Denys Watkins
New Zealand · b. 1945 · Painter
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Record prices
Man-o-the-WoodsArt+Object · NZ$17,418≈ $12,633≈ £9,766≈ €11,096Sign up to see
Brown DogArt+Object · NZ$16,216≈ $11,236≈ £8,463≈ €9,452Sign up to see
Ideal BoyArt+Object · NZ$14,415≈ $10,455≈ £8,082≈ €9,183Sign up to see
Denys Watkins’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
38
of 56 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
68%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 17 | 9 | 53% | $5.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 3 | 50% | $6.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 11 | 6 | 55% | $5.3kSign up | $3kSign up | $11.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 14 | 9 | 64% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 7 | 6 | 86% | $898Sign up | $409Sign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 2 | 50% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 13 | 72% | $230Sign up | $213Sign up | $344Sign up |
| Etching | 4 | 3 | 75% | $150Sign up | $127Sign up | $213Sign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 7 | 78% | $248Sign up | $245Sign up | $340Sign up |
| Screenprint | 5 | 3 | 60% | $268Sign up | $255Sign up | $344Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $892Sign up | $489Sign up | $2.2kSign 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 | 3 | 3 | $182Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $301Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $335Sign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $193Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | $197Sign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | $191Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |