James Alfred Turner Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1850–1908

James Alfred Turner oil paintings have appeared at auction 35 times in ArtSell’s records between 2012 and 2025; 34 sold, a sell-through rate of 97%. The median price realised is $6.5kSign up free to see across 34 priced sales; the middle half sold for $3.8kSign up free to see–$11.6kSign up free to see. Bend on the Yarra 1875 holds the top price on file: $46.5kSign up free to see at Menzies (June 2022). Most results come from Menzies (18) and Leonard Joel (17).

A$67,500≈ $46,532≈ £38,254≈ €44,245Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumBend on the Yarra 1875Menzies202235auction results2012–2025years recorded97%sold$6.5kSign up free to seemedian price

James Alfred Turner oil paintings: key figures

Auction results: 35
Sold rate: 97%
Active at auction: 2012–2025
Median price: $6.5kSign up free to see
Record price: $46.5kSign up free to see Bend on the Yarra 1875, Menzies, Jun 2022

Top auction houses: Menzies (18), Leonard Joel (17)

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All oil paintings results

The Lone Hours, 1898
Oil · Canvas
29 x 21cm
Leonard Joel · Oct 21, 2025 · Lot 53
A$6,000≈ $3,894≈ £2,911≈ €3,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
(The Bullock Team)
Oil · Board
22 x 11.5cm
Leonard Joel · Oct 21, 2025 · Lot 4
A$3,000≈ $1,947≈ £1,456≈ €1,677Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Horse and Cart Returning from Work
Oil · Board
14.0 x 46.0 cm; 22.0 x 54.0 cm (framed)
Menzies · Aug 20, 2025 · Lot 65
A$7,977≈ $5,137≈ £3,811≈ €4,409Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
Anticipation
Oil · Board
30 x 45.5cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2025 · Lot 16
A$13,000≈ $8,461≈ £6,216≈ €7,289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
A Lively Time 1891, 1891
Oil · Canvas
36.0 x 53.0 cm; 62.0 x 80.0 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 105
A$22,091≈ $13,267≈ £10,383≈ €12,012Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Menzies ↗
Logging
Oil · Canvas
15.0 x 25.5 cm; 29.0 x 39.5 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 104
A$3,682≈ $2,211≈ £1,731≈ €2,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Menzies ↗
Logging
Oil · Canvas
15.0 x 25.5 cm; 29.0 x 39.5 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 103
A$4,418≈ $2,653≈ £2,076≈ €2,402Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Menzies ↗
Out of Danger 1886, 1886
Oil · Canvas
48.0 x 33.0 cm; 66.0 x 52.0 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 100
A$23,318≈ $14,004≈ £10,960≈ €12,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
A Day's Muster 1887, 1887
Oil · Canvas
30.5 x 46.0 cm; 53.5 x 68.5 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 99
A$14,727≈ $8,845≈ £6,922≈ €8,008Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
At Schnapper Point, Victoria 1888, 1888
Oil · Canvas
31.0 x 71.5 cm (irreg.); 54.5 x 95.0 cm (framed)
Menzies · Apr 9, 2025 · Lot 98
A$24,545≈ $14,741≈ £11,536≈ €13,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–24,000View at Menzies ↗
Coming up, c.1894
Oil · Linen
49.5 x 34cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 18, 2025 · Lot 79
A$15,000≈ $9,551≈ £7,363≈ €8,748Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
(Card Game), 1889
Oil · Canvas
21 x 31cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 18, 2025 · Lot 37
A$9,000≈ $5,731≈ £4,418≈ €5,249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
The Local Talent 1903, 1903
Oil · Canvas
50.0 x 30.0 cm; 62.0 x 41.5 cm (framed)
Menzies · Nov 20, 2024 · Lot 85
A$18,409≈ $11,984≈ £9,461≈ €11,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
Smoko, 1902
Oil · Canvas
29.5 x 42cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 25, 2024 · Lot 87
A$9,750≈ $6,485≈ £5,112≈ €6,052Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Splashing Through (Ballarat to Melbourne, Cobb & Co. Coach)
