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. 
   Woman

   Drawing · Paper

   446 x 345mm

   Art+Object · Jun 4, 2015 · Lot 7
   NZ$5,276≈ $3,771≈ £2,450≈ €3,332Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
2. 
   Drawing for Black Painting

   Acrylic · Paper

   448 x 327mm

   Art+Object · Apr 1, 2015 · Lot 51
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$16,000–24,000View at Art+Object ↗
3. 
   Let shame be there punishment <br> let us acquire fame by means of mercy

   Acrylic · Paper

   525 x 422mm

   Art+Object · Apr 1, 2015 · Lot 50
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$18,000–26,000View at Art+Object ↗
4. 
   Working Drawing for Auckland Airport Mural

   Watercolor · Paper

   520 x 350mm

   Art+Object · Feb 17, 2015 · Lot 118
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$13,000–18,000View at Art+Object ↗
5. 
   Drawing for Ian Wedde’s ‘Pathway to the Sea’

   Watercolor · Paper

   540 x 755mm

   Art+Object · Feb 17, 2015 · Lot 106
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$13,000–18,000View at Art+Object ↗
6. 
   Nude in bath

   Drawing · Paper

   338 x 435mm

   Art+Object · Feb 17, 2015 · Lot 84
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$3,500–6,000View at Art+Object ↗
7. 
   Black Window

   Acrylic · Paper

   755 x 555mm

   Art+Object · Nov 27, 2014 · Lot 17
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$18,000–28,000View at Art+Object ↗
8. 
   Aramoana: Pathway to the sea

   Acrylic · Paper

   758 x 563mm

   Art+Object · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 142
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
9. 
   Drawing for a Tin Roof Painting

   Pastel · Paper

   655 x 554mm

   Art+Object · Oct 7, 2014 · Lot 141
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
10. 
    Let shame be there punishment <br> let us acquire fame by means of mercy

    Acrylic · Paper

    525 x 422mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2014 · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
11. 
    Paolo VI E Morto Ill Papa

    Watercolor

    450 x 319mm

    Art+Object · Jun 24, 2014 · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
12. 
    Mungo at Aramoana

    Acrylic · Paper

    550 x 408mm

    Art+Object · Jun 24, 2014 · Lot 145
    NZ$11,725≈ $10,210≈ £6,009≈ €7,497Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
13. 
    Portrait of an Algerian Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    310 x 236mm

    Art+Object · Jun 24, 2014 · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–9,000View at Art+Object ↗
14. 
    Polaris – 1984

    Acrylic · Paper

    760 x 765mm

    Art+Object · Apr 3, 2014 · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$65,000–85,000View at Art+Object ↗
15. 
    Maria (double portrait)

    Drawing · Paper

    275 x 369mm

    Art+Object · Oct 22, 2013 · Lot 116
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–9,000View at Art+Object ↗
16. 
    Paolo VI E Morto Ill Papa

    Watercolor

    450 x 319mm

    Art+Object · Oct 22, 2013 · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$12,000–18,000View at Art+Object ↗
17. 
    Me Tangi Kapa Ko Te Mate I Te Marama – Te Whiti Series

    Acrylic · Paper

    525 x 422mm

    Art+Object · Aug 15, 2013 · Lot 156
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$18,000–26,000View at Art+Object ↗
18. 
    Requiem

    Acrylic · Paper

    698 x 497mm

    Art+Object · Aug 15, 2013 · Lot 143
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–35,000View at Art+Object ↗
19. 
    Untitled

    Pastel

    240 x 306mm

    Art+Object · Jul 2, 2013 · Lot 190
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$500–1,000View at Art+Object ↗
20. 
    Song Cycle

    Watercolor · Paper

    318 x 460mm

    Art+Object · Jul 2, 2013 · Lot 181
    NZ$2,345≈ $1,820≈ £1,200≈ €1,398Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
21. 
    Drawing for a Black Painting

    Acrylic · Paper

    420 x 400mm

    Art+Object · Jul 2, 2013 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$12,000–18,000View at Art+Object ↗
22. 
    Window in Spain

    Watercolor · Paper

    330 x 240mm

    Art+Object · Jul 2, 2013 · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗
23. 
    Sketch for Mungo Drawing

    Acrylic · Paper

    320 x 225mm

    Art+Object · May 14, 2013 · Lot 14
    NZ$16,415≈ $13,519≈ £8,836≈ €10,418Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
24. 
    Drawing for a Black Window

    Acrylic · Paper

    513 x 420mm

    Art+Object · Apr 11, 2013 · Lot 7
    NZ$21,105≈ $18,288≈ £11,877≈ €13,940Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
25. 
    Window in Spain

