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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).

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  1. 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 ↗
  2. Colin McCahon, Waterfall 1964, 1964, oil on composition board
    Waterfall 1964, 1964
    Oil · Board
    30.3 x 30.3 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 10
    A$104,318≈ $67,725≈ £50,089≈ €57,974Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$90,000–120,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  3. Colin McCahon, Waterfall, oil and sawdust on board
    Waterfall
    Oil · Board
    603 x 603mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 50
    NZ$268,070≈ $158,858≈ £117,490≈ €135,986Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  4. Colin McCahon, Study for Theme and Variations (1962), 1962, oil on canvas on board
    Study for Theme and Variations (1962), 1962
    Oil · Canvas
    93.2 x 48.5 cm (irreg.)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 9
    A$122,727≈ $79,677≈ £58,928≈ €68,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$65,000–85,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  5. Colin McCahon, Domestic Landscape 1957, 1957, oil on canvas
    Domestic Landscape 1957, 1957
    Oil · Canvas
    61.1 x 51.2 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 14
    A$220,909≈ $148,871≈ £114,243≈ €133,925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$200,000–300,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  6. Colin McCahon, Waterfall, oil, enamel and light impasto on hardboard
    Waterfall
    Oil · Board
    407 x 332mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 27
    NZ$79,202≈ $47,275≈ £37,192≈ €43,268Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  7. Colin McCahon, View from Mrs Neame’s Old House at Mahau, oil and charcoal on paper, circa 1939
    View from Mrs Neame’s Old House at Mahau
    Oil · Paper
    475 x 458mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 29
    NZ$65,799≈ $39,275≈ £30,898≈ €35,946Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  8. Colin McCahon, Landscape, oil on jute
    Landscape
    Oil
    908 x 582mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 35
    NZ$176,682≈ $109,739≈ £87,939≈ €100,081Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  9. Colin McCahon, Entombment after Titian, oil on board
    Entombment after Titian
    Oil · Board
    515 x 635mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 50
    NZ$1,098,370≈ $771,748≈ £576,404≈ €674,133Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  10. Colin McCahon, Northland, oil on canvas
    Northland
    Oil · Canvas
    1155 x 890mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 65
    NZ$258,268≈ $180,139≈ £135,138≈ €151,824Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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