Stephen Bambury
New Zealand · b. 1951 · Painter
Stephen Bambury is a Christchurch-born, Auckland-based abstract painter. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Chinese Whispers (II)Art+Object · NZ$114,118≈ $78,101≈ £58,958≈ €67,109Sign up to see
‘Forbidden City’Art+Object · NZ$78,081≈ $52,103≈ £40,444≈ €44,998Sign up to see
Necessary Correction XVIIIArt+Object · NZ$72,075≈ $50,416≈ £36,372≈ €43,010Sign up to see
Stephen Bambury’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
74
of 115 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
64%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 80 | 52 | 65% | $16kSign up | $8.9kSign up | $78.1kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 2 | 50% | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Acrylic | 67 | 45 | 67% | $17.4kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $78.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 8 | 5 | 63% | $9kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $22.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 8 | 67% | $14.2kSign up | $12.4kSign up | $28.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 6 | 67% | $18.3kSign up | $22.8kSign up | $28.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 2 | 67% | $713Sign up | $713Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $713Sign up | $713Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photograph | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 6 | 4 | 67% | $16.1kSign up | $13.3kSign up | $33.1kSign up |
| Other | 12 | 8 | 67% | $14.6kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $42.6kSign 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 | 2 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | $25kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | $11.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $29kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | $21.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $15.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 15 | 8 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | $37.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | $13.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $4kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $10.3kSign up |