Ralph Hotere Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1931–2013

Ralph Hotere works on paper have appeared at auction 165 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 99 sold, a sell-through rate of 60%. Half of the priced sales fell between $4.9kSign up free to see and $15.4kSign up free to see, with a median of $8.7kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Polaris, sold at Art+Object in August 2023 for $52.4kSign up free to see. Most results come from Art+Object (164) and Menzies (1).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Acre of Wounds: In a dream of snow falling

   Acrylic · Paper

   1065 x 715mm

   Art+Object · Aug 6, 2019 · Lot 29
   NZ$49,251≈ $32,272≈ £26,491≈ €28,848Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
2. 
   Untitled (Figure Study)

   Drawing · Paper

   310 x 230mm

   Art+Object · Jun 27, 2019 · Lot 210
   NZ$5,405≈ $3,616≈ £2,844≈ €3,180Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
3. 
   Sketch for Window in Spain

   Watercolor · Paper

   323 x 232mm

   Art+Object · Jun 27, 2019 · Lot 189
   NZ$9,009≈ $6,027≈ £4,740≈ €5,301Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
4. 
   Mungo at Aramoana

   Acrylic · Paper

   460 x 380mm

   Art+Object · Jun 27, 2019 · Lot 157
   NZ$12,012≈ $8,036≈ £6,320≈ €7,068Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
5. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Paper

   410 x 605mm

   Art+Object · Jun 27, 2019 · Lot 54
   NZ$6,006≈ $4,018≈ £3,160≈ €3,534Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
6. 
   Untitled – portrait

   Drawing · Paper

   323 x 320mm

   Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 315
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$4,000–6,000View at Art+Object ↗
7. 
   Untitled

   Drawing · Paper

   415 x 340mm

   Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 94
   NZ$9,610≈ $6,609≈ £5,006≈ €5,817Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
8. 
   Sketch for Window in Spain

   Watercolor · Paper

   323 x 232mm

   Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 93
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,500–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
9. 
   drawing for a Tin Roof painting

   Pastel · Paper

   760 x 560mm

   Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 82
   NZ$9,610≈ $6,609≈ £5,006≈ €5,817Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
10. 
    Miles Davis NY

    Pastel · Paper

    340 x 257mm

    Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 78
    NZ$1,801≈ $1,239≈ £938≈ €1,090Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
11. 
    Untitled – figure study

    Watercolor · Paper

    545 x 360mm

    Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 44
    NZ$4,805≈ $3,304≈ £2,503≈ €2,909Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
12. 
    Ohaeawai Landscape, Northland

    Watercolor

    500 x 725mm

    Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 38
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$8,000–12,000View at Art+Object ↗
13. 
    Working Drawing for Music Faculty Building, University of Auckland

    Drawing · Paper

    425 x 420mm

    Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 37
    NZ$3,363≈ $2,313≈ £1,752≈ €2,036Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
14. 
    Untitled – Study

    Mixed media · Paper · ed. 93/94

    310 x 285mm

    Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019 · Lot 22
    NZ$3,603≈ $2,478≈ £1,877≈ €2,181Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
15. 
    Mungo at Aramoana

    Acrylic · Paper

    460 x 380mm

    Art+Object · Nov 29, 2018 · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$11,000–17,000View at Art+Object ↗
16. 
    Song Cycle

    Acrylic · Paper

    575 x 400mm

    Art+Object · Nov 29, 2018 · Lot 71
    NZ$18,018≈ $12,380≈ £9,691≈ €10,872Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
17. 
    Untitled – Seated Nude

    Drawing · Paper

    340 x 355mm

    Art+Object · Oct 24, 2018 · Lot 182
    NZ$6,847≈ $4,480≈ £3,470≈ €3,933Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
18. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor · Paper

    580 x 375mm

    Art+Object · Oct 24, 2018 · Lot 180
    NZ$9,610≈ $6,287≈ £4,871≈ €5,520Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
19. 
    Untitled

    Mixed media · Paper

    760 x 573mm

    Art+Object · Jul 24, 2018 · Lot 17
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
20. 
    Koputai

    Oil · Paper

    562 x 384mm

    Art+Object · Jun 28, 2018 · Lot 32
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$13,000–20,000View at Art+Object ↗
21. 
    Drawing for Ian Wedde’s Pathway to the Sea

    Acrylic · Paper

    540 x 738mm

    Art+Object · Jun 28, 2018 · Lot 31
    NZ$24,025≈ $16,240≈ £12,411≈ €14,021Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
22. 
    Ko Wai Koe?

