Peter Upward

Australian · 1932–1983 · Painter

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6auction results2018–2025years recorded83%sold (5)$8.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Peter Upward, Crown Street Indigo 1960, 1960, oil and synthetic polymer paint on boardCrown Street Indigo 1960Smith & Singer · A$329,400≈ $246,595≈ £182,934≈ €209,263Sign up to see
  2. Peter Upward, (Untitled) 1960, 1960, synthetic polymer paint on board(Untitled) 1960Menzies · A$20,864≈ $13,435≈ £9,969≈ €11,531Sign up to see
  3. Peter Upward, Abstract, 1959, mixed media on cardAbstractLeonard Joel · A$13,000≈ $8,815≈ £6,857≈ €7,999Sign up to see

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Average price
median $8.8kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
5
of 6 offered · 2018–2025
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k20192020202120222023202420252018-05-16 · $246,5952019-11-26 · $8,8152021-10-24 · $1,5002023-03-21 · $8,6822025-08-20 · $13,435
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202511$13.4kSign up
202321$8.7kSign up
202111$1.5kSign up
201911$8.8kSign up
201811$247kSign up

Related artists — Australian, born 1907–1957