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Louis James

Australian · 1920–1996 · Painter

Louis Robert James (1920–1996) was a South Australian abstract and figurative painter in oils. (Wikipedia)

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Image of Last Summer 1969Menzies · Dec 2010A$12,000≈ $11,932≈ £7,618≈ €8,931Sign up to see
Still Life with a Green TableLeonard Joel · Feb 2022A$15,000≈ $10,913≈ £8,029≈ €9,620Sign up to see
Terra Nova (2) 1972-73Menzies · Sep 2010A$8,400≈ $7,961≈ £5,082≈ €5,975Sign up to see

Louis James’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (29 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Louis James, High Noon, 1966, Oil on Board — High Noon, 1966
Davidson Auctions · May 18, 2025
A$2,500Sign up free to see

Louis James, THE CHURCH, oil on board — THE CHURCH
Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025
£630Sign up free to see

Louis James, Night Garden, 1972, Acrylic, Pen & Mixed Media — Night Garden, 1972
Davidson Auctions · Dec 8, 2024
A$300Sign up free to see

Louis James, Strewn Flowers, 1979, Oil on Board — Strewn Flowers, 1979
Davidson Auctions · May 26, 2024
A$1,200Sign up free to see

Louis James, Promenade,' 77, Crayon & Mixed Media on Paper on Board — Promenade,' 77
Davidson Auctions · Mar 9, 2024
A$300Sign up free to see

Louis James, Untitled, 1964, Mixed Media on Paper — Untitled, 1964
Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023
A$200Sign up free to see

Louis James, The Garden (4), 1969, Oil on Board — The Garden (4), 1969
Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023
A$800Sign up free to see

Louis James, High Noon (No Right Turn), 1966, oil on board — High Noon (No Right Turn), 1966
Leonard Joel · Jun 27, 2023
A$3,600Sign up free to see

Louis James, Rainbow Landscape, 1971, oil on board — Rainbow Landscape, 1971
Leonard Joel · Mar 21, 2023
A$1,800Sign up free to see

Louis James, Spyhole II, 1979, oil on canvas — Spyhole II, 1979
Leonard Joel · Feb 23, 2022
A$6,500Sign up free to see

Louis James, Still Life with a Green Table, oil on linen — Still Life with a Green Table
Leonard Joel · Feb 23, 2022
A$15,000Sign up free to see

Louis James, Landscape with White Houses, 1953, oil on canvas — Landscape with White Houses, 1953
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 29, 2021
£2,250Sign up free to see

Louis James, Dawn Landscape, 1962, oil on canvas — Dawn Landscape, 1962
Leonard Joel · Jun 8, 2021
A$2,400Sign up free to see

Louis James, Suspended City, 1963, Oil on canvas — Suspended City, 1963
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 6, 2020
$550Sign up free to see

Louis James, Rain on the River, 1990, Pastel — Rain on the River, 1990
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2020
A$500Sign up free to see

Louis James, Burnt Landscape, 1964, Oil on Board — Burnt Landscape, 1964
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2020
A$350Sign up free to see

Louis James, YELLOW JOURNEY, OIL ON CANVAS — YELLOW JOURNEY
Leonard Joel · Feb 21, 2016
A$1,700Sign up free to see

Louis James, Metropolis III — Metropolis III
Bonhams · Sep 9, 2015
£1,375Sign up free to see

Louis James, Old Photo Recalled 1986-88, 1986-88, oil on canvas — Old Photo Recalled 1986-88, 1986-88
Menzies · Jun 25, 2015
A$6,750Sign up free to see

Louis James, Red Landscape 1962, 1962, oil on canvas — Red Landscape 1962, 1962
Menzies · Sep 24, 2014
A$5,891Sign up free to see

Louis James, Delayed Drop 1974, 1974, oil on board — Delayed Drop 1974, 1974
Menzies · May 21, 2013
A$4,664Sign up free to see

Louis James, Terra Nova (2) 1962-63, 1962-63, oil on canvas — Terra Nova (2) 1962-63, 1962-63
Menzies · Dec 6, 2012
A$7,364Sign up free to see

Louis James, Pair of Abstracts:, oil on board (2) — Pair of Abstracts:
Leonard Joel · Dec 4, 2011
A$700Sign up free to see

Louis James, Image of Last Summer 1969, 1969, oil on composition board — Image of Last Summer 1969, 1969
Menzies · Dec 15, 2010
A$12,000Sign up free to see

Louis James, Terra Nova (2) 1972-73, 1972-73, oil on canvas — Terra Nova (2) 1972-73, 1972-73
Menzies · Sep 23, 2010
A$8,400Sign up free to see

Louis James, Promenade,' 77, Crayon & Mixed Media on Paper on Board — Promenade,' 77
Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023

Louis James, Sunbathers, 1969, Ink & Collage (Varnished) — Sunbathers, 1969
Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023

Louis James, Landscape, A Village 1959, 1959, oil on canvas — Landscape, A Village 1959, 1959
Menzies · Dec 15, 2010

Louis James, Aerial 1965, 1965, synthetic polymer paint on paper on board — Aerial 1965, 1965
Menzies · Jun 24, 2010

Related artists — Australian, born 1895–1945