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Sam Byrne

Australian · 1883–1978 · Painter

Samuel Byrne (1883–1978) was an Australian self-taught folk painter from Broken Hill, New South Wales. A former miner and unionist, he turned to painting in old age and became… (Wikipedia)

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One for the RoadMenzies · Dec 2021A$20,864≈ $14,894≈ £11,189≈ €13,164Sign up to see
Day Dream Mine, 1885Menzies · Dec 2021A$15,955≈ $11,390≈ £8,557≈ €10,067Sign up to see
Knock off Time, Thackeringa, 1900, Miner's Race to the PubMenzies · Jun 2023A$14,727≈ $9,748≈ £7,702≈ €8,912Sign up to see

Sam Byrne’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).

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Sam Byrne, Mootwinge Rockhole, oil on board — Mootwinge Rockhole
Leonard Joel · Oct 6, 2026
A$4,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Broken Hill, 1890, oil on board — Broken Hill, 1890
Leonard Joel · Jun 24, 2025
A$7,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Mt Frank, Barrier Ranges, oil on board — Mt Frank, Barrier Ranges
Leonard Joel · Jun 3, 2025
A$5,500Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Geysers and Boiling Rotorua, NZ, Oil on Board — Geysers and Boiling Rotorua, NZ
Davidson Auctions · May 26, 2024
A$3,250Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Knock off Time, Thackeringa, 1900, Miner's Race to the Pub, oil and galena dust on board — Knock off Time, Thackeringa, 1900, Miner's Race to the Pub
Menzies · Jun 28, 2023
A$14,727Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Glow Worm Grotto, Waitomo Caves [New Zealand], Oil on Board — Glow Worm Grotto, Waitomo Caves [New Zealand]
Davidson Auctions · May 20, 2023
A$2,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, One for the Road, oil on board — One for the Road
Menzies · Dec 1, 2021
A$20,864Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Day Dream Mine, 1885, 1885, oil on board — Day Dream Mine, 1885, 1885
Menzies · Dec 1, 2021
A$15,955Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Rabbit Plague Raking Up Rabbits Broken Hill 1893, 1893, oil on board — Rabbit Plague Raking Up Rabbits Broken Hill 1893, 1893
Menzies · Jun 30, 2021
A$9,818Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Water Sports Loxton, Murray River, oil on board — Water Sports Loxton, Murray River
Leonard Joel · Jun 4, 2019
A$5,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Dust Storm Coming over Silver City, oil on board — Dust Storm Coming over Silver City
Menzies · Nov 22, 2018
A$5,891Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Big Timber Transport, North Coast NSW, oil on board — Big Timber Transport, North Coast NSW
Menzies · Nov 22, 2018
A$5,523Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Return to Depot, Coopers Creek, oil on board — Return to Depot, Coopers Creek
Menzies · Jun 25, 2015
A$5,400Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Rabbit Plague Round Up Ends in Old Mine oil and enamel on board signed lower right: Sam Byrne, oil — Rabbit Plague Round Up Ends in Old Mine oil and enamel on board signed lower right: Sam Byrne
Leonard Joel · Sep 16, 2014
A$2,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Open Cut - Broken Hill oil on board signed lower right: Sam Byrne, oil — Open Cut - Broken Hill oil on board signed lower right: Sam Byrne
Leonard Joel · Sep 16, 2014
A$6,000Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Mining Broken Hill 1886, 1886, oil on composition board — Mining Broken Hill 1886, 1886
Smith & Singer · Apr 15, 2014
A$7,320Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Return to Depot, Coopers Creek, oil on compositon board — Return to Depot, Coopers Creek
Smith & Singer · Apr 15, 2014
A$6,588Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Broken Hill District Mining as in 1881, 1881, oil and coal on composition board — Broken Hill District Mining as in 1881, 1881
Smith & Singer · Apr 15, 2014
A$4,270Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, BROKEN HILL, THE SILVER CITY, oil on composition board — BROKEN HILL, THE SILVER CITY
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$7,930Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, DUST STORM COVERS SILVER CITY, oil on composition board — DUST STORM COVERS SILVER CITY
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$4,392Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, GLOW WORM GROTTO, WOMBEYAN CAVES, NZ, oil on composition board — GLOW WORM GROTTO, WOMBEYAN CAVES, NZ
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$2,196Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, THE FLOOD, oil on composition board — THE FLOOD
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$3,416Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, STURT PEAS AND PINNACLES, oil on composition board — STURT PEAS AND PINNACLES
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$3,660Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, THACKARINGA 1889, 1889, oil and coal on composition board — THACKARINGA 1889, 1889
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$4,392Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, BROKEN HILL 1909, POLICEMAN HOLDS RIOTERS AT BAY, 1909, oil on composition board — BROKEN HILL 1909, POLICEMAN HOLDS RIOTERS AT BAY, 1909
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$3,416Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, BROKEN HILL DISTRICT MINING AS IN 1881, 1881, oil and coal on composition board — BROKEN HILL DISTRICT MINING AS IN 1881, 1881
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$2,196Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, STRUGGLING AGAINST THE STORM, oil on composition board — STRUGGLING AGAINST THE STORM
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$3,904Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, RABBIT PLAGUE, RABBIT ROUND UP, MURRAY CLIFFS, OVER THE TOP, oil on composition board — RABBIT PLAGUE, RABBIT ROUND UP, MURRAY CLIFFS, OVER THE TOP
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$3,294Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, LASSETER'S LAST RIDE, oil on composition board — LASSETER'S LAST RIDE
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013
A$4,392Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Whistle blows, knock off time. Race to the Pub, Thackaringa, 1890, 1890, oil on board — Whistle blows, knock off time. Race to the Pub, Thackaringa, 1890, 1890
Menzies · Mar 22, 2012
A$6,750Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, German Charley's Fighting Beer, mixed media on board — German Charley's Fighting Beer
Menzies · Mar 22, 2012
A$5,891Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Whistle Blows, Knock off time, the Diggers race to the Pub, Thackaringa Diggings, oil on board — Whistle Blows, Knock off time, the Diggers race to the Pub, Thackaringa Diggings
Menzies · Mar 22, 2012
A$7,977Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, Pernamoonta Diggings 1882, 1882, mixed media on board — Pernamoonta Diggings 1882, 1882
Menzies · Mar 22, 2012
A$8,345Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, The Arrival, gouache on paper — The Arrival
Menzies · Sep 23, 2009
A$840Sign up free to see

Sam Byrne, EXPLOSION, BROKEN HILL MINE, 1900, 1900, oil on composition board — EXPLOSION, BROKEN HILL MINE, 1900, 1900
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013

Sam Byrne, MINING BROKEN HILL, 1886, 1886, oil on composition board — MINING BROKEN HILL, 1886, 1886
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013

Sam Byrne, RETURN TO DEPOT, COOPERS CREEK, oil on compositon board — RETURN TO DEPOT, COOPERS CREEK
Smith & Singer · Oct 29, 2013

Sam Byrne, Mount Robe Mine 1890, Camels Transport Ore, oil and enamel on composition board — Mount Robe Mine 1890, Camels Transport Ore
Menzies · Sep 23, 2009

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