Gordon Walters
New Zealand · 1919–1995 · Painter, Photographer
Gordon Frederick Walters was a Wellington-born artist and graphic designer who is significant to New Zealand culture due to his representation of New Zealand in his Modern… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
KoruArt+Object · NZ$784,550≈ $531,760≈ £401,238≈ €472,424Sign up to see
MokoiaArt+Object · NZ$648,675≈ $455,623≈ £330,497≈ €383,424Sign up to see
UntitledArt+Object · NZ$619,845≈ $397,940≈ £309,513≈ €361,108Sign up to see
Gordon Walters’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
231
of 294 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 42 | 33 | 79% | $117kSign up | $49.5kSign up | $532kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $158kSign up | $158kSign up | $158kSign up |
| Acrylic | 40 | 31 | 78% | $118kSign up | $49.5kSign up | $532kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $14.8kSign up | $14.8kSign up | $14.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 85 | 57 | 67% | $19.7kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $64kSign up |
| Gouache | 25 | 20 | 80% | $19kSign up | $20.7kSign up | $59.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 12 | 9 | 75% | $39.5kSign up | $41.7kSign up | $64kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 120 | 101 | 84% | $6.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $23.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $14kSign up | $14kSign up | $14kSign up |
| Screenprint | 115 | 98 | 85% | $6.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $23.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 19 | 12 | 63% | $936Sign up | $833Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 19 | 12 | 63% | $936Sign up | $833Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Other | 28 | 28 | 100% | $18.5kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $359kSign 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 | 11 | 9 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 15 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 21 | 16 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 40 | 29 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 20 | 18 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 36 | 32 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 12 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 12 | 9 | $32kSign up |
| 2012 | 16 | 14 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 10 | 6 | $5kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $5.2kSign up |