Bill Coleman
Australian · 1922–1993 · Painter
William Coleman (1922–1993) was an Australian artist born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1922. He studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), and then under… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Late 1976Menzies · A$25,773≈ $19,733≈ £15,703≈ €18,455Sign up to see
Family at the TableMenzies · A$16,800≈ $15,922≈ £10,164≈ €11,951Sign up to see
Disco 1982Menzies · A$19,636≈ $15,034≈ £11,964≈ €14,061Sign up to see
Bill Coleman’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
58
of 73 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 58 | 49 | 84% | $3.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $19.7kSign up |
| Oil | 57 | 49 | 86% | $3.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $19.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $660Sign up | $660Sign up | $744Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $744Sign up | $744Sign up | $744Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $575Sign up | $575Sign up | $575Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 5 | 45% | $229Sign up | $225Sign up | $332Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $175Sign up | $175Sign up | $175Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $279Sign up | $279Sign up | $332Sign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 2 | 25% | $205Sign up | $205Sign up | $228Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $970Sign up | $970Sign up | $980Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $468Sign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | $971Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $988Sign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $744Sign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $332Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | $958Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $960Sign up |