Michael Illingworth
New Zealand · 1932–1988 · Painter
Michael Harland Illingworth was a New Zealand painter and farmer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Indecisive BanishmentArt+Object · NZ$288,300≈ $215,202≈ £160,814≈ €191,512Sign up to see
As Adam and EveArt+Object · NZ$234,500≈ $193,955≈ £119,740≈ €149,173Sign up to see
Fertile Fig and TimepiecesArt+Object · NZ$137,768≈ $117,482≈ £70,781≈ €85,311Sign up to see
Michael Illingworth’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
97
of 123 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 71 | 46 | 65% | $54.5kSign up | $48.2kSign up | $215kSign up |
| Oil | 64 | 41 | 64% | $57.2kSign up | $51.8kSign up | $215kSign up |
| Mixed media | 7 | 5 | 71% | $32.7kSign up | $15.7kSign up | $93.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 44 | 43 | 98% | $5.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $26kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $11.1kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $26kSign up |
| Gouache | 6 | 6 | 100% | $6.8kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 9 | 9 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 22 | 21 | 95% | $4.1kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $47.7kSign up | $47.7kSign up | $47.7kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $24.3kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $55.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $64.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $59.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $45.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 74 | 59 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 | $53.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $15.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $117kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $31.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $108kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $21.8kSign up |