Louis Kahan
Australian · 1905–2002 · Painter
Louis Kahan AO was an Austrian-born Australian artist whose long career included fashion design, illustration for magazines and journals, painting, printmaking and drawing. He… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Children PlayingMenzies · A$4,418≈ $4,324≈ £2,853≈ €3,360Sign up to see
Self Portrait with Mother and ChildLeonard Joel · A$1,200≈ $893≈ £716≈ €844Sign up to see
The Letter 1984Menzies · A$736≈ $537≈ £355≈ €491Sign up to see
Louis Kahan’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
14
of 17 offered · 2013–2024
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1.4kSign up | $465Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1.4kSign up | $465Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 4 | 80% | $431Sign up | $396Sign up | $893Sign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $537Sign up | $537Sign up | $537Sign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $396Sign up | $254Sign up | $893Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 6 | 100% | $144Sign up | $119Sign up | $244Sign up |
| Etching | 5 | 5 | 100% | $150Sign up | $123Sign up | $244Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $115Sign up | $115Sign up | $115Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.