Joy Hester
Australian · 1920–1960 · Painter, Draughtsman
Joy St Clair Hester was an Australian artist. She was a member of the Angry Penguins movement and the Heide Circle who played an integral role in the development of Australian… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Girl with CockyLeonard Joel · A$260,000≈ $197,946≈ £148,163≈ €169,547Sign up to see
Head of a Woman (1944)Smith & Singer · A$79,773≈ $59,348≈ £45,603≈ €54,643Sign up to see
Untitled (Child with Hat and Scarf) c1955Menzies · A$58,909≈ $44,816≈ £32,570≈ €38,223Sign up to see
Joy Hester’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
34
of 36 offered · 2009–2025
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $89.9kSign up | $59.3kSign up | $198kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $89.9kSign up | $59.3kSign up | $198kSign up |
| Works on paper | 33 | 31 | 94% | $8.8kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $44.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 6 | 100% | $13.6kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $44.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 2 | 67% | $16.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $17.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 22 | 21 | 95% | $6.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $25kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.