Shane Cotton
New Zealand · b. 1964 · Painter
Shane William Cotton is a New Zealand painter whose work explores biculturalism, colonialism, cultural identity, Māori spirituality, and life and death. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Kaua E Raweke I Te ManuArt+Object · NZ$615,570≈ $432,518≈ £323,040≈ €377,811Sign up to see
He Pukapuka TuatahiArt+Object · NZ$302,715≈ $225,962≈ £168,855≈ €201,087Sign up to see
WakeArt+Object · NZ$205,313≈ $133,856≈ £81,194≈ €95,251Sign up to see
Shane Cotton’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
131
of 237 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
55%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 145 | 73 | 50% | $34.2kSign up | $20.6kSign up | $433kSign up |
| Oil | 67 | 31 | 46% | $36kSign up | $17.9kSign up | $226kSign up |
| Acrylic | 78 | 42 | 54% | $32.9kSign up | $21.5kSign up | $433kSign up |
| Works on paper | 22 | 11 | 50% | $4.9kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $11.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $864Sign up | $864Sign up | $864Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 61 | 40 | 66% | $2.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $25.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 42 | 27 | 64% | $1kSign up | $724Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 18 | 13 | 72% | $4.7kSign up | $2kSign up | $25.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 9 | 7 | 78% | $3.2kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $9.6kSign 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 | 4 | 3 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 | $724Sign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 | $50.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 9 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 17 | 9 | $17.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 8 | $10kSign up |
| 2016 | 20 | 13 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 11 | 5 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 16 | 8 | $9kSign up |
| 2008 | 12 | 10 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | $11.7kSign up |