Grahame Sydney
New Zealand · b. 1948 · Painter
Sir Grahame Charles Sydney is a New Zealand visual artist, based in the South Island region of Central Otago. Since beginning his professional art life in 1974 he has worked as… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Back of the MaungatuasArt+Object · NZ$66,068≈ $48,018≈ £36,960≈ €40,929Sign up to see
The Woolshed at PisaArt+Object · NZ$18,760≈ $15,376≈ £9,515≈ €11,350Sign up to see
StationArt+Object · NZ$5,405≈ $3,616≈ £2,844≈ €3,180Sign up to see
Grahame Sydney’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 91 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
69%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 1 | 14% | $48kSign up | $48kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 1 | 20% | $48kSign up | $48kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Tempera | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 4 | 1 | 25% | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 1 | 33% | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 61 | 48 | 79% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Etching | 25 | 17 | 68% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 27 | 24 | 89% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $710Sign up | $710Sign up | $710Sign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 6 | 86% | $1.6kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Other | 19 | 13 | 68% | $1kSign up | $962Sign up | $2.1kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $319Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | $726Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | $720Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $878Sign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 18 | 11 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 9 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $15.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | $958Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |