Douglas MacDiarmid
New Zealand · 1922–2020 · Painter
Douglas Kerr MacDiarmid was a New Zealand expatriate painter, known for his diversity and exceptional use of colour, and involved with key movements in twentieth-century art.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Christchurch, March, 1945Art+Object · NZ$27,028≈ $20,175≈ £15,076≈ €17,954Sign up to see
Children in Room at NightArt+Object · NZ$27,028≈ $20,175≈ £15,076≈ €17,954Sign up to see
UntitledArt+Object · NZ$12,012≈ $8,323≈ £6,269≈ €7,001Sign up to see
Douglas MacDiarmid’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
23
of 25 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 10 | 100% | $6.9kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $20.2kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 9 | 100% | $7.5kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $20.2kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 9 | 82% | $1.2kSign up | $984Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 8 | 7 | 88% | $1.1kSign up | $734Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.