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).
Lots sold
150
of 194 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 111 | 87 | 78% | $9.5kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $41.6kSign up |
| Oil | 109 | 87 | 80% | $9.5kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $41.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 36 | 24 | 67% | $952Sign up | $474Sign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 21 | 12 | 57% | $1.2kSign up | $464Sign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $807Sign up | $346Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $267Sign up | $267Sign up | $267Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 46 | 38 | 83% | $198Sign up | $180Sign up | $381Sign up |
| Etching | 25 | 22 | 88% | $229Sign up | $250Sign up | $381Sign up |
| Aquatint | 7 | 6 | 86% | $146Sign up | $143Sign up | $239Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 5 | 83% | $133Sign up | $125Sign up | $225Sign up |
| Screenprint | 4 | 3 | 75% | $192Sign up | $214Sign up | $237Sign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 2 | 50% | $189Sign up | $189Sign up | $250Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $109Sign up | $109Sign up | $109Sign 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 | 6 | 6 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 33 | 21 | $970Sign up |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 18 | 16 | $886Sign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 | $282Sign up |
| 2016 | 18 | 14 | $324Sign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | $237Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $6.2kSign up |