Max Gimblett

Max Gimblett

New Zealand · b. 1935 · Painter, Printmaker

Maxwell Harold Gimblett is a New Zealand and American artist. His work synthesizes postwar American and Japanese art using abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual… (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Max Gimblett? Get a free auction estimate →

239auction results2009–2026years recorded77%sold (183)$1.9kSign up free to seemedian price

11 works by Max Gimblett with an auction history (offered more than once) →

Record prices

  1. Max Gimblett, Brave New World, gesso, acrylic and vinyl polymers, ex-74 resin, waterbased size, 23.75 KT rosanoble gold leaf on canvasBrave New WorldArt+Object · NZ$156,910≈ $98,439≈ £81,234≈ €94,535Sign up to see
  2. Max Gimblett, Endlessness - After Shih T’ao, gesso, acrylic and palladium on canvasEndlessness - After Shih T’aoArt+Object · NZ$109,665≈ $63,814≈ £47,651≈ €55,050Sign up to see
  3. Max Gimblett, The Brush of Porfirio Didonna, Swiss gold, red bole clay, polyurethane and acrylic on board, two panelsThe Brush of Porfirio DidonnaArt+Object · NZ$84,490≈ $59,365≈ £44,339≈ €51,856Sign up to see

Max Gimblett’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).

ArtSell has recorded 239 auction results for Max Gimblett between 2009 and 2026, of which 183 sold (77%). Recorded sale prices range from $204Sign up free to see to $98.4kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $98.4kSign up free to see for Brave New World at Art+Object in November 2022. The most common medium is screenprints (88 lots). Most results come from Art+Object (223), Rago Auctions (6) and Dunbar Sloane (3).

All filters
Longest side–Reset

239 results · page 1 of 6

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 135
    NZ$2,315≈ $1,353≈ £999≈ €1,165Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  2. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 136
    NZ$2,315≈ $1,353≈ £999≈ €1,165Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  3. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 137
    NZ$2,681≈ $1,566≈ £1,156≈ €1,349Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  4. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 138
    NZ$2,437≈ $1,424≈ £1,051≈ €1,226Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  5. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 139
    NZ$2,437≈ $1,424≈ £1,051≈ €1,226Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  6. Max Gimblett, Remembrance, silkscreen-print on lacquered brass quatrefoil
    Remembrance
    Screenprint
    250 x 250mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 140
    NZ$2,071≈ $1,210≈ £893≈ €1,042Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  7. Max Gimblett, Pearl of the Pacific, oil and graphite on paper
    Pearl of the Pacific
    Oil · Paper
    760 x 1050mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 64
    NZ$6,397≈ $3,738≈ £2,759≈ €3,218Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  8. Max Gimblett, That Place, black clay and gold on shaped board
    That Place
    black clay and gold on shaped board · Board
    380 x 380mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 13
    NZ$9,139≈ $5,369≈ £3,986≈ €4,654Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  9. Max Gimblett, Zigzag, gesso, acrylic and vinyl polymers, EX–74 resin, water-based size, 23.75 carat Rosanoble gold leaf on shaped canvas
    Zigzag
    Acrylic · Canvas
    385 x 385mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 97
    NZ$19,496≈ $11,453≈ £8,502≈ €9,929Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  10. Max Gimblett, Remembrance
    Remembrance
    Dunbar Sloane · · Lot 126
    NZ$2,200≈ $1,285≈ £960≈ €1,120HammerSign up free to seeEst. NZ$1,800–3,000View at Dunbar Sloane ↗

Max Gimblett paintings (71)Max Gimblett acrylic paintings (60)Max Gimblett mixed media (7)Max Gimblett works on paper (30)Max Gimblett drawings (12)Max Gimblett prints (95)Max Gimblett lithographs (6)Max Gimblett screenprints (88)Max Gimblett sculpture (11)

Max Gimblett: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Max Gimblett at auction?

$98,439Sign up free to see, for Brave New World at Art+Object (November 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Max Gimblett?

The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 183 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Max Gimblett have sold at auction?

183 of 239 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Max Gimblett?

Art+Object, Rago Auctions and Dunbar Sloane account for the most recorded results. Art+Object · Rago Auctions · Dunbar Sloane

About Max Gimblett

Maxwell Harold Gimblett is a New Zealand and American artist. His work synthesizes postwar American and Japanese art using abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual abstraction, and Zen calligraphy. Gimblett’s work was included in the exhibition The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1869-1989 at the Guggenheim Museum and is represented in that museum's collection as well as the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki, among others. Throughout the year Gimblett leads sumi ink workshops all over the world. In 2006 he was appointed Inaugural Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, Auckland University. Gimblett has received honorary doctorates from Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology and was awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM). He lives and works in New York and has returned to New Zealand over 65 times.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related artists — New Zealand, born 1910–1960

More New Zealand artists of the same period