Important Paintings and Contemporary Art

Thursday 11th April 2013

6.30pm - 3 Abbey Street, Newton, Auckland

A superb and tightly-focussed auction was met with great enthusiasm by a good crowd at last night's first auction of Important Paintings and Contemporary Art. Just over two millions dollars of New Zealand art was sold under the hammer. Some of the highlights from last night's sale included:



Lot 2. Pat Hanly,Golden Age $41 035

Lot 4. Allen Maddox,Marilou Has Left $34 000

Lot 6. Andrew McLeod,Kowhaiwhai Sun $43 380* A record price for the artist's work at auction.

Lot 9. Gavin Hipkins,The Homely $21 100

Lot 15. Colin McCahon,Necessary Protection $47 485

Lot 18. Bill Hammond,Untitled $175 875

Lot 19. Gordon Walters,Tautahi $439 685 (illustrated)* A record price for the artist's work at auction

Lot 31. Milan Mrkusich,Painting Red1976 $87 935

Lot 32. Colin McCahon,Rosegarden III $140 700

Lot 33. Colin McCahon,Noughts and Crosses $281 400

Lot 36. Tony Fomison,Ko te Kingitanga $146 560

Lot 42. Michael Illingworth,Land, Land and Island $100 510

Lot 54. John Pule,The Place Where I've Not Been $52 760



All prices include buyer's premium. A full list of prices realised will appear on the website in due course.

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Enquiries

Ben Plumbly, Director
ben@artandobject.co.nz
021 222 8183
09 354 4646
0800 806 001
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