    Acrylic · Paper

    585 x 390mm

    Art+Object · Apr 12, 2018 · Lot 55
    NZ$27,028≈ $19,944≈ £14,039≈ €16,184Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
23. 
    Mihi

    Acrylic · Paper

    770 x 563mm

    Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018 · Lot 188
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$8,000–12,000View at Art+Object ↗
24. 
    Rangi Is My Ancestor The Origin of the Maori, Your Ancestor Is Money

    Gouache · Paper

    630 x 1320mm

    Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018 · Lot 91
    NZ$21,021≈ $15,448≈ £11,099≈ €12,547Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
25. 
    Paolo VI E Morto Ill Papa

    Watercolor

    450 x 319mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 186
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–9,000View at Art+Object ↗
26. 
    Untitled

    Acrylic · Paper

    560 x 375mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 182
    NZ$7,207≈ $4,924≈ £3,679≈ €4,178Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
27. 
    Song Cycle

    Watercolor · Paper

    318 x 460mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 165
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–7,000View at Art+Object ↗
28. 
    Untitled

    Drawing · Paper

    415 x 340mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗
29. 
    Drawing for Baxter’s Temptation of Oedipus

    Watercolor

    460 x 285mm

    Art+Object · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 54
    NZ$7,267≈ $4,965≈ £3,710≈ €4,212Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
30. 
    Drawing for Requiem

    Acrylic · Paper

    500 x 700mm

    Art+Object · Nov 28, 2017 · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$15,000–22,000View at Art+Object ↗
31. 
    Untitled – Portrait

    Oil · Paper

    377 x 316mm

    Art+Object · Aug 10, 2017 · Lot 96
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
32. 
    Polaris: 1984

    Acrylic · Paper

    870 x 790mm

    Art+Object · Jul 6, 2017 · Lot 31
    NZ$60,062≈ $43,563≈ £33,676≈ €38,263Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
33. 
    Mihi

    Acrylic · Paper

    770 x 563mm

    Art+Object · Jun 21, 2017 · Lot 127
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$8,000–12,000View at Art+Object ↗
34. 
    Working Drawing for a Church Window at Mitimiti

    Acrylic · Paper

    770 x 563mm

    Art+Object · Jun 21, 2017 · Lot 126
    NZ$9,610≈ $6,955≈ £5,479≈ €6,239Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
35. 
    Nude

    Drawing · Paper

    423 x 340mm

    Art+Object · Feb 22, 2017 · Lot 193
    NZ$8,408≈ $6,025≈ £4,839≈ €5,731Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
36. 
    Miserere Nobis

    Gouache · Paper

    690 x 495mm

    Art+Object · Oct 4, 2016 · Lot 127
    NZ$12,733≈ $9,272≈ £7,272≈ €8,308Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
37. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    363 x 249mm

    Art+Object · Sep 8, 2016 · Lot 188
    NZ$5,705≈ $4,251≈ £3,182≈ €3,764Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
38. 
    Requiem

    Acrylic · Paper

    698 x 497mm

    Art+Object · Jun 1, 2016 · Lot 110
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
39. 
    Untitled - Nude

    Drawing · Paper

    430 x 350mm

    Art+Object · Feb 24, 2016 · Lot 109
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗
40. 
    Window in Spain

    Watercolor · Paper

    330 x 240mm

    Art+Object · Dec 8, 2015 · Lot 170
    NZ$8,408≈ $5,565≈ £3,721≈ €5,117Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
41. 
    Set design for Whiting’s “The Devils”, Globe Theatre, Dunedin

    Watercolor

    345 x 490mm

    Art+Object · Dec 8, 2015 · Lot 119
    NZ$7,207≈ $4,770≈ £3,189≈ €4,386Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
42. 
    In the labyrinth, at the demolishing

    Acrylic · Paper

    1050 x 750mm

    Art+Object · Nov 26, 2015 · Lot 66
    NZ$30,485≈ $20,039≈ £13,271≈ €18,883Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
43. 
    Untitled (Standing Nude) 1978, 1978

    Drawing · Paper

    32.0 x 21.0 cm

    Menzies · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 235
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Menzies ↗
44. 
    Marian at Carey’s Bay

    Drawing · Paper

    550 x 392mm

    Art+Object · Sep 1, 2015 · Lot 236
    NZ$6,006≈ $3,802≈ £2,480≈ €3,384Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
45. 
    Drawing for a tin roof painting

    Pastel · Paper

    655 x 554mm

    Art+Object · Sep 1, 2015 · Lot 235
    NZ$15,015≈ $9,505≈ £6,199≈ €8,460Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
46. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper · ed. 12/71

    340 x 413mm

    Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 73
    NZ$2,345≈ $1,676≈ £1,089≈ €1,481Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
47. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    455 x 326mm

    Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 49
    NZ$5,569≈ $3,980≈ £2,586≈ €3,517Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
48. 
    Drawing for Song Cycle

    Watercolor

    369 x 259mm

    Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 38
    NZ$9,673≈ $6,914≈ £4,493≈ €6,109Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
49. 
    Drawing for Requiem

    Acrylic · Paper

    500 x 700mm

    Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 37
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
50. 
    I.H.S

    Watercolor

    330 x 242mm

    Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 23
    NZ$6,448≈ $4,609≈ £2,995≈ €4,072Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

Other media by Ralph Hotere

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