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Mervyn Williams

New Zealand · b. 1940 · Painter

Mervyn John Williams is a New Zealand artist. He was an early exponent of Op art in New Zealand in the 1960s–70s. In 1990 he originated a style of illusionary abstract painting… (Wikipedia)

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CanticleArt+Object · Jun 2025NZ$35,337≈ $21,469≈ £15,821≈ €18,559Sign up to see
Transfigured LightArt+Object · Jun 2014NZ$11,725≈ $10,210≈ £6,009≈ €7,497Sign up to see
Like FireArt+Object · Nov 2012NZ$9,380≈ $7,722≈ £4,815≈ €5,958Sign up to see

Mervyn Williams’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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Mervyn Williams, Greening, acrylic on canvas — Greening
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$4,265Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Edge of Morning, acrylic on canvas, 1992 — Edge of Morning
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$1,584Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Dancer One, acrylic on canvas — Dancer One
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$3,960Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Little Vortex, wood construction — Little Vortex
Art+Object · Jun 17, 2025
NZ$3,656Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Pilgrim No. I, wood construction — Pilgrim No. I
Art+Object · Jun 17, 2025
NZ$9,748Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Canticle, acrylic on canvas — Canticle
Art+Object · Jun 17, 2025
NZ$35,337Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Solar Flare, acrylic on canvas — Solar Flare
Art+Object · Aug 13, 2024
NZ$9,748Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Horus Series VII, screenprint, 1/25 — Horus Series VII
Art+Object · May 14, 2024
NZ$274Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, acrylic on board 120 x 105cm — Untitled
Sworders · Apr 9, 2024
£1,100Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, acrylic on paper — Untitled
Art+Object · Oct 31, 2023
NZ$1,766Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Sliding Triangles from the Pyramid series, oil on paper — Sliding Triangles from the Pyramid series
Art+Object · May 30, 2023
NZ$1,462Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Red Wing — Red Wing
Art+Object · Oct 18, 2022
NZ$5,431Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Lith 3 — Lith 3
Art+Object · Oct 18, 2022
NZ$241Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Blues, acrylic on canvas — Blues
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021
NZ$10,380Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Prometheus, acrylic on canvas — Prometheus
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021
NZ$8,207Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, acrylic on paper — Untitled
Art+Object · Feb 23, 2021
NZ$4,805Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Midas Finds his Soul — Midas Finds his Soul
Art+Object · Sep 24, 2020
NZ$300Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Four By Four, monoprint — Four By Four
Art+Object · Sep 24, 2019
NZ$360Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Flat Racer, acrylic on canvas — Flat Racer
Art+Object · Sep 24, 2019
NZ$6,006Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Midas Finds His Soul, screenprint from the Barry Lett mulitples — Midas Finds His Soul
Art+Object · Oct 24, 2018
NZ$240Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, colour screenprint, 35/50 — Untitled
Art+Object · Jul 24, 2018
NZ$720Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Morning Journey, silkscreen print, 5/12 — Morning Journey
Art+Object · Mar 18, 2018
NZ$1,801Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Progression, screenprint, 3/7 — Progression
Art+Object · Mar 18, 2018
NZ$3,603Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Legend No. 3, mixed media on board — Legend No. 3
Art+Object · Jul 6, 2017
NZ$1,021Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, In Line (Bronze), oil on canvas — In Line (Bronze)
Art+Object · Jun 21, 2017
NZ$9,610Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Gold Ascendant, acrylic on canvas — Gold Ascendant
Art+Object · Oct 4, 2016
NZ$9,610Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Right on Time, acrylic on canvas, diptych — Right on Time
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2016
NZ$4,204Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Postscript ’05, acrylic on canvas — Postscript ’05
Art+Object · Nov 26, 2015
NZ$8,793Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Aurora Series, serigraph, 4/6 — Aurora Series
Art+Object · Sep 1, 2015
NZ$1,081Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Midas MK I, lithograph, 22/50 — Midas MK I
Art+Object · Oct 7, 2014
NZ$410Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Transfigured Light, acrylic on canvas — Transfigured Light
Art+Object · Jun 24, 2014
NZ$11,725Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, serigraph, 3/12 — Untitled
Art+Object · Jun 24, 2014
NZ$703Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled, acrylic on paper — Untitled
Art+Object · Jul 2, 2013
NZ$1,407Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Like Fire, acrylic on canvas — Like Fire
Art+Object · Nov 27, 2012
NZ$9,380Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Chromatic Variations V — Chromatic Variations V
Art+Object · Oct 25, 2012
NZ$791Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Midas MK 1 — Midas MK 1
Art+Object · Oct 25, 2012
NZ$351Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Emblem, monoprint — Emblem
Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011
NZ$257Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Study (Horizon), acrylic on canvas — Study (Horizon)
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$1,168Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Untitled - Prismatic Study, screenprint on rag paper, 32/50 — Untitled - Prismatic Study
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$584Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Focus, lithograph, 8/2 — Focus
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$233Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Vagabond, acrylic on canvas — Vagabond
Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010
NZ$1,402Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Prints '69 and other NZ prints, screenprinted poster — Prints '69 and other NZ prints
Art+Object · Jun 24, 2010
NZ$151Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Gold Ascendant, acrylic on canvas — Gold Ascendant
Art+Object · Jul 30, 2009
NZ$10,550Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Abstract with sky form, screenprint, 2/12 — Abstract with sky form
Art+Object · Jun 24, 2008
NZ$513Sign up free to see

Mervyn Williams, Breaking, acrylic on canvas — Breaking
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026

Mervyn Williams, Shimmer, acrylic on canvas — Shimmer
Art+Object · Mar 25, 2026

Mervyn Williams, Shadows (Blue), acrylic on canvas — Shadows (Blue)
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026

Mervyn Williams, Pathway, acrylic on canvas — Pathway
Art+Object · Sep 11, 2024

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