Sidney Nolan Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1917–1992

Of the 1,151 lots by Sidney Nolan (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2007 and 2026, 1,067 found a buyer (93%). The median price realised is $1.5kSign up free to see across 1,067 priced sales; the middle half sold for $715Sign up free to see–$3kSign up free to see. Glenrowan holds the top price on file: $484kSign up free to see at Deutscher and Hackett (August 2017). Sales were recorded mainly at Leonard Joel (842), Deutscher and Hackett (115) and Menzies (109).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Kelly with Beast

   Ripolin on Paper · Paper

   50x63cm

   Davidson Auctions · Aug 15, 2021 · Lot 2
   A$26,000≈ $19,111≈ £13,823≈ €16,234HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–25,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
2. 
   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 ↗
3. 
   Paradise Garden 1970, 1970

   Pastel · Paper

   30.0 x 24.5 cm

   Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 111
   A$3,436≈ $2,576≈ £1,860≈ €2,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Menzies ↗
4. 
   Central Australian Landscape 1969, 1969

   Pastel · Paper

   51.0 x 75.5 cm

   Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 107
   A$13,500≈ $10,120≈ £7,307≈ €8,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–7,000View at Menzies ↗
5. 
   Elephant and Bird 1963, 1963

   Pastel · Paper

   62.0 x 50.5 cm

   Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 106
   A$6,750≈ $5,060≈ £3,653≈ €4,258Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
6. 
   Landscape with Boat 1967, 1967

   Pastel · Paper

   24.5 x 29.5 cm

   Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 72
   A$5,523≈ $4,140≈ £2,989≈ €3,484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Menzies ↗
7. 
   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 ↗
8. 
   Canoeist and Bird (New Guinea series)

   Ripolin on Paper on Board · Board

   52x76cm

   Davidson Auctions · May 16, 2021 · Lot 25
   A$7,000≈ $5,428≈ £3,854≈ €4,477HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
9. 
   Bird + Man, 1982

   Oil · Paper

   76.0 x 61.0 cm

   Deutscher and Hackett · Apr 21, 2021 · Lot 64
   A$19,023≈ $14,685≈ £10,549≈ €12,230Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Deutscher and Hackett ↗
10. 
    Encounter 1964, 1964

    Oil · Paper

    25.0 x 30.5 cm

    Menzies · Mar 31, 2021 · Lot 84
    A$3,989≈ $3,035≈ £2,205≈ €2,588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,500–5,500View at Menzies ↗
11. 
    Rhinoceros 1963, 1963

    Oil · Paper

    51.0 x 61.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 31, 2021 · Lot 83
    A$4,909≈ $3,735≈ £2,714≈ €3,185Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,500–6,500View at Menzies ↗
12. 
    Bird, Man and Gun c1982, c1982

    Oil · Paper

    72.0 x 54.0 cm

    Menzies · Mar 31, 2021 · Lot 81
    A$27,000≈ $20,541≈ £14,928≈ €17,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Menzies ↗
13. 
    Noh Theatre, Japan, c.1957

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 99
    A$3,600≈ $2,790≈ £2,010≈ €2,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
14. 
    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 ↗
15. 
    Shakespeare Sonnet No. 127 (Fairing the foul with art's false borrowed face), 1963

    Mixed media · Paper

    62 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 97
    A$3,600≈ $2,790≈ £2,010≈ €2,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
16. 
    Shakespeare Sonnet no. 71 (Lest the wise world should look into your moan and mock you with me after I am gone), c.1963

    Mixed media · Paper

    62 x 51cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 96
    A$4,400≈ $3,410≈ £2,457≈ €2,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
17. 
    Beckett, 1978

    Oil · Paper

    70 x 103cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 94
    A$1,200≈ $930≈ £670≈ €780Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
18. 
    Theatre 2 Beckett, c.1978

    Oil · Paper

    70 x 103cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 92
    A$1,600≈ $1,240≈ £894≈ €1,040Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
19. 
    Untitled (Bird and Branch), c.1982

    Mixed media · Paper

    74.5 x 59.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 91
    A$4,000≈ $3,100≈ £2,234≈ €2,599Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,500–4,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
20. 
    Bird and Prey, c.1982

    Mixed media · Paper

    75.5 x 51.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 90
    A$6,000≈ $4,650≈ £3,351≈ €3,899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
21. 
    Landscape, c.1962

    Mixed media · Paper

    62 x 50.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 89
    A$5,500≈ $4,262≈ £3,072≈ €3,574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
22. 
    Man and Bird, 1972

