Sidney Nolan Drawings: Value & Auction Prices

1917–1992

Of the 218 lots by Sidney Nolan (drawings) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 199 found a buyer (91%). Across 199 sales with a published price, the typical result was $418Sign up free to see to $1.2kSign up free to see (median $640Sign up free to see). NED KELLY (1946) holds the top price on file: $42.3kSign up free to see at Smith & Singer (November 2013). Most results come from Leonard Joel (165), Smith & Singer (21) and Davidson Auctions (16).

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All drawings results

1. 
   Sphinx and King

   Drawing · Paper

   30.5 x 25.5cm (sheet); 23 x 18cm (image, approx.)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 59
   A$1,000≈ $644≈ £509≈ €594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
2. 
   Phoenix, the Tempest, 1963

   Drawing · Paper

   63.5 x 50.5cm (sheet); 37 x 26cm (image, approx.)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 56
   A$1,200≈ $773≈ £610≈ €713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
3. 
   Skull, Sword and Flowers (Robert Lowell), 1965

   Drawing · Paper

   30.5 x 25.5cm (sheet)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 51
   A$2,500≈ $1,609≈ £1,272≈ €1,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
4. 
   Woman (Robert Lowell), c.1965

   Drawing · Paper

   30.5 x 25.5cm (sheet)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 50
   A$750≈ $483≈ £382≈ €445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
5. 
   Figure in Profile, c.1946

   Drawing · Paper

   33 x 20cm (sheet); 26.5 x 11cm (image, approx.)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 49
   A$1,400≈ $901≈ £712≈ €831Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
6. 
   Abstract Landscape, c.1938

   Drawing · Paper

   23 x 32cm (sheet); 11 x 18cm (image, approx.)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 48
   A$550≈ $354≈ £280≈ €327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
7. 
   Farmhouse

   Drawing · Paper

   21 x 28cm (sheet)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 47
   A$1,300≈ $837≈ £661≈ €772Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
8. 
   Sculptor, c.1986

   Drawing · Paper

   30.5 x 25.5cm

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 12
   A$2,200≈ $1,416≈ £1,119≈ €1,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
9. 
   Man and Woman

   Drawing · Paper

   52 x 63.5cm (sheet); 49.5 x 57cm (image, approx.)

   Leonard Joel · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 11
   A$2,200≈ $1,416≈ £1,119≈ €1,307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
10. 
    L'Oeil, 1957

    Drawing · Paper

    30.5 x 25.5cm (sheet)

    Leonard Joel · May 29, 2023 · Lot 96
    A$3,200≈ $2,093≈ £1,695≈ €1,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
11. 
    Ned Kelly - Jerilderie Letter, c.1966

    Drawing · Paper

    76 x 56.5cm (sheet); 67 x 54cm (reveal)

    Leonard Joel · May 29, 2023 · Lot 57
    A$11,000≈ $7,194≈ £5,828≈ €6,714Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–10,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
12. 
    Lovers

    Drawing · Paper

    30.5 x 25.5cm (sheet); 29 x 24cm (reveal)

    Leonard Joel · May 29, 2023 · Lot 16
    A$5,000≈ $3,270≈ £2,649≈ €3,052Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
13. 
    Hanged Man (1977), 1977

    Drawing · Paper

    102 x 70 cm

    Smith & Singer · May 2, 2023 · Lot 97
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
14. 
    Ned Kelly (Cover Design for L'Oeil) (1957), 1957

    Drawing · Paper

    30.5 x 25.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · May 2, 2023 · Lot 96
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
15. 
    The Unspeakable Leda 1959, 1959

    Drawing · Paper

    28.5 x 22.5 cm; 36.0 x 30.0 cm (framed)

    Menzies · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 24
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
16. 
    Sea and Shapes 1958, 1958

    Drawing · Paper

    25.5 x 30.5 cm

    Menzies · Nov 23, 2022 · Lot 152
    A$4,800≈ $3,193≈ £2,671≈ €3,092HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
17. 
    Rider on Horseback

    Drawing · Board

    51 x 74.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 48
    A$13,000≈ $8,218≈ £7,262≈ €8,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–15,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
18. 
    Classical Figure Study, 1950

    Drawing

    28.5x23.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · Aug 21, 2022 · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$1,800–3,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
19. 
    Kelly & Drought Animal, 1958-59

    Drawing · Paper

    30.5x25.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · May 22, 2022 · Lot 18
    A$8,000≈ $5,649≈ £4,493≈ €5,340HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
20. 
    Ned Kelly, 1986

    Drawing

    83x58.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · Dec 5, 2021 · Lot 42
    A$2,250≈ $1,588≈ £1,198≈ €1,406HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
21. 
    Leda and the Swan (Blue Landscape)

    Drawing · Paper

    28 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Aug 31, 2021 · Lot 20
    A$5,000≈ $3,662≈ £2,658≈ €3,095Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
22. 
    Kelly Under a Cloud, 1981

    Drawing · Paper

    52x84cm

    Davidson Auctions · Jul 11, 2021 · Lot 4
    A$4,750≈ $3,550≈ £2,563≈ €2,993HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
23. 
    Mar[r]ee ... little town of tin, 1954

    Drawing · Paper

    29.5x24.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · May 16, 2021 · Lot 26
    A$2,000≈ $1,551≈ £1,101≈ €1,279HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
24. 
    Calligraphic Drawing, c.1957

    Drawing · Paper

    29.5 x 24cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 98
    A$1,000≈ $775≈ £558≈ €650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
25. 
    Head and Hand, 1977

    Drawing · Paper

    96 x 68.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 92
    A$3,400≈ $2,500≈ £1,876≈ €2,089Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
26. 
    Snake, c.1972

    Drawing · Board

    28.5 x 24cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 50
    A$3,800≈ $2,795≈ £2,097≈ €2,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,800–2,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
27. 
    Untitled (The Vanity of Human Wishes)

    Drawing

    69.5x48.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · Nov 29, 2020 · Lot 134
    A$1,300≈ $958≈ £718≈ €799HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$600–1,200View at Davidson Auctions ↗
28. 
    Africa, 1977

    Drawing · Paper

    36 x 26.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Sep 22, 2020 · Lot 93
    A$1,100≈ $793≈ £620≈ €675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
29. 
    Untitled - possibly Silk Route series, 1983

    Drawing

    55x36.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · Aug 16, 2020 · Lot 69
    A$900≈ $643≈ £492≈ €545HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
30. 
    Bridge 1949, 1949

    Drawing · Other support

    24.5 x 30.0 cm

    Menzies · Jul 9, 2020 · Lot 87
    A$6,750≈ $4,714≈ £3,727≈ €4,157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Menzies ↗
31. 
    Southern Aurora

    Drawing · Paper

    25x30cm

    Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2020 · Lot 71
    A$2,000≈ $1,175≈ £1,013≈ €1,090HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
32. 
    Paradise Garden, London, 1972

    Drawing · Paper

    28.5x25cm

    Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2020 · Lot 70
    A$2,500≈ $1,469≈ £1,266≈ €1,362HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
33. 
    Man and Lizzard, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 76
    A$1,700≈ $1,153≈ £897≈ €1,046Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
34. 
    Statue and Bird, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 75
    A$1,200≈ $814≈ £633≈ €738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
35. 
    After Botticelli, Dante's "Paradiso", 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 72
    A$1,200≈ $814≈ £633≈ €738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
36. 
    After Bellini, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 71
    A$900≈ $610≈ £475≈ €554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
37. 
    Rimbaud + Verlaine Precious Pair of Poets, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 68
    A$1,500≈ $1,017≈ £791≈ €923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
38. 
    I Too Was in Arcadia, 1983

    Drawing · Paper

    56 x 37.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 26, 2019 · Lot 66
    A$900≈ $610≈ £475≈ €554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
39. 
    Kelly 1954, 1954

    Drawing · Paper

    25 x 29.5 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 30, 2019 · Lot 93
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$12,000–18,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
40. 
    Orchid & Bonnie,' 11-1-47

    Drawing

    24x31cm

    Davidson Auctions · Jul 21, 2019 · Lot 215A
    A$600≈ $423≈ £340≈ €377HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
41. 
    Shakespeare Sonnet No.173, 1963

    Drawing

    63x50cm

    Davidson Auctions · Jul 21, 2019 · Lot 215
    A$3,250≈ $2,293≈ £1,839≈ €2,044HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
42. 
    Landscape 1967, 1967

    Drawing · Board

    51.0 x 74.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 112
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Menzies ↗
43. 
    Head for Kelly Series 1952, 1952

    Drawing

    21.0 x 19.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 28, 2019 · Lot 111
    A$4,295≈ $3,040≈ £2,318≈ €2,710Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
44. 
    Ned Kelly (1946), 1946

    Drawing · Paper

    22.7 x 30.4 cm

    Smith & Singer · Nov 20, 2018 · Lot 67
    A$30,500≈ $22,170≈ £17,259≈ €19,412Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$25,000–35,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
45. 
    Burke and Wills series, a set of five lithographs in colours

    Drawing · ed. 34/60

    each 72cm x 81cm

    Toovey's · Feb 21, 2018 · Lot 55
    £800≈ $1,113≈ €904HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
46. 
    Birdsville, 1951

    Drawing · Paper

    31 x 21.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Nov 28, 2017 · Lot 29
    A$1,600≈ $1,218≈ £917≈ €1,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–4,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
47. 
    (Classical Scene) (1950), 1950

    Drawing · Other support

    8 x 8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 224
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$800–1,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
48. 
    (Classical Scene) (1950), 1950

    Drawing · Other support

    8 x 8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 223
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$800–1,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
49. 
    (Classical Scene) (1950), 1950

    Drawing · Other support

    8 x 8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 222
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$800–1,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
50. 
    (Classical Scene) (1950), 1950

    Drawing · Other support

    8 x 8 cm

    Smith & Singer · Oct 25, 2016 · Lot 221
    A$976≈ $746≈ £610≈ €686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,000View at Smith & Singer ↗

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