Melvin Day
New Zealand · 1923–2016 · Painter
Melvin Norman "Pat" Day was a New Zealand artist and art historian. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
OwhiroDunbar Sloane · NZ$12,000≈ $6,752≈ £5,146≈ €5,829Sign up to see
Untitled - Coastal ViewArt+Object · NZ$8,408≈ $6,121≈ £4,326≈ €5,029Sign up to see
Still LifeArt+Object · NZ$6,606≈ $4,465≈ £3,399≈ €3,980Sign up to see
Melvin Day’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
13
of 16 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
81%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | 3 | 60% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 2 | 50% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 10 | 10 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.