Dorrit Black
Australian · 1891–1951 · Painter, Printmaker
Dorothea Foster Black was an Australian painter and printmaker of the Modernist school, known for being a pioneer of modernism in Australia and for her Cubist style. In 1931… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sicilian Mountain (1928)Smith & Singer · A$675,000≈ $436,145≈ £331,820≈ €377,582Sign up to see
The Pink House (1928)Smith & Singer · A$73,200≈ $68,211≈ £41,160≈ €51,706Sign up to see
Landscape (Possibly Near Mirmande)Leonard Joel · A$75,000≈ $51,383≈ £40,965≈ €45,984Sign up to see
Dorrit Black’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
21
of 26 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
81%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 8 | 73% | $83.2kSign up | $38.5kSign up | $436kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 8 | 73% | $83.2kSign up | $38.5kSign up | $436kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 5 | 83% | $9.7kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $32.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $4.4kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 8 | 89% | $13kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $29.7kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 9 | 8 | 89% | $13kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $29.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.