Idris Murphy
Australian · b. 1949 · Painter, Printmaker
Australian artist
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Record prices
Cliff FaceLeonard Joel · A$5,500≈ $5,718≈ £3,616≈ €4,563Sign up to see
Light Before StormLeonard Joel · A$5,000≈ $5,198≈ £3,287≈ €4,148Sign up to see
Before Dark Fowlers Gap oil on board initialled lower right: IM 122 x 125cmLeonard Joel · A$4,400≈ $3,973≈ £2,452≈ €3,068Sign up to see
Idris Murphy’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
18
of 21 offered · 2012–2025
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 8 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 8 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 12 | 9 | 75% | $203Sign up | $194Sign up | $424Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $136Sign up | $136Sign up | $136Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $213Sign up | $213Sign up | $213Sign up |
| Print (other) | 10 | 7 | 70% | $211Sign up | $194Sign up | $424Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $66Sign up | $66Sign up | $66Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.