Thomas William Downes

New Zealand · 1868–1938 · Painter, Photographer

New Zealand historian, ethnologist, river works supervisor and painter (1868 –1938)

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3auction results2015–2026years recorded33%sold (1)$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Thomas William Downes, The Sale of Whanga-Nui (Wanganui), 1840, 1840, oil on canvasThe Sale of Whanga-Nui (Wanganui), 1840Art+Object · NZ$2,437≈ $1,451≈ £1,076≈ €1,232Sign up to see

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Average price
median $1.5kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
1
of 3 offered · 2015–2026
Sell-through
33%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$316$1k$3k20262026-02-24 · $1,451
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings3133%$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up
Oil3133%$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202611$1.5kSign up
201710—Sign up
201510—Sign up

Related artists — New Zealand, born 1843–1893