Donald Sinclair Driver
New Zealand · 1930–2011 · Painter, Sculptor
Donald Sinclair Driver (1930–2011) was a New Zealand artist born in Hastings. Driver was self-taught and worked in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Blue and Red ReliefArt+Object · NZ$48,050≈ $32,885≈ £24,824≈ €28,257Sign up to see
Painted ReliefArt+Object · NZ$54,833≈ $31,476≈ £23,604≈ €27,165Sign up to see
Painted Relief 1972Art+Object · NZ$23,450≈ $19,997≈ £12,048≈ €14,521Sign up to see
Donald Sinclair Driver’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
59
of 84 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
70%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 61 | 44 | 72% | $8kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $32.9kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $10.2kSign up | $8.7kSign up | $19.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 19 | 14 | 74% | $12.3kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $32.9kSign up |
| Mixed media | 39 | 27 | 69% | $5.5kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8kSign up | $8kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8kSign up | $8kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 5 | 56% | $1.9kSign up | $776Sign up | $6.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $776Sign up | $776Sign up | $776Sign up |
| Screenprint | 5 | 2 | 40% | $398Sign up | $398Sign up | $493Sign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $6.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 4 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $6.2kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 5 | 56% | $2.8kSign up | $2kSign up | $5.3kSign 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 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | $2kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $303Sign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | $8kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | $260Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $12.9kSign up |