety of mediums, subject matter and price ranges.
Thank you to all those who attended the viewing and auction, both in person and online. To view all the auction results, please click on the link below.
Contact:
Auctions auctions@internationalartcentre.co.nz
Telephone [+64 9 379 4010](tel://+64-9-379-4010
Auctions
The option of online bidding is available at all our auctions. To participate remotely in any auction register on our Bidding Platform
Apple users: Download the International Art Centre app
Android International Art Centre
SELLING YOUR ART IN OUR REGULAR AUCTIONS Every estimate provided by International Art Centre is carefully considered based on comparable prices for artworks at auction in recent times. In the case of higher value works we typically include information regarding past performance with each of these artists.
Consideration is given to the auction timing as well as the presentation of each artwork offered in our auctions.
Please submit your art for appraisal here or alternatively please email: info@internationalartcentre.co.nz or contact us to speak with a member of the team +64 9 3794010
Contact Richard Thomson - richard@artcntr.co.nz
Telephone +64 9 379 4010
Toll free 0800 800 322 and Mobile 0274 751 071
As New Zealand's most experienced fine art auction house, International Art Centre provides high industry standards in customer service, research and presentation, with consistently high clearance rates and outstanding results for Modern and Contemporary Art and are unmatched in the field of historical New Zealand masterpieces. With a network of contacts globally, coupled with over 50 years art market experience, live and internet bidding, we have been able to deliver international results for foreign pictures sourced locally.
Important & Rare Fine Art Auctions
Important & Rare auctions are the proven, pre-eminent sale category for major works of art offered for sale in New Zealand. These auctions take place three times annually. As we fast approach our 50th year in business, experience continues to equal results. 2023 saw Important & Rare auctions realise four of New Zealand's top ten auction prices. Due to an appreciative, and greatly valued clientele of nationwide and international buyers and sellers we look forward to breaking new ground. Charles Frederick Goldie, Colin McCahon, Felix Kelly, Gottfried Lindauer and Frances Hodgkins are just some of the highlighted artist's we seek for these sales.
Contact Richard Thomson - richard@artcntr.co.nz
Telephone +64 9 379 4010
Toll free 0800 800 322 and Mobile 0274 751 071
Collectable Art
The buzz generated by International Art Centre's Collectable Art auctions reflects the popularity of this sale: an event at which seasoned connoisseurs and budding collectors alike converge to appreciate one of the most eclectic and diverse offerings available to the market. Because this auction specifically caters to the more affordable end of the market - generally presenting works valued at $5,000 and less (many of which are offered without reserve), this is an exciting opportunity to unearth some real treasures. The Collectable Art sale offers a number lower-priced works from highly-sought after artists in print and edition form, as well as quality works from artists whose presence on the secondary market is just beginning to crystallise. Sales of Modern and Contemporary art play an integral role in providing market access to the most sought-after artists many of whom have defined New Zealand's art narrative over the past 50 years. These sales present an exciting offering of both painting and sculpture by a range of our modern and contemporary greats. Spanning that vital period from the establishment of mid-century modernism through to the cutting edge of our national contemporary art discourse, this is an acclaimed and significant event in the auction calendar.
Contact Grace Alty - gracealty@artcntr.co.nz
Contact Luke Davies - luke@artcntr.co.nz
Telephone +64 9 379 4010
Art At Home
As well as our regular live in room auctions International Art Centre now holds timed online only auctions and is continually consigning works to these sales. Our Art at Home sale offers collectors the opportunity to browse and acquire a diverse array of contemporary and traditional art, from emerging newcomers to established staples.
Email info@internationalartcentre.co.nz
Telephone +64 9 379 4010
Private Collections: Single Owner Sales
As an auction house with international connections, International Art Centre has extensive experience handling major collections and commands record-breaking prices in the domestic and international marketplaces. International Art Centre provides experienced, targeted marketing campaigns including dedicated single owner auctions with colour print and online ebooks. Some examples of these were the recent sale of the John Leech Collection and the handling of the Selected Works from Fletcher Trust Collection. The most recent sale is the Barry Pilcher Collection of Contemporary New Zealand Art.
Subscribe to the auction catalogues
To view archived catalogues online, register as a member - it's free!
Our experienced and dedicated team are available to discuss inclusion of artworks in forthcoming auctions. We understand the importance of pre-sale marketing and personal customer service. Our catalogues are produced to the highest standard. Because we sell art and only art, vendors are assured of excellent service with full commitment to their requirements.
Enquiries:
Richard Thomson - richard@artcntr.co.nz
Mobile 0274 751 071
Grace Alty - gracealty@artcntr.co.nz
Luke Davies - luke@artcntr.co.nz
Grace Harris - grace@artcntr.co.nz
09 3794010
All our auctions now have the ability for online bidding whether it is a live auction or an online auction - To participate remotely in any auction register on our Bidding Platform
Apple users: Download the International Art Centre app
Android International Art Centre
FREE Authentication and valuation, advice on reserves, all aspects of sending and presenting paintings for sale by auction. Have your painting sold by the experts who make the records and have the art markets confidence. Because of our policy of accepting a limited number of works for each auction, sellers are advised to enter early to ensure acceptance.
Interested in investing or collecting New Zealand art?
Be in the know.
Subscribe to our Fine Art Auction catalogues today
Selling paintings?
Contact: Richard Thomson
Mobile +64 27 475-1071 or Toll Free 0800 800 322
Email richard@artcntr.co.nz
Richard makes regular Nationwide visits.
Nationwide and Global Door to Door Pick-up Service.
