Piera McArthur
1929–2025
Sylvia Margarite Piera McArthur was a New Zealand painter. In December 2011, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Bacchus Imbibing with Heavenly ConsortArt+Object · NZ$3,063≈ $1,939≈ £1,265≈ €1,726Sign up to see
Nude in Splendid FrameArt+Object · NZ$2,402≈ $1,639≈ £1,135≈ €1,467Sign up to see
Untitled PortraitDunbar Sloane · NZ$2,600≈ $1,496≈ £1,126≈ €1,299Sign up to see
Piera McArthur’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
16
of 20 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 7 | 70% | $740Sign up | $485Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 5 | 63% | $854Sign up | $490Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $456Sign up | $456Sign up | $485Sign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $682Sign up | $308Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $285Sign up | $285Sign up | $285Sign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $308Sign up | $308Sign up | $308Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $176Sign up | $176Sign up | $176Sign up |
| Other | 5 | 4 | 80% | $894Sign up | $994Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.