Richard McWhannell
New Zealand · b. 1952 · Painter
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Record prices
SniffArt+Object · NZ$32,830≈ $27,154≈ £16,764≈ €20,884Sign up to see
That Summer in the New Land (Birdlings)Art+Object · NZ$21,323≈ $13,152≈ £10,373≈ €12,115Sign up to see
Fin de Siecle, Pierrot SeriesArt+Object · NZ$17,418≈ $12,753≈ £9,065≈ €10,502Sign up to see
Richard McWhannell’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
38
of 59 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
64%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 43 | 29 | 67% | $4kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $27.2kSign up |
| Oil | 43 | 29 | 67% | $4kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $27.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 6 | 75% | $422Sign up | $419Sign up | $758Sign up |
| Lithograph | 7 | 5 | 71% | $366Sign up | $266Sign up | $758Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $705Sign up | $705Sign up | $705Sign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 1 | 50% | $220Sign up | $220Sign up | $220Sign up |
| Other | 5 | 2 | 40% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $5.6kSign 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 | 2 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | $571Sign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | $964Sign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $697Sign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $266Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $27.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $463Sign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |