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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Record prices
Storm, Hawke’s BayArt+Object · NZ$696,725≈ $504,081≈ £358,725≈ €409,522Sign up to see
Before the DemolitionArt+Object · NZ$621,435≈ $368,262≈ £272,363≈ €315,239Sign up to see
Tree Cutting, Hawke’s BayArt+Object · NZ$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).
Lots sold
34
of 47 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
72%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 10 | 71% | $179kSign up | $143kSign up | $504kSign up |
| Oil | 13 | 9 | 69% | $198kSign up | $151kSign up | $504kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 14 | 67% | $13.7kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $56.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 15 | 10 | 67% | $18.8kSign up | $8.4kSign up | $56.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 2 | 67% | $331Sign up | $331Sign up | $488Sign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 7 | 78% | $1.3kSign up | $879Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $739Sign up | $739Sign up | $879Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.8kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $531Sign up | $531Sign up | $531Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $704Sign up | $759Sign up | $787Sign 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 | 2 | $135kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $38.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | $618Sign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $173Sign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $531Sign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $624Sign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $143kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | $56.7kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |