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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, 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 ↗
  2. Colin McCahon, Moby Dick off Muriwai: Swimming South, pastel and graphite on paper
    Moby Dick off Muriwai: Swimming South
    Pastel · Paper
    303 x 457mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 52
    NZ$28,140≈ $20,245≈ £15,380≈ €18,180Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  3. Colin McCahon, New Paintings, synthetic polymer paint and pastel on paper
    New Paintings
    Pastel · Paper
    628 x 483mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 75
    NZ$45,750≈ $38,014≈ £23,032≈ €26,456Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  4. Colin McCahon, Moby Dick off Muriwai: Swimming South, pastel on paper
    Moby Dick off Muriwai: Swimming South
    Pastel · Paper
    303 x 457mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 18
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$23,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗

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