Max Dupain
Australian · 1911–1992 · Photographer
Maxwell Spencer Dupain AC OBE was an Australian modernist photographer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Sunbaker 1937Menzies · A$79,773≈ $58,006≈ £43,818≈ €49,025Sign up to see
Sunbaker 1937Smith & Singer · A$62,220≈ $46,149≈ £37,169≈ €43,529Sign up to see
Sunbaker (1937, printed later)Smith & Singer · A$61,364≈ $45,652≈ £35,079≈ €42,033Sign up to see
Max Dupain’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
135
of 160 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 20 | 95% | $7.3kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $29.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 21 | 20 | 95% | $7.3kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $29.9kSign up |
| Photography | 118 | 95 | 81% | $6.8kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $58kSign up |
| Photograph | 118 | 95 | 81% | $6.8kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $58kSign up |
| Other | 20 | 19 | 95% | $3.6kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $13.5kSign 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 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $29.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $10kSign up |
| 2015 | 32 | 24 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 13 | 11 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $6kSign up |
| 2009 | 13 | 11 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | $493Sign up |