Roger Kemp
Australian · 1908–1987 · Painter
Roger Kemp AO OBE was an Australian modernist painter, and printmaker, recognized as one of the leading figures in Australian abstraction. He pioneered transcendental… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled 1982Menzies · A$79,773≈ $61,077≈ £48,605≈ €57,124Sign up to see
Horizontal Sequence c1970Menzies · A$58,909≈ $53,137≈ £32,223≈ €38,611Sign up to see
Untitled 1978-79Menzies · A$57,600≈ $49,812≈ £33,250≈ €40,623Sign up to see
Roger Kemp’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
49
of 61 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 38 | 27 | 71% | $20.3kSign up | $11.4kSign up | $61.1kSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 5 | 71% | $21kSign up | $17.6kSign up | $41.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 25 | 19 | 76% | $21.9kSign up | $11.4kSign up | $61.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $8.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $609Sign up | $609Sign up | $609Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 15 | 100% | $870Sign up | $544Sign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Etching | 13 | 13 | 100% | $763Sign up | $536Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $544Sign up | $544Sign up | $544Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign 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 | $9kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $565Sign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $39.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | $53.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $750Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $34.2kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $49.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |