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James Gleeson

Australian · 1915–2015 · Painter

James Timothy Gleeson was an Australian artist. He served on the board of the National Gallery of Australia. (Wikipedia)

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186auction results2009–2026years recorded78%sold (145)$2.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. James Gleeson, Armed Crater 1987, 1987, oil on linenArmed Crater 1987Menzies · A$56,455≈ $58,984≈ £36,618≈ €45,689Sign up to see
  2. James Gleeson, Wind Grids 1989, 1989, oil on canvasWind Grids 1989Menzies · A$56,455≈ $44,280≈ £29,744≈ €40,354Sign up to see
  3. James Gleeson, The Wall 1986, 1986, oil on canvasThe Wall 1986Menzies · A$55,227≈ $41,742≈ £29,514≈ €37,366Sign up to see

James Gleeson’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).

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Average price
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median $2.8kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
145
of 186 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k201120132015201720192021202320252009-06-24 · $4,7922009-06-24 · $4,7922009-12-16 · $3,4562009-12-16 · $3,4562009-12-16 · $3,6722009-12-16 · $4,5362010-03-25 · $7,1262010-12-15 · $3,2222011-09-14 · $4,0872011-12-04 · $1,8512012-03-22 · $4,8372012-06-24 · $1,2052012-06-24 · $1,2052012-06-24 · $1,2052012-06-24 · $1,4052012-09-13 · $58,9842013-03-19 · $1,2452013-05-21 · $7,2072013-06-17 · $7692013-06-18 · $25,4022013-06-18 · $3,4642013-06-27 · $5,2572013-10-29 · $11,5802014-05-13 · $21,7192014-07-24 · $3,7072014-09-24 · $1,0882015-03-24 · $8,7012015-03-24 · $2,3732015-03-26 · $16,3652015-03-26 · $25,0282015-03-26 · $44,2802015-03-26 · $3,2732015-03-26 · $1,8292015-03-26 · $1,2512015-03-26 · $2,3102015-03-26 · $1,9262015-06-25 · $39,8992015-06-25 · $5,2252015-06-25 · $2,2802015-06-25 · $2,2802015-06-25 · $2,1282015-06-25 · $2,2802015-06-25 · $2,6602015-06-25 · $2,2802015-09-15 · $1,1762015-09-15 · $1,1762015-09-24 · $3,9302015-10-27 · $2,6462015-11-24 · $26,4062015-11-24 · $28,1662015-12-01 · $1,3122016-03-23 · $35,2482016-03-23 · $41,7422016-05-10 · $3,1362016-05-10 · $4,9292016-05-10 · $1,7922016-05-10 · $2,4202016-10-25 · $2,2372016-10-25 · $1,8642016-10-25 · $1,8642016-10-25 · $2,6102017-08-16 · $19,1722017-08-16 · $1,8212017-10-24 · $1,4242017-10-24 · $1,7082017-10-24 · $4752017-10-24 · $1,5192017-10-24 · $8072017-10-24 · $5222017-10-24 · $4752017-10-24 · $4752017-10-24 · $4752017-10-24 · $7592017-11-30 · $2,7862018-05-16 · $7,3072018-11-22 · $3,9172018-11-27 · $1,8842019-06-27 · $21,4672019-07-17 · $2,2222019-07-17 · $23,9302019-10-30 · $21,7472019-11-26 · $1,3562020-09-22 · $1,4422020-09-22 · $1,5862020-11-18 · $29,2572020-11-19 · $37,4802021-03-16 · $1,8602021-03-16 · $1,8602021-03-31 · $3,9682021-03-31 · $3,9682021-06-08 · $1,5502021-08-31 · $2,0512021-12-01 · $28,0352021-12-01 · $5,2572021-12-01 · $3,3292022-03-31 · $14,7002022-03-31 · $8,7282022-03-31 · $5,5132022-03-31 · $4,0422022-03-31 · $4,5932022-04-12 · $36,5222022-06-29 · $2,9612022-06-29 · $2,5382022-08-15 · $3,2332022-10-25 · $5,0572023-03-19 · $3,3462023-03-19 · $3,6812023-03-29 · $40,9562023-03-29 · $16,3822023-08-20 · $3,1962023-09-19 · $1,4232023-10-08 · $7632023-10-24 · $17,8182023-11-25 · $9,8512023-11-25 · $4,2692023-11-25 · $1,1162023-11-29 · $5,6902024-05-26 · $9262024-05-26 · $2,1492024-05-26 · $1,1902024-05-26 · $1,4882024-05-26 · $1,1902024-08-25 · $2,0202024-10-22 · $4,0132024-11-20 · $23,9672024-12-07 · $2,0832024-12-07 · $1,7632024-12-07 · $1,4422024-12-07 · $1,2822025-03-18 · $3,8202025-05-18 · $5,4502025-05-18 · $1,7632025-05-18 · $1,7632025-05-18 · $1,4432025-06-03 · $1,2912025-08-17 · $3,2562025-08-19 · $20,7162025-10-12 · $1,6392025-10-12 · $1,9662025-10-12 · $5902026-01-15 · $13,3752026-03-22 · $13,4272026-03-22 · $8482026-05-30 · $1,7932026-07-26 · $2,795
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings14411479%$8.7kSign up$3.5kSign up$59kSign up
Oil14111380%$8.8kSign up$3.5kSign up$59kSign up
Acrylic200%—Sign up—Sign up—
Mixed media11100%$3.5kSign up$3.5kSign up$3.5kSign up
Works on paper413073%$1.7kSign up$1.2kSign up$5.3kSign up
Watercolor11100%$1.3kSign up$1.3kSign up$1.3kSign up
Gouache22100%$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up$3.3kSign up
Pastel5360%$3.1kSign up$2.6kSign up$4.8kSign up
Drawing7686%$1.7kSign up$1.6kSign up$3.3kSign up
Other11100%$25.4kSign up$25.4kSign up$25.4kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202655$2.8kSign up
20251111$1.8kSign up
20241212$1.6kSign up
20231712$4kSign up
20221210$4.8kSign up
202199$3.3kSign up
202054$15.4kSign up
201965$21.5kSign up
201863$3.9kSign up
20171313$807Sign up
20162110$2.5kSign up
20153225$2.4kSign up
201473$3.7kSign up
201387$5.3kSign up
201276$1.3kSign up
201132$3kSign up
201052$5.2kSign up
200976$4.1kSign up

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