Hugh Sawrey
Australian · 1919–1999 · Painter
Hugh David Sawrey, was an Australian artist and the founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings, and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South Mitchell, Western QueenslandMenzies · A$72,000≈ $65,780≈ £44,050≈ €49,251Sign up to see
Changing the Horses (Cobb and Co Series)Menzies · A$62,400≈ $57,009≈ £38,177≈ €42,684Sign up to see
The Binde-Bango Shed in Full Swing, South of Mitchell, Western QueenslandMenzies · A$67,500≈ $49,082≈ £37,077≈ €41,482Sign up to see
Hugh Sawrey’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
155
of 165 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 159 | 149 | 94% | $9kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $65.8kSign up |
| Oil | 159 | 149 | 94% | $9kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $65.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $947Sign up | $610Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $439Sign up | $534Sign up | $687Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $140Sign up | $140Sign up | $140Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $140Sign up | $140Sign up | $140Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign 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 | 7 | 7 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 | $4kSign up |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 | $4kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $23.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $8.2kSign up |