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Colin McCahon

New Zealand · 1919–1987 · Painter

Colin John McCahon was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Colin McCahon, St Matthew: Lightning, synthetic polymer paint on unstretched canvasSt Matthew: LightningArt+Object · NZ$1,961,375≈ $1,378,121≈ £1,029,293≈ €1,203,809Sign up to see
  2. Colin McCahon, The Canoe Tainui, synthetic polymer paint on eight panelsThe Canoe TainuiArt+Object · NZ$1,621,687≈ $1,210,508≈ £904,579≈ €1,077,252Sign up to see
  3. Colin McCahon, Entombment after Titian, oil on boardEntombment after TitianArt+Object · NZ$1,098,370≈ $771,748≈ £576,404≈ €674,133Sign up to see

Colin McCahon’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 325 auction results for Colin McCahon between 2007 and 2026, of which 253 sold (78%). Recorded sale prices range from $178Sign up free to see to $1.4MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.4MSign up free to see for St Matthew: Lightning at Art+Object in November 2021. Most results come from Art+Object (312), Dunbar Sloane (7) and Smith & Singer (3).

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  1. Colin McCahon, Koru 1, 2, 3 (1965), poster print
    Koru 1, 2, 3 (1965)
    Print (other)
    514 x 1100mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 158
    NZ$305≈ $178≈ £132≈ €153Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  2. Colin McCahon, Tomorrow will be the same but not as this is, screenprint with archival ink on BFK Reives Italian 300gsm art paper, McCahon House Centenary Edition 93/100
    Tomorrow will be the same but not as this is
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 96/100
    1200 x 800mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 63
    NZ$20,105≈ $11,747≈ £8,672≈ €10,115Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  3. Colin McCahon, Fifteen Drawings for Charles Brasch, 26 individually framed lithographs (16 illustrated) published by the Hocken Library in Dunedin
    Fifteen Drawings for Charles Brasch
    Lithograph
    275 x 207mm: each
    Art+Object · · Lot 101
    NZ$12,794≈ $7,516≈ £5,580≈ €6,516Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  4. Colin McCahon, There is no other way, enamel on board
    There is no other way
    enamel on board · Board
    736 x 876mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 52
    NZ$767,655≈ $450,951≈ £334,782≈ €390,942Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  5. Colin McCahon, Landscape Multiple No. 7
    Landscape Multiple No. 7
    302 x 302mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 53
    NZ$121,850≈ $71,580≈ £53,140≈ €62,054Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  6. Colin McCahon, Northland, oil on canvas
    Northland
    Oil · Canvas
    785 x 820mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 54
    NZ$560,510≈ $329,266≈ £244,444≈ €285,449Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  7. Colin McCahon, Flower, pastel and watercolour on paper
    Flower
    Pastel · Paper
    575 x 448mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 68
    NZ$58,488≈ $34,358≈ £25,507≈ €29,786Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  8. Colin McCahon, Ahipara & Beyond
    Ahipara & Beyond
    Dunbar Sloane · · Lot 34
    NZ$19,000≈ $10,971≈ £8,255≈ €9,640HammerSign up free to seeEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Dunbar Sloane ↗
  9. Colin McCahon, Take Off over Muriwai Island - Oaia
    Take Off over Muriwai Island - Oaia
    Dunbar Sloane · · Lot 35
    NZ$24,000≈ $13,858≈ £10,428≈ €12,177HammerSign up free to seeEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Dunbar Sloane ↗
  10. Colin McCahon, Muriwai
    Muriwai
    Dunbar Sloane · · Lot 36
    NZ$20,000≈ $11,548≈ £8,690≈ €10,148HammerSign up free to seeEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Dunbar Sloane ↗

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Colin McCahon: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Colin McCahon at auction?

$1,378,121Sign up free to see, for St Matthew: Lightning at Art+Object (November 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Colin McCahon?

The median sale price is $25.7kSign up free to see across 253 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Colin McCahon have sold at auction?

253 of 325 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Colin McCahon?

Art+Object, Dunbar Sloane and Smith & Singer account for the most recorded results. Art+Object · Dunbar Sloane · Smith & Singer

About Colin McCahon

Colin John McCahon was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New Zealand in the mid-20th century. He is regarded as New Zealand's most important modern artist, particularly in his landscape work.

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