Ken Whisson
Australian · 1927–2022 · Painter
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Record prices
Flag of My Disposition X 1979Menzies · A$46,636≈ $49,010≈ £30,677≈ €34,485Sign up to see
Open Air Circus with Germanic Hermaphrodite and Brown Ducks 1983-87Menzies · A$42,955≈ $44,549≈ £28,194≈ €33,834Sign up to see
From Here and From There 2001Menzies · A$36,818≈ $37,948≈ £24,132≈ €28,299Sign up to see
Ken Whisson’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
35
of 42 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 33 | 26 | 79% | $24.6kSign up | $23.3kSign up | $49kSign up |
| Oil | 32 | 25 | 78% | $24.5kSign up | $22.9kSign up | $49kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $28.1kSign up | $28.1kSign up | $28.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 9 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $20kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $20kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $26.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $19.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | $22.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $30.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $44.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $37.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |