Martin Sharp
Australian · 1942–2013 · Painter, Printmaker
Martin Ritchie Sharp was an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Ginger Meggs 1979Menzies · A$39,273≈ $25,589≈ £20,291≈ €23,659Sign up to see
Psalm 53 1979Menzies · A$18,409≈ $14,094≈ £11,216≈ €13,182Sign up to see
Barry Humphries as Dame Edna EverageLeonard Joel · A$14,000≈ $12,811≈ £7,756≈ €9,291Sign up to see
Martin Sharp’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).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
85
of 99 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 6 | 86% | $9.4kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $25.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 3 | 75% | $17.5kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $25.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 86 | 73 | 85% | $603Sign up | $411Sign up | $4.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $621Sign up | $621Sign up | $690Sign up |
| Screenprint | 14 | 14 | 100% | $619Sign up | $569Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 70 | 57 | 81% | $598Sign up | $390Sign up | $4.9kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $342Sign up | $318Sign up | $412Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $412Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $586Sign up |
| 2024 | 20 | 13 | $332Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $728Sign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $645Sign up |
| 2021 | 26 | 21 | $280Sign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $451Sign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $543Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $940Sign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $276Sign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $538Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $318Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $238Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $478Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $635Sign up |