Sydney Long
Australian · 1871–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Sydney Long was an Australian artist. Originally inspired by the Heidelberg School of Australian impressionism, Long developed his own Symbolist approach to the Australian… (Wikipedia)
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2 works by Sydney Long coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Flamingos 1920Smith & Singer · A$134,200≈ $96,888≈ £61,388≈ €84,207Sign up to see
Flamingoes 1920Smith & Singer · A$49,091≈ $35,119≈ £26,074≈ €30,067Sign up to see
FLAMINGOES 1920Smith & Singer · A$31,720≈ $30,108≈ £18,735≈ €21,868Sign up to see
Sydney Long’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).
Coming up at auction
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 41 | 37 | 90% | $5.6kSign up | $4kSign up | $26.4kSign up |
| Oil | 41 | 37 | 90% | $5.6kSign up | $4kSign up | $26.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 13 | 62% | $18kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $96.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 19 | 12 | 63% | $19.5kSign up | $8kSign up | $96.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 1 | 50% | $430Sign up | $430Sign up | $430Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 33 | 30 | 91% | $641Sign up | $354Sign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Etching | 30 | 27 | 90% | $648Sign up | $329Sign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $575Sign up | $589Sign up | $607Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $145Sign up | $145Sign up | $145Sign 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 | 5 | 4 | $412Sign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $517Sign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $4kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | $323Sign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 4 | $3kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 7 | $3kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $216Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $7kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $8.4kSign up |