10 April sale report Mon, 16 Apr 2018
With a sale total just nudging $4million, our April catalogue saw the highest auction result for a mixed vendor sale in New Zealand history. Top price went to a C F Goldie painting from the Dame Kiri the Kanawa collection at $922,000 with another work making $594,000. The auction saw two notable new art auction records for Contemporary artists - Karl Maughan $98,000 and Nigel Brown $27,000.
The evenings top ten prices:
CHARLES F GOLDIE Portrait of Tamati Pehiriri - $922,000
CHARLES F GOLDIE Te Hei - $594,875
DON BINNEY Karuhiruhi, Te Henga $303,000
ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD Pulpit Rock with Fire $285,540
LOUIS JOHN STEELE Interior of a Whare $226,000
TOSS WOOLLASTON Mapua $168,900
PETER MCINTYRE General Freyberg $124,900
ARTHUR MERRIC BOYD Shoalhaven $120,000
PETER SIDDELL Gulf $113,000
KARL MAUGHAN Rhododendron & Ponga $98,150
- Prices quoted include buyers premium
