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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Record prices
CanticleArt+Object · NZ$35,337≈ $21,469≈ £15,821≈ €18,559Sign up to see
Transfigured LightArt+Object · NZ$11,725≈ $10,210≈ £6,009≈ €7,497Sign up to see
Like FireArt+Object · NZ$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).
Lots sold
44
of 72 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
61%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 40 | 19 | 48% | $5.3kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $21.5kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 1 | 50% | $7kSign up | $7kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 37 | 17 | 46% | $5.5kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $21.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $741Sign up | $741Sign up | $741Sign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 19 | 14 | 74% | $562Sign up | $355Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $245Sign up | $245Sign up | $321Sign up |
| Screenprint | 13 | 10 | 77% | $694Sign up | $458Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 2 | 50% | $220Sign up | $220Sign up | $227Sign up |
| Other | 9 | 7 | 78% | $1.8kSign up | $652Sign up | $5.9kSign 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 | 6 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $958Sign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $196Sign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $897Sign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | $612Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $652Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $214Sign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | $426Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | $388Sign up |