Ernest Mervyn Taylor
New Zealand · 1906–1964 · Painter, Printmaker
Ernest Mervyn Taylor (1906–1964) was a notable New Zealand engraver, commercial artist and publisher. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1906 but primarily lived and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mural for the Wairoa Centennial Library, Hawke’s BayArt+Object · NZ$97,480≈ $59,242≈ £47,223≈ €54,077Sign up to see
HineArt+Object · NZ$8,889≈ $6,431≈ £4,577≈ €5,225Sign up to see
Hine, 1956Lyon & Turnbull · £4,500≈ $5,884≈ €4,963Sign up to see
Ernest Mervyn Taylor’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
81
of 107 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
76%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $59.2kSign up | $59.2kSign up | $59.2kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $59.2kSign up | $59.2kSign up | $59.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 8 | 73% | $605Sign up | $757Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 3 | 50% | $571Sign up | $689Sign up | $861Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $170Sign up | $170Sign up | $170Sign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $739Sign up | $908Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 64 | 47 | 73% | $2kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Engraving | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 60 | 43 | 72% | $2kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Other | 31 | 25 | 81% | $358Sign up | $230Sign up | $1.5kSign 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 | 14 | 14 | $319Sign up |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 | $252Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $712Sign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $981Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $561Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $991Sign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $861Sign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 11 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 | $991Sign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $177Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $162Sign up |