Oil · Canvas
21.5 x 38.5 cm
Menzies · Nov 23, 2022 · Lot 148
A$20,000≈ $13,304≈ £11,128≈ €12,885HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
Bad Luck, 1904
Oil · Canvas
28.5 x 59cm
Leonard Joel · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 52
A$12,000≈ $7,586≈ £6,704≈ €7,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$9,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
The Last Load, 1892
Oil · Canvas
44 x 90cm
Leonard Joel · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 51
A$18,500≈ $11,695≈ £10,335≈ €11,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–30,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Tired 1886, 1886
Oil · Canvas
26.0 x 40.0 cm
Menzies · Jun 29, 2022 · Lot 60
A$9,818≈ $6,768≈ £5,564≈ €6,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
Bend on the Yarra 1875, 1875
Oil · Canvas
71.5 x 91.0 cm
Menzies · Jun 29, 2022 · Lot 52
A$67,500≈ $46,532≈ £38,254≈ €44,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$35,000–55,000View at Menzies ↗
Drover by the Lake, 1890
Oil · Canvas
21 x 29cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 6
A$9,250≈ $6,423≈ £5,252≈ €6,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Bushman 1885, 1885
Oil · Canvas
30.5 x 46.0 cm
Menzies · Mar 31, 2022 · Lot 50
A$18,409≈ $13,781≈ £10,501≈ €12,414Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
Hunting Scene
Oil · Board
14.5 x 29.5cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 51
A$4,000≈ $3,100≈ £2,234≈ €2,599Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,500–6,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
Drovers
Oil · Canvas
24 x 39.5cm
Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 49
A$4,200≈ $3,255≈ £2,346≈ €2,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Breakfast Time, 1889
Oil · Canvas
46 x 65cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 3, 2019 · Lot 29
A$17,000≈ $11,444≈ £9,510≈ €10,463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Meal Mates
Oil · Board
32 x 24.5cm
Leonard Joel · Sep 3, 2019 · Lot 28
A$11,500≈ $7,741≈ £6,433≈ €7,078Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Mustering the Horses c1885, c1885
Oil · Board
20.0 x 52.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 128
A$8,591≈ $6,080≈ £4,637≈ €5,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–10,000View at Menzies ↗
Horse Drinking from the River, 1901
Oil · Canvas
21.5 x 40cm
Leonard Joel · Nov 27, 2018 · Lot 93
A$3,600≈ $2,609≈ £2,044≈ €2,303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
The Fallen Tree 1885, 1885
Oil · Canvas
24.0 x 29.0 cm
Menzies · Apr 26, 2018 · Lot 107
A$4,664≈ $3,532≈ £2,528≈ €2,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
Hauling Logs 1903, 1903
Oil · Canvas
42.0 x 27.0 cm (oval)
Menzies · Nov 30, 2017 · Lot 144
A$6,750≈ $5,108≈ £3,793≈ €4,311Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
Sharpening the Blades, 1905
Oil · Board
28 x 23.5cm
Leonard Joel · Nov 28, 2017 · Lot 57
A$8,000≈ $6,089≈ £4,586≈ €5,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Working for a Selector 1886, 1886
Oil · Canvas
30.5 x 51.0 cm
Menzies · Feb 9, 2017 · Lot 17
A$22,705≈ $17,384≈ £13,834≈ €16,259Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Menzies ↗
Branding The Sheep, 1883
Oil · Board
27 x 22cm
Leonard Joel · Jun 7, 2016 · Lot 59
A$5,000≈ $3,718≈ £2,552≈ €3,277Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
Droving
Oil · Board
13.5 x 30.0 cm
Menzies · Dec 10, 2015 · Lot 138
A$4,295≈ $3,133≈ £2,072≈ €2,863Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Menzies ↗
Untitled (Cattle in a River Landscape) 1903, 1903
Oil · Canvas
53.0 x 25.0 cm
Menzies · Sep 24, 2014 · Lot 306
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
Drovers, 1900
Oil · Board
15 x 46.5cm
Leonard Joel · Dec 9, 2012 · Lot 51
A$4,000≈ $4,191≈ £2,607≈ €3,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