Garry Shead
Australian · b. 1942 · Painter
Garry Shead is an Australian artist and filmmaker. His paintings are in many galleries in Australia and overseas, and he has won several awards, including the Archibald Prize… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Bearers (Queen of Suburbia) 1997Smith & Singer · A$439,200≈ $319,254≈ £248,524≈ €279,533Sign up to see
Revelation (Royal Suite) 1997Menzies · A$312,000≈ $317,398≈ £196,373≈ €224,659Sign up to see
The Studio 2001Menzies · A$319,091≈ $241,175≈ £170,526≈ €215,894Sign up to see
Garry Shead’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
182
of 263 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
69%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 162 | 110 | 68% | $52.4kSign up | $38.7kSign up | $319kSign up |
| Oil | 162 | 110 | 68% | $52.4kSign up | $38.7kSign up | $319kSign up |
| Works on paper | 30 | 21 | 70% | $2.8kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 1 | 50% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $262Sign up | $262Sign up | $262Sign up |
| Drawing | 17 | 12 | 71% | $1.5kSign up | $425Sign up | $6.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 69 | 49 | 71% | $552Sign up | $437Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Etching | 55 | 38 | 69% | $552Sign up | $390Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $435Sign up | $435Sign up | $655Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 4 | 80% | $766Sign up | $848Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $788Sign up | $788Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $152Sign up | $152Sign up | $152Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 2 | 67% | $211Sign up | $211Sign up | $355Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $240Sign up | $240Sign up | $240Sign 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 | 12 | 9 | $140Sign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | $13kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 | $20.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 41 | 23 | $250Sign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | $29.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | $30.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 | $56.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 | $42kSign up |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 | $39.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $43.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 21 | 17 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 15 | 7 | $47.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | $92.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 15 | 12 | $18.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 17 | 16 | $1.3kSign up |