    Mixed media · Paper

    50 x 74cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 88
    A$8,000≈ $6,199≈ £4,468≈ €5,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
23. 
    Beckett Theatre 2, 1978

    Oil · Paper

    70 x 103cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 87
    A$1,500≈ $1,162≈ £838≈ €975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
24. 
    Face, Hand, and Flowers, c.1977

    Mixed media · Paper

    96 x 69cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 86
    A$1,900≈ $1,472≈ £1,061≈ €1,235Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
25. 
    Beckett, 1978

    Oil · Paper

    103 x 70cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 85
    A$2,400≈ $1,860≈ £1,340≈ €1,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
26. 
    Burke and Camel, c.1964

    Mixed media · Paper

    63 x 51.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 84
    A$5,500≈ $4,262≈ £3,072≈ €3,574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
27. 
    Central Australian Landscape, c.1968

    Mixed media · Paper

    50 x 74cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 83
    A$5,000≈ $3,875≈ £2,792≈ €3,249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
28. 
    Central Australian Landscape

    Mixed media · Paper

    51.0 x 75.0 cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 82
    A$9,500≈ $7,362≈ £5,305≈ €6,173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
29. 
    Kelly Head

    Mixed media · Paper

    29 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 24
    A$13,000≈ $10,074≈ £7,260≈ €8,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
30. 
    Six Studies of Men, c.1970

    Mixed media · Paper

    29 x 24cm (each)

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 100
    A$8,000≈ $5,883≈ £4,414≈ €4,916Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
31. 
    New Guinea Dance, 1972

    Mixed media · Paper

    50 x 73.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 98
    A$7,500≈ $5,516≈ £4,138≈ €4,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$5,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
32. 
    Study for Snake, c.1972

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 25cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 97
    A$3,000≈ $2,206≈ £1,655≈ €1,843Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
33. 
    Six Studies for Snake, 1972

    Mixed media · Paper

    29 x 24.5cm (each)

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 96
    A$6,500≈ $4,780≈ £3,587≈ €3,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
34. 
    Six Studies for Snake, 1972

    Mixed media · Paper

    29.5 x 24.5cm (each)

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 95
    A$7,000≈ $5,148≈ £3,862≈ €4,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
35. 
    Marine, 1977

    Mixed media · Paper

    102 x 71cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 94
    A$5,000≈ $3,677≈ £2,759≈ €3,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
36. 
    Classical Sculpture and Crucifixion, 1978

    Mixed media · Paper

    70 x 103.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 93
    A$2,200≈ $1,618≈ £1,214≈ €1,352Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
37. 
    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 ↗
38. 
    Picking Flowers, 1977

    Mixed media · Paper

    103 x 71cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 91
    A$2,600≈ $1,912≈ £1,435≈ €1,598Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
39. 
    Roots of Heaven, 1977

    Mixed media · Paper

    70.5 x 102.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 90
    A$3,200≈ $2,353≈ £1,766≈ €1,966Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
40. 
    Woman and Bird, 1977

    Mixed media · Paper

    102 x 71cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 89
    A$1,700≈ $1,250≈ £938≈ €1,045Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
41. 
    Moonboy, 1977

    Pastel · Paper

    68 x 101cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 88
    A$2,400≈ $1,765≈ £1,324≈ €1,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
42. 
    Noh Theatre, Japan, 1957

    Oil · Paper

    30 x 25cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 87
    A$2,400≈ $1,765≈ £1,324≈ €1,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
43. 
    Noh Theatre, Japan, c.1957

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 86
    A$4,400≈ $3,236≈ £2,428≈ €2,704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
44. 
    Bird and Fish, Japan, 1957

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 85
    A$3,400≈ $2,500≈ £1,876≈ €2,089Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–4,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
45. 
    Tree Figure, c.1965

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 25cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 84
    A$2,400≈ $1,765≈ £1,324≈ €1,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
46. 
    Camel Ride, 1964

    Mixed media · Paper

    63 x 51.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 83
    A$4,800≈ $3,530≈ £2,649≈ €2,950Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
47. 
    Drawing for Sculpture, c.1955

    Mixed media · Paper

    30 x 25cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 82
    A$2,400≈ $1,765≈ £1,324≈ €1,475Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
48. 
    Man, c.1955

    Mixed media · Paper

    29.5 x 24.5cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 81
    A$3,400≈ $2,500≈ £1,876≈ €2,089Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,500–5,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
49. 
    (Figure in Greece), c.1956

    Oil · Paper

    24.5 x 30cm

    Leonard Joel · Dec 1, 2020 · Lot 70
    A$3,500≈ $2,574≈ £1,931≈ €2,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,500–6,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
50. 
    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 ↗

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