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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Record prices
Image of Last Summer 1969Menzies · A$12,000≈ $11,932≈ £7,618≈ €8,931Sign up to see
Still Life with a Green TableLeonard Joel · A$15,000≈ $10,913≈ £8,029≈ €9,620Sign up to see
Terra Nova (2) 1972-73Menzies · A$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).
Lots sold
24
of 28 offered · 2010–2025
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 26 | 22 | 85% | $3.3kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Oil | 21 | 20 | 95% | $3.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $192Sign up | $192Sign up | $192Sign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 1 | 33% | $199Sign up | $199Sign up | $199Sign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $210Sign up | $210Sign up | $294Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $294Sign up | $294Sign up | $294Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.