Margaret Olley Paintings: Value & Auction Prices
1923–2011
ArtSell has recorded 169 auction results for Margaret Olley paintings between 2009 and 2026, and 135 of them sold (80%). The median price realised is $43.4kSign up free to see across 133 priced sales; the middle half sold for $29.2kSign up free to see–$64.5kSign up free to see. Ipswich Hotel 1948 holds the top price on file: $215kSign up free to see at Smith & Singer (August 2025). The houses with the most results are Smith & Singer (61), Menzies (60) and Deutscher and Hackett (34).
Margaret Olley paintings: key figures
- Auction results
- 169
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $43.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $215kSign up free to see Ipswich Hotel 1948, Smith & Singer, Aug 2025
Top auction houses: Smith & Singer (61), Menzies (60), Deutscher and Hackett (34)
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All paintings results
- Cannas, 1960A$32,000≈ $23,953≈ £18,560≈ €21,277Sign up free to see
- A$49,091≈ $36,176≈ £28,144≈ €33,311Sign up free to see
- A$58,909≈ $43,411≈ £33,773≈ €39,973Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000
- A$73,200≈ $54,293≈ £43,728≈ €51,210Sign up free to see
- Ranunculi 1970, 1970A$63,440≈ $47,698≈ £36,339≈ €42,848Sign up free to see
- Zillah 1962, 1962Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000
- Lustre Vase 1963, 1963A$43,920≈ $32,382≈ £22,411≈ €28,383Sign up free to see
- A$23,180≈ $17,026≈ £11,789≈ €14,968Sign up free to see
- A$31,720≈ $23,299≈ £16,132≈ €20,483Sign up free to see
- A$46,360≈ $34,682≈ £23,900≈ €30,145Sign up free to see
- A$46,636≈ $35,248≈ £24,923≈ €31,554Sign up free to see
- A$46,636≈ $35,248≈ £24,923≈ €31,554Sign up free to see
- A$67,100≈ $48,411≈ £32,098≈ €45,452Sign up free to see
- The Mantle 1972, 1972Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$12,000–18,000
- A$4,173≈ $2,905≈ £1,909≈ €2,584Sign up free to see
- Kitchen Still Life, 1972A$29,280≈ $20,914≈ £13,416≈ €18,343Sign up free to see
- A$70,760≈ $50,542≈ £32,422≈ €44,328Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$35,000–55,000
- A$36,818≈ $28,499≈ £18,122≈ €25,432Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000
- Games Table (1977), 1977A$48,800≈ $38,776≈ £25,372≈ €35,486Sign up free to see
- A$61,364≈ $48,131≈ £32,331≈ €43,863Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,000–6,000
- Flannel Flowers c1970, c1970Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$44,000–50,000
- Zillah 1962, 1962Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$15,000–20,000
- A$58,909≈ $52,252≈ £31,871≈ €40,739Sign up free to see
- Mandarins (1975), 1975A$73,200≈ $68,211≈ £41,160≈ €51,706Sign up free to see
- Hydrangeas (1970), 1970A$51,240≈ $47,747≈ £28,812≈ €36,194Sign up free to see
- A$48,800≈ $45,474≈ £27,440≈ €34,471Sign up free to see
- Bauhinias 1965, 1965A$49,091≈ $46,339≈ £27,247≈ €34,397Sign up free to see
- Coffee Pots 1991, 1991Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$45,000–60,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000
- A$82,841≈ $78,198≈ £45,980≈ €58,045Sign up free to see
- (Still Life) (2004), 2004A$46,360≈ $43,437≈ £25,802≈ €31,699Sign up free to see
- Portrait (Susie) 1965, 1965A$9,760≈ $9,145≈ £5,432≈ €6,674Sign up free to see
- Reflections 1972, 1972Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$22,000–28,000
- A$51,240≈ $48,010≈ £28,518≈ €35,036Sign up free to see
- Morning Brioche 1982, 1982A$84,180≈ $78,873≈ £46,851≈ €57,559Sign up free to see
- A$97,600≈ $91,447≈ £54,320≈ €66,735Sign up free to see
- Basket with Limes (1965), 1965A$43,920≈ $41,151≈ £24,444≈ €30,031Sign up free to see
- Newcastle Harbour, c.1975A$42,000≈ $38,918≈ £23,125≈ €28,099Sign up free to see
- Marigolds And Prickly Pears, c.1978A$72,000≈ $66,716≈ £39,643≈ €48,170Sign up free to see
- Zillah 1962, 1962Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$18,000–25,000
- ODETTE 1962, 1962Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$30,000–50,000
- A$158,600≈ $144,577≈ £89,466≈ €106,722Sign up free to see
- The Card Players 1966, 1966A$42,955≈ $39,999≈ £26,184≈ €30,693Sign up free to see
- Anemones and Pears 2005, 2005A$31,909≈ $29,713≈ £19,451≈ €22,800Sign up free to see
- Marigolds, 1973A$14,000≈ $13,456≈ £8,551≈ €10,089Sign up free to see
