James Gleeson Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1915–2015

ArtSell has recorded 41 auction results for James Gleeson works on paper between 2009 and 2025, and 30 of them sold (73%). Half of the priced sales fell between $765Sign up free to see and $2kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.2kSign up free to see. Scissor Man Disguised as a Hilltop Oracle 1976 holds the top price on file: $5.3kSign up free to see at Menzies (June 2013). The houses with the most results are Smith & Singer (18), Menzies (12) and Leonard Joel (7).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Figure in Psychoscape

   Gouache

   19.5x14.5cm

   Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2025 · Lot 19
   A$900≈ $590≈ £444≈ €510HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
2. 
   Sketch for Mazeppa No.1, c.1952

   Gouache

   16.5x22.5cm

   Davidson Auctions · Aug 17, 2025 · Lot 31
   A$5,000≈ $3,256≈ £2,405≈ €2,790HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,800View at Davidson Auctions ↗
3. 
   The Herald, 1976

   Watercolor · Paper

   76 x 57cm (104 x 85.5cm framed)

   Leonard Joel · Jun 3, 2025 · Lot 2
   A$2,000≈ $1,291≈ £956≈ €1,134Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,800–2,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
4. 
   Drawing for 'Soiree Apocalyptica, 1984

   Drawing

   57x76.5cm

   Davidson Auctions · Aug 25, 2024 · Lot 12
   A$3,000≈ $2,020≈ £1,532≈ €1,809HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,600View at Davidson Auctions ↗
5. 
   Appearances are but Limitations of Hidden Realities, 1976

   Mixed media · Paper

   42x29cm (sheet)

   Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023 · Lot 42
   A$1,200≈ $763≈ £627≈ €725HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
6. 
   J.G. Poem 1938, Rocketing Rim-Girt ... 1976, 1976

   Mixed media · Paper

   75.0 x 55.0 cm

   Menzies · Jun 29, 2022 · Lot 81
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
7. 
   Jung: Only the Psychic Has Reality... 1976, 1976

   Mixed media · Paper

   70.0 x 51.0 cm

   Menzies · Mar 31, 2022 · Lot 107
   A$6,136≈ $4,593≈ £3,500≈ €4,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Menzies ↗
8. 
   On Three Columns the Church of Bones Rises to the Clouds (From the Locus Solus Series) 1978, 1978

   Acrylic · Paper

   70 x 51.5 cm

   Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 159
   A$976≈ $759≈ £577≈ €646Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Smith & Singer ↗
9. 
   (Untitled) (1976), 1976

   Mixed media · Paper

   15 x 21.5 cm

   Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 158
   A$610≈ $475≈ £360≈ €404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Smith & Singer ↗
10. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 157
    A$610≈ $475≈ £360≈ €404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Smith & Singer ↗
11. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 156
    A$610≈ $475≈ £360≈ €404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Smith & Singer ↗
12. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 155
    A$671≈ $522≈ £396≈ €444Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Smith & Singer ↗
13. 
    (Untitled) 1983, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    57.5 x 76.3 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 154
    A$1,037≈ $807≈ £613≈ €686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Smith & Singer ↗
14. 
    Evening in Transylvania (From the Locus Solus Series) 1978, 1978

    Acrylic · Paper

    70 x 51 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 153
    A$1,952≈ $1,519≈ £1,153≈ €1,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Smith & Singer ↗
15. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.6 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 152
    A$610≈ $475≈ £360≈ €404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–800View at Smith & Singer ↗
16. 
    Dusk I 1983, 1983

    Pastel · Paper

    30.5 x 47 cm

    Smith & Singer · Aug 16, 2017 · Lot 64
    A$2,318≈ $1,821≈ £1,415≈ €1,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Smith & Singer ↗
17. 
    On Three Columns the Church of Bones Rises to the Clouds (From the Locus Solus Series) 1978, 1978

    Acrylic · Paper

    70 x 51.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 242
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
18. 
    Evening in Transylvania (From the Locus Solus Series) 1978, 1978

    Acrylic · Paper

    70 x 51 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 241
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
19. 
    (Untitled) 1983, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    57.5 x 76.3 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 240
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
20. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 239
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
21. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 238
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
22. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 237
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
23. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 236
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
24. 
    (Untitled) (1976), 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    15 x 21.6 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 235
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
25. 
    Sketch for Mosaic Lady (1951), 1951

    Pastel · Paper

    15.5 x 25 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 27, 2015 · Lot 136
    A$3,660≈ $2,646≈ £1,726≈ €2,392Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
26. 
    The Gathering 1990, 1990

    Pastel · Paper

    54.5 x 74.5 cm

    Menzies · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 189
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,500–6,500View at Menzies ↗
27. 
    Study for Night Emblems 1986, 1986

    Drawing · Paper

    37.5 x 51.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 137
    A$2,455≈ $1,926≈ £1,293≈ €1,755Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Menzies ↗
28. 
    Study for Thermopylae Transformed 1986, 1986

    Mixed media · Paper

    30.5 x 46.0 cm (sheet)

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 136
    A$2,945≈ $2,310≈ £1,552≈ €2,105Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Menzies ↗
29. 
    Study for Looking Out to Sea 1996, 1996

    Mixed media · Paper

    30.5 x 46.0 cm (sheet)

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 135
    A$1,595≈ $1,251≈ £840≈ €1,140Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Menzies ↗
30. 
    Study for Aubade for a Summer Solstice 1988, 1988

    Mixed media · Paper

    55.5 x 48.0 cm (sheet)

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 70
    A$2,332≈ $1,829≈ £1,229≈ €1,667Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Menzies ↗
31. 
    Study for Landscape with Anthropomorphic Ambitions 1984, 1984

    Drawing · Paper

    57.0 x 76.0 cm (sheet)

    Menzies · Mar 26, 2015 · Lot 69
    A$4,173≈ $3,273≈ £2,199≈ €2,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–2,200View at Menzies ↗
32. 
    Untitled (Psychoscape) 1979, 1979

    Drawing · Paper

    40.0 x 29.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 24, 2014 · Lot 463
    A$1,227≈ $1,088≈ £664≈ €849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,500View at Menzies ↗
33. 
    Scissor Man Disguised as a Hilltop Oracle 1976, 1976

    Mixed media · Paper

    75.5 x 57.0 cm

    Menzies · Jun 27, 2013 · Lot 92
    A$5,645≈ $5,257≈ £3,441≈ €4,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
34. 
    The Gathering 1990, 1990

    Pastel · Paper

    54.5 x 74.5 cm

    Menzies · Jun 27, 2013 · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
35. 
    Study for Primavera, 1989

    Mixed media · Paper

    38 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 17, 2013 · Lot 61
    A$800≈ $769≈ £489≈ €577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
36. 
    Untitled (Surreal Landscape), 1984

    Drawing · Paper

    45.5 x 30.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 19, 2013 · Lot 94
    A$1,200≈ $1,245≈ £823≈ €962Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
37. 
    Study for the Onset of a Troubled Season, 1995

    Mixed media · Paper

    38 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 26
    A$1,400≈ $1,405≈ £904≈ €1,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
38. 
    Study for Tomorrow Morning, 1994

    Mixed media · Paper

    38 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 25
    A$1,200≈ $1,205≈ £774≈ €965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
39. 
    Study for Deposits in the Stream of Time, 1995

    Mixed media · Paper

    30.5 x 46cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 24
    A$1,200≈ $1,205≈ £774≈ €965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
40. 
    Study for a Neo-Patmos Experience, 1997

    Mixed media · Paper

    38 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2012 · Lot 23
    A$1,200≈ $1,205≈ £774≈ €965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$0–0View at Leonard Joel ↗
41. 
    Temptation

    Pastel · Paper

    51.5 x 70.5 cm

    Menzies · Jun 24, 2009 · Lot 12
    A$6,000≈ $4,792≈ £2,901≈ €3,416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,500–8,500View at Menzies ↗

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