Bertha Merfield

Australian · 1869–1921 · Painter

Bertha Elizabeth Merfield (1869–1921) was an Australian painter, craft worker in metal and leather, and Art Nouveau muralist. She was a founding member of the Twenty Melbourne… (Wikipedia)

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6auction results2011–2025years recorded100%sold (6)$1.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Bertha Merfield, The Beehive, oil on boardThe BeehiveLeonard Joel · A$2,800≈ $2,188≈ £1,665≈ €1,845Sign up to see
  2. Bertha Merfield, Beach Scene, oil on boardBeach SceneLeonard Joel · A$2,600≈ $2,031≈ £1,546≈ €1,713Sign up to see
  3. Bertha Merfield, Beach Scene, oil on boardBeach SceneLeonard Joel · A$2,800≈ $1,801≈ £1,455≈ €1,689Sign up to see

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Average price
median $1.8kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
6
of 6 offered · 2011–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k20132015201720192021202320252011-12-04 · $1,2342017-10-12 · $2,1882017-10-12 · $2,0312023-09-18 · $1,8012023-09-18 · $1,8012025-09-22 · $594
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings66100%$1.6kSign up$1.8kSign up$2.2kSign up
Oil66100%$1.6kSign up$1.8kSign up$2.2kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202511$594Sign up
202322$1.8kSign up
201722$2.1kSign up
201111$1.2kSign up

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