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Margaret Olley

Australian · 1923–2011 · Painter

Margaret Hannah Olley was an Australian painter. She held over ninety solo exhibitions during her lifetime. (Wikipedia)

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155auction results2009–2026years recorded82%sold (127)$39.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Margaret Olley, Ipswich Hotel 1948, 1948, oil on canvasIpswich Hotel 1948Smith & Singer · A$331,364≈ $215,128≈ £159,107≈ €184,154Sign up to see
  2. Margaret Olley, Melbourne Hotel, South Brisbane 1948, 1948, oil on composition boardMelbourne Hotel, South Brisbane 1948Smith & Singer · A$245,455≈ $159,354≈ £117,857≈ €136,410Sign up to see
  3. Margaret Olley, YELLOW ROOM, AFTERNOON (1990), 1990, oil on boardYELLOW ROOM, AFTERNOON (1990)Smith & Singer · A$158,600≈ $144,577≈ £89,466≈ €106,722Sign up to see

Margaret Olley’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).

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Average price
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median $39.5kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
127
of 155 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
82%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k201120132015201720192021202320252009-09-23 · $12,5922010-03-25 · $38,3722010-09-23 · $50,0402011-03-24 · $67,1422011-06-23 · $64,4872012-03-22 · $81,4592012-03-25 · $14,5462012-06-20 · $19,4022012-06-20 · $93,8772012-12-06 · $70,8412013-06-17 · $13,4562013-06-27 · $29,7132013-06-27 · $39,9992013-11-26 · $144,5772014-05-13 · $41,1512014-05-13 · $91,4472014-05-13 · $78,8732014-05-13 · $48,0102014-05-13 · $9,1452014-05-13 · $43,4372014-07-24 · $78,1982014-07-24 · $46,3392014-08-26 · $45,4742014-08-26 · $47,7472014-08-26 · $68,2112014-09-24 · $52,2522015-03-26 · $48,1312015-04-28 · $38,7762015-06-25 · $28,4992015-09-24 · $2,9052015-09-24 · $5,5532015-09-24 · $3,5892015-11-24 · $48,4112016-03-22 · $1,5202016-03-23 · $35,2482016-03-23 · $35,2482016-05-10 · $23,2992016-05-10 · $17,0262016-05-11 · $32,3822016-06-07 · $2,8262016-08-31 · $47,6982016-11-23 · $54,2932017-05-11 · $43,4112017-05-11 · $36,1762017-05-18 · $1,4882017-06-06 · $23,9532017-08-16 · $38,3452017-08-16 · $52,7242017-11-30 · $22,2882017-11-30 · $26,0032018-04-26 · $65,0492018-04-26 · $20,4442018-06-13 · $2,7312018-08-28 · $49,3432018-09-04 · $39,5202019-03-20 · $12,1212019-04-09 · $87,1802019-04-09 · $24,4102019-04-09 · $52,3082019-06-27 · $29,1942019-06-27 · $29,1942019-06-27 · $4,7232019-09-26 · $11,6282019-11-13 · $1,5012019-11-20 · $66,5162020-09-02 · $96,2682020-12-01 · $4,4122021-06-30 · $36,8012021-11-10 · $2,2092021-12-01 · $113,8932021-12-01 · $91,9912021-12-01 · $61,3272022-03-31 · $59,7182022-03-31 · $10,1062022-03-31 · $38,5872022-05-22 · $9,8852022-05-22 · $4,9422022-06-29 · $76,1442022-06-29 · $46,5322022-08-24 · $101,6762022-08-24 · $67,7842022-08-24 · $50,8382022-10-04 · $16,7882022-11-16 · $49,7852022-11-23 · $39,9112023-03-29 · $32,7652023-03-29 · $29,4882023-06-28 · $8,9362023-08-20 · $16,6212023-08-23 · $43,3102023-10-08 · $1,0172023-11-21 · $80,7352023-11-21 · $40,3682023-11-21 · $36,3312023-11-29 · $93,4762023-11-29 · $40,6422024-04-17 · $70,9732024-05-26 · $18,5142024-06-25 · $39,9052024-06-26 · $40,8602024-08-21 · $45,4882024-08-28 · $2,9942024-08-28 · $2,3282024-09-23 · $9572024-11-20 · $55,9242024-11-20 · $59,9192024-11-20 · $55,9242024-11-20 · $15,9782024-11-27 · $111,3692024-12-07 · $3,0452024-12-07 · $1,9232024-12-07 · $1,6032025-04-09 · $36,8532025-04-09 · $70,0212025-04-09 · $19,1642025-05-18 · $1,6032025-08-19 · $215,1282025-08-19 · $159,3542025-08-19 · $43,8222025-08-19 · $22,3102025-08-19 · $27,8872025-11-19 · $43,7942025-11-25 · $95,1592026-05-07 · $57,8902026-05-30 · $5382026-06-30 · $2,4792026-08-27 · $52,944
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings13510981%$48.4kSign up$43.4kSign up$215kSign up
Oil13510981%$48.4kSign up$43.4kSign up$215kSign up
Works on paper111091%$4.4kSign up$3.2kSign up$16kSign up
Watercolor7686%$3.4kSign up$3.2kSign up$5.6kSign up
Pastel22100%$10.5kSign up$10.5kSign up$16kSign up
Drawing22100%$987Sign up$987Sign up$1kSign up
Prints & multiples9889%$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up$3kSign up
Etching11100%$538Sign up$538Sign up$538Sign up
Lithograph22100%$2.2kSign up$2.2kSign up$3kSign up
Print (other)6583%$2.1kSign up$2.2kSign up$2.7kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202644$27.7kSign up
20251211$43.8kSign up
20241816$29.2kSign up
20231211$36.3kSign up
20221413$46.5kSign up
202155$61.3kSign up
202022$50.3kSign up
20191110$26.8kSign up
201885$39.5kSign up
2017118$31.1kSign up
2016109$32.4kSign up
2015117$28.5kSign up
20141812$47.9kSign up
201364$34.9kSign up
201275$70.8kSign up
201132$65.8kSign up
201022$44.2kSign up
200911$12.6kSign up

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