    Watercolor

    322 x 225mm

    Art+Object · Mar 5, 2013 · Lot 115
    NZ$7,035≈ $5,817≈ £3,837≈ €4,463Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
26. 
    Drawing for Ian Wedde’s Pathway to the Sea

    Acrylic · Paper

    557 x 755mm

    Art+Object · Nov 27, 2012 · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
27. 
    Window in Spain

    Mixed media · Paper

    300 x 226mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 167
    NZ$8,578≈ $7,046≈ £4,496≈ €5,666Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
28. 
    Les Saintes Maries de la Mer

    Acrylic · Paper

    770 x 565mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 90
    NZ$29,737≈ $24,427≈ £15,585≈ €19,643Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
29. 
    Te Whiti: from Hone Tuwhare's 'Not by Wind Ravaged'

    Acrylic · Paper

    525 x 425mm

    Art+Object · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 89
    NZ$22,875≈ $18,791≈ £11,988≈ €15,110Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
30. 
    Drawing for Ian Wedde's Pathway to the Sea

    Acrylic · Paper

    545 x 740mm

    Art+Object · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 28
    NZ$22,875≈ $18,665≈ £11,531≈ €14,124Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
31. 
    Towards Aramoana: Black Window

    Acrylic · Paper

    385 x 285mm

    Art+Object · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 27
    NZ$19,443≈ $15,864≈ £9,801≈ €12,005Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
32. 
    Me Tangi Kapa Ko Te Mate I Te Marama - Te Whiti Series

    Acrylic · Paper

    525 x 422mm

    Art+Object · Nov 22, 2011 · Lot 31
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$22,000–28,000View at Art+Object ↗
33. 
    Nude

    Drawing · Paper

    420 x 350mm

    Art+Object · Nov 22, 2011 · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$6,000–9,000View at Art+Object ↗
34. 
    Nude

    Pastel · Paper

    295 x 208mm

    Art+Object · Nov 22, 2011 · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
35. 
    Set Design for Whiting's 'The Devils', Globe Theatre, Dunedin

    Watercolor

    375 x 495mm

    Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011 · Lot 91
    NZ$8,006≈ $6,652≈ £4,030≈ €4,630Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
36. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    308 x 240mm

    Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011 · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
37. 
    Pine: In the Labyrinth at the Demolishing

    Mixed media · Paper

    700 x 503mm

    Art+Object · Apr 12, 2011 · Lot 33
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,000–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
38. 
    Drawing for a Black Window

    Acrylic · Paper

    560 x 382mm

    Art+Object · Nov 25, 2010 · Lot 44
    NZ$17,156≈ $13,024≈ £8,276≈ €9,777Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
39. 
    Woman

    Pastel · Paper

    362 x 248mm

    Art+Object · Sep 20, 2010 · Lot 66
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$7,500–10,000View at Art+Object ↗
40. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    518 x 319mm

    Art+Object · Jul 29, 2010 · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
41. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    345 x 420mm

    Art+Object · Jul 29, 2010 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$10,000–15,000View at Art+Object ↗
42. 
    Otago Peninsula from the Studio at Port Chalmers

    Drawing

    438 x 687mm

    Art+Object · Jun 24, 2010 · Lot 93
    NZ$5,843≈ $4,112≈ £2,745≈ €3,353Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
43. 
    Chromatic Composition

    Gouache · Paper

    295 x 305mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 21
    NZ$7,414≈ $5,262≈ £3,524≈ €3,940Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
44. 
    Abstract Study with Tewhatewha Form

    Oil · Paper

    689 x 432mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 20
    NZ$17,394≈ $12,346≈ £8,268≈ €9,244Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
45. 
    Woman

    Drawing · Paper

    493 x 365mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 17
    NZ$14,828≈ $10,525≈ £7,048≈ €7,880Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
46. 
    Big Flat

    Acrylic · Paper

    565 x 768mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 15
    NZ$15,968≈ $11,334≈ £7,590≈ €8,486Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
47. 
    On Vietnam III

    Acrylic · Paper

    560 x 769mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 14
    NZ$14,828≈ $10,525≈ £7,048≈ €7,880Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
48. 
    American Khaki

    Acrylic · Paper

    382 x 565mm

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 13
    NZ$10,835≈ $7,690≈ £5,150≈ €5,758Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
49. 
    Yellow on White

    Acrylic · Paper

    770 x 567mm overall

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 12
    NZ$13,687≈ $9,715≈ £6,506≈ €7,274Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
50. 
    Raumati

    Drawing · Paper

    585 x 780mm overall

    Art+Object · Mar 25, 2010 · Lot 11
    NZ$35,359≈ $25,097≈ £16,806≈ €18,791Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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