Clifton Pugh
Australian · 1924–1990 · Painter
Clifton Ernest Pugh was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize. One of Australia's most renowned and successful painters, Pugh was strongly… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Meeting of the Apostle Birds 1958Smith & Singer · A$61,000≈ $41,573≈ £32,222≈ €37,592Sign up to see
A Sometimes River 1984Menzies · A$51,545≈ $34,403≈ £27,906≈ €31,716Sign up to see
Swamp Birds 1963Smith & Singer · A$43,750≈ $32,000≈ £24,098≈ €26,963Sign up to see
Clifton Pugh’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).
ArtSell has recorded 194 auction results for Clifton Pugh between 2009 and 2026, of which 150 sold (77%). Recorded sale prices range from $36Sign up free to see to $41.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $41.6kSign up free to see for Meeting of the Apostle Birds 1958 at Smith & Singer in November 2019. The most common medium is oil paintings (109 lots). Most results come from Leonard Joel (59), Davidson Auctions (59) and Menzies (48).
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- (Feral Cat), 1976A$10,000≈ $6,887≈ £5,209≈ €6,044Sign up free to see
- Landscape with Crow 1969, 1969A$20,864≈ $14,926≈ £11,082≈ €12,779Sign up free to see
- A$130≈ $91≈ £68≈ €79Sign up free to see
- Rites of Spring, 1977A$24,000≈ $17,055≈ £12,784≈ €14,790Sign up free to see
- Big Bird & Little Bird, 1969A$3,600≈ $2,545≈ £1,886≈ €2,160Sign up free to see
- NZ$180≈ $109≈ £80≈ €92Sign up free to see
- After the Wind 1959, 1959A$9,818≈ $6,344≈ £4,826≈ €5,492Sign up free to see
- Female Standing Nude, 1959A$400≈ $267≈ £196≈ €227Sign up free to see
- Desert Landscape, 1970A$350≈ $230≈ £170≈ €197Sign up free to see
- Two Euros, 1961A$6,000≈ $3,905≈ £2,869≈ €3,364Sign up free to see
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Clifton Pugh: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Clifton Pugh at auction?
$41,573Sign up free to see, for Meeting of the Apostle Birds 1958 at Smith & Singer (November 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Clifton Pugh?
The median sale price is $3.3kSign up free to see across 150 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Clifton Pugh have sold at auction?
150 of 194 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Clifton Pugh?
Leonard Joel, Davidson Auctions and Menzies account for the most recorded results. Leonard Joel · Davidson Auctions · Menzies
About Clifton Pugh
Clifton Ernest Pugh was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize. One of Australia's most renowned and successful painters, Pugh was strongly influenced by German Expressionism, and was known for his landscapes and portraiture. Important early group exhibitions include The Antipodeans, the exhibition for which Bernard Smith drafted a manifesto in support of Australian figurative painting, an exhibition in which Arthur Boyd, David Boyd, John Brack, Robert Dickerson, John Perceval and Charles Blackman showed; a joint exhibition with Barry Humphries, in which the two responded to Dadaism; and Group of Four at the Victorian Artists Society Gallery with Pugh, John Howley, Don Laycock and Lawrence Daws.
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