Frederick McCubbin
Australian · 1855–1917 · Painter
Frederick McCubbin was an Australian artist, art teacher and prominent member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
What the Little Girl Saw in the Bush 1904Smith & Singer · A$1,472,727≈ $1,145,620≈ £820,351≈ €950,643Sign up to see
The Mountain Cottage 1915Menzies · A$859,091≈ $897,578≈ £557,225≈ €695,258Sign up to see
The Lime Tree (Yarra River from Kensington Road, South Yarra)Leonard Joel · A$1,200,000≈ $779,580≈ £577,125≈ €666,479Sign up to see
Frederick McCubbin’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
63
of 74 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 70 | 59 | 84% | $165kSign up | $52kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Oil | 70 | 59 | 84% | $165kSign up | $52kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $14.9kSign up | $14.6kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $14.9kSign up | $14.6kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.5kSign up | $9.5kSign up | $9.5kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $79kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | $48.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $33.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $191kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | $38.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $203kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | $27.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $145kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $43.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $537kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $487kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $66.7kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 | $93.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $28.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $162kSign up |