Don Binney
New Zealand · 1940–2012 · Painter
Donald Hall Binney was a New Zealand painter, best known for his paintings of birds. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Heron’s Departure, New Spring, Te HengaArt+Object · NZ$1,110,440≈ $697,023≈ £575,672≈ €681,086Sign up to see
Pastoral, Te HengaArt+Object · NZ$684,712≈ $470,452≈ £368,260≈ €413,148Sign up to see
Kereru over DunedinArt+Object · NZ$488,835≈ $343,470≈ £256,532≈ €300,026Sign up to see
Don Binney’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
98
of 129 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
76%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 41 | 28 | 68% | $161kSign up | $117kSign up | $697kSign up |
| Oil | 35 | 23 | 66% | $175kSign up | $165kSign up | $697kSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 5 | 83% | $99.4kSign up | $98.9kSign up | $181kSign up |
| Works on paper | 32 | 21 | 66% | $15.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $85.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $40.5kSign up | $40.5kSign up | $40.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 5 | 3 | 60% | $5.2kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $9.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 11 | 61% | $11.8kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $85.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 49 | 43 | 88% | $4.6kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $19kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 9 | 69% | $2.4kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 32 | 30 | 94% | $5.6kSign up | $4kSign up | $19kSign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 3 | 100% | $900Sign up | $496Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Other | 7 | 6 | 86% | $5.9kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $14.7kSign 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 | 8 | 7 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 | $67.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $121kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 8 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $66.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | $2.6kSign up |