Nigel Brown
New Zealand · b. 1949 · Painter
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Record prices
The Need to BelongArt+Object · NZ$27,628≈ $19,563≈ £15,482≈ €18,409Sign up to see
Can’t Stand MoanersArt+Object · NZ$26,554≈ $17,998≈ £13,580≈ €15,990Sign up to see
Jump TriptychArt+Object · NZ$24,025≈ $15,742≈ £12,923≈ €14,072Sign up to see
Nigel Brown’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
139
of 176 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
79%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 77 | 56 | 73% | $6.5kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $19.6kSign up |
| Oil | 56 | 42 | 75% | $7.1kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $19.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 20 | 13 | 65% | $4.9kSign up | $4.3kSign up | $18kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $790Sign up | $790Sign up | $790Sign up |
| Works on paper | 22 | 19 | 86% | $2.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 54 | 43 | 80% | $910Sign up | $700Sign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $366Sign up | $366Sign up | $366Sign up |
| Lithograph | 19 | 16 | 84% | $513Sign up | $462Sign up | $863Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 29 | 22 | 76% | $951Sign up | $995Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 3 | 75% | $2.4kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Other | 23 | 21 | 91% | $1.3kSign up | $860Sign up | $4.6kSign 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 | 12 | 11 | $935Sign up |
| 2025 | 19 | 14 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $1kSign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 19 | 13 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 13 | 10 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 11 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | $7kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 10 | 8 | $452Sign up |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | $790Sign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $863Sign up |