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Rita Angus

New Zealand · 1908–1970 · Painter, Printmaker

Henrietta Catherine Angus, known as Rita Cook early in her career, was a New Zealand painter who, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, is regarded as one of the leading… (Wikipedia)

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Storm, Hawke’s BayArt+Object · Mar 2018NZ$696,725≈ $504,081≈ £358,725≈ €409,522Sign up to see
Before the DemolitionArt+Object · Aug 2025NZ$621,435≈ $368,262≈ £272,363≈ €315,239Sign up to see
Tree Cutting, Hawke’s BayArt+Object · Sep 2016NZ$306,318≈ $228,651≈ £170,865≈ €203,481Sign up to see

Rita Angus’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (47 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Rita Angus, Barn Construction, Northern Hawke’s Bay, oil on board — Barn Construction, Northern Hawke’s Bay
Art+Object · Aug 3, 2026
NZ$121,850Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Moonlight, Thorndon, oil on board (circa 1965) — Moonlight, Thorndon
Art+Object · Mar 25, 2026
NZ$341,180Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Kaikoura, watercolour — Kaikoura
Art+Object · Nov 27, 2025
NZ$67,018Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Portrait of a Māori Girl, watercolour — Portrait of a Māori Girl
Art+Object · Nov 27, 2025
NZ$14,622Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Before the Demolition, oil on board — Before the Demolition
Art+Object · Aug 19, 2025
NZ$621,435Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Flute Player, woodblock print — Flute Player
Art+Object · Sep 11, 2024
NZ$1,036Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Central Otago, screenprint — Central Otago
Art+Object · Sep 11, 2024
NZ$975Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Autumn Hills, 1982, pastel on paper — Autumn Hills, 1982
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Dec 2, 2023
CA$234Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Rutu, poster print — Rutu
Art+Object · Apr 13, 2022
NZ$784Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Untitled, watercolour — Untitled
Art+Object · Dec 7, 2021
NZ$10,259Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Eclipse, oil on canvasboard — The Eclipse
Art+Object · Aug 10, 2021
NZ$96,100Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Untitled - daisy study — Untitled - daisy study
Art+Object · May 11, 2021
NZ$780Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Flute Player — The Flute Player
Art+Object · May 11, 2021
NZ$1,081Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Hill Landscape, North Canterbury, oil on canvas — Hill Landscape, North Canterbury
Art+Object · Mar 23, 2021
NZ$84,087Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Mountains, Cass, screenprint — Mountains, Cass
Art+Object · Feb 23, 2021
NZ$1,201Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Emerald Lake, pastel on paper — Emerald Lake
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Sep 19, 2020
CA$644Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Flute Player — The Flute Player
Art+Object · Feb 25, 2020
NZ$1,201Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Flute Player, woodblock print — The Flute Player
Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019
NZ$2,762Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Study of Fruit and Flowers, watercolour on paper — Study of Fruit and Flowers
Art+Object · Feb 26, 2019
NZ$4,805Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Amaryllis, watercolour — Amaryllis
Art+Object · Aug 23, 2018
NZ$33,635Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Flute Player, woodblock print — The Flute Player
Art+Object · Jul 24, 2018
NZ$1,561Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Storm, Hawke’s Bay, oil on board (1969) — Storm, Hawke’s Bay
Art+Object · Mar 18, 2018
NZ$696,725Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Houses, Thorndon, 1968, 1968, watercolour — Houses, Thorndon, 1968, 1968
Art+Object · Mar 18, 2018
NZ$54,056Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Portrait, graphite on paper — Portrait
Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018
NZ$2,402Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Untitled – Polyanthus Study, watercolour on paper — Untitled – Polyanthus Study
Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018
NZ$3,123Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Untitled – Waterlily Study, watercolour on paper — Untitled – Waterlily Study
Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018
NZ$2,402Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, The Flute Player, woodblock print — The Flute Player
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2016
NZ$4,925Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Tree Cutting, Hawke’s Bay, oil on board — Tree Cutting, Hawke’s Bay
Art+Object · Sep 7, 2016
NZ$306,318Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Landscape with Arum Lily, oil on board — Landscape with Arum Lily
Art+Object · Sep 7, 2016
NZ$201,810Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, oil on canvas — Portrait of the Artist’s Mother
Art+Object · Sep 7, 2016
NZ$180,187Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Tree in Winter, Waikanae, watercolour — Tree in Winter, Waikanae
Art+Object · Aug 7, 2014
NZ$10,083Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Haycocks, Wainui, watercolour — Haycocks, Wainui
Art+Object · Nov 26, 2013
NZ$69,177Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Study of Child with Beret, pencil on paper — Study of Child with Beret
Art+Object · Aug 18, 2011
NZ$2,745Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Still-Life, acrylic on canvasboard — Still-Life
Art+Object · Jun 24, 2008
NZ$3,307Sign up free to see

Rita Angus, Sailing on the Motueka River, Pangatotara, oil on board, 1941 — Sailing on the Motueka River, Pangatotara
Art+Object · Aug 13, 2024

Rita Angus, Nerine, watercolour — Nerine
Art+Object · Aug 13, 2024

Rita Angus, Nerine, watercolour — Nerine
Art+Object · Mar 27, 2024

Rita Angus, Mountains, Cass, screenprint — Mountains, Cass
Art+Object · Feb 23, 2021

Rita Angus, The Flute Player, woodblock print — The Flute Player
Art+Object · Oct 24, 2018

Rita Angus, Journey, Wellington, oil on canvasboard, 1962 — Journey, Wellington
Art+Object · Apr 12, 2018

Rita Angus, Double Portrait, crayon and wash on paper — Double Portrait
Art+Object · Feb 21, 2018

Rita Angus, Island Bay – Wellington, pastel and graphite on paper — Island Bay – Wellington
Art+Object · Nov 26, 2013

Rita Angus, Study for a Still Life, watercolour — Study for a Still Life
Art+Object · Oct 22, 2013

Rita Angus, Central Otago Landscape, watercolour — Central Otago Landscape
Art+Object · Dec 6, 2012

Rita Angus, Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Jenny Jones, oil on board — Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Jenny Jones
Art+Object · Apr 26, 2012

Rita Angus, Portrait of the Artist's younger Brother, Alan Angus, oil on board — Portrait of the Artist's younger Brother, Alan Angus
Art+Object · Nov 22, 2011

Rita Angus, A View of the Central Otago Hills, watercolour — A View of the Central Otago Hills
Art+Object · Nov 26, 2009

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