Benjamin Edwin Minns
Australian · 1863–1937 · Painter, Draughtsman
Benjamin Edwin Minns, commonly referred to as B. E. Minns, was an Australian watercolourist and black-and-white artist, remembered for his portraits of Aboriginal people. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Harbour Bridge 1930Menzies · A$18,409≈ $14,507≈ £11,166≈ €12,365Sign up to see
Untitled (A Day at the Seaside)Menzies · A$3,927≈ $3,483≈ £2,125≈ €2,716Sign up to see
Feeding the Cockatoo 1891 watercolourLeonard Joel · A$3,800≈ $3,006≈ £2,016≈ €2,745Sign up to see
Benjamin Edwin Minns’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
16
of 17 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Oil | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 13 | 13 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $14.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 12 | 12 | 100% | $3kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $14.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $281Sign up | $281Sign up | $281Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $172Sign up | $180Sign up | $192Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $186Sign up | $186Sign up | $192Sign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $144Sign up | $144Sign up | $144Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.