Robert Ellis
New Zealand · 1929–2021 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Wallace Ellis was a British-New Zealand painter and artist known for paintings that tackle social, cultural, and environmental themes. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Motorway JourneyArt+Object · NZ$176,682≈ $107,151≈ £86,134≈ €99,731Sign up to see
Conjunction IIArt+Object · NZ$143,633≈ $90,110≈ £74,360≈ €86,536Sign up to see
Te Rawhiti VArt+Object · NZ$127,942≈ $79,883≈ £65,264≈ €74,539Sign up to see
Robert Ellis’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
92
of 128 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
72%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 51 | 32 | 63% | $22.7kSign up | $15.3kSign up | $107kSign up |
| Oil | 43 | 28 | 65% | $24.1kSign up | $15.7kSign up | $107kSign up |
| Acrylic | 8 | 4 | 50% | $12.8kSign up | $9.9kSign up | $27.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 43 | 31 | 72% | $1.8kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $604Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $756Sign up | $870Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 23 | 20 | 87% | $577Sign up | $510Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 17 | 14 | 82% | $580Sign up | $488Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $569Sign up | $569Sign up | $646Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 3 | 100% | $522Sign up | $534Sign up | $555Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $718Sign up | $718Sign up | $718Sign up |
| Other | 11 | 9 | 82% | $12.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $40.5kSign 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 | 12 | 10 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | $604Sign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 9 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 | $471Sign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 14 | 10 | $1kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |