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Tony Fomison Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1939–1990

Tony Fomison paintings have appeared at auction 93 times in ArtSell’s records between 2007 and 2026; 54 sold, a sell-through rate of 58%. Across 54 sales with a published price, the typical result was $14.8kSign up free to see to $56.6kSign up free to see (median $26.3kSign up free to see). The auction record in our data is Ah South Island, Your Music Remembers Me, sold at Art+Object in June 2018 for $261kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Art+Object (93).

NZ$385,601≈ $260,659≈ £199,204≈ €225,035Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAh South Island, Your Music Remembers MeArt+Object93auction results2007–2026years recorded58%sold$26.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Tony Fomison paintings: key figures

Auction results
93
Sold rate
58%
Active at auction
2007–2026
Median price
$26.3kSign up free to see
Record price
$261kSign up free to see Ah South Island, Your Music Remembers Me, Art+Object, Jun 2018

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  1. Moon Child: Te Tama O Te Marama by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted to board in artist’s original frame, sold Nov 2016
    Moon Child: Te Tama O Te Marama
    Oil · Board
    205 x 205mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 67
    NZ$24,025≈ $17,265≈ £14,121≈ €15,660Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  2. A Warning To France Whose Roofs Will Melt But Hardly With Love by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas laid onto board, 1976, sold Sep 2016
    A Warning To France Whose Roofs Will Melt But Hardly With Love
    Oil · Canvas
    350 x 614mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 67
    NZ$96,100≈ $71,734≈ £53,605≈ €63,837Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  3. The Question (No. 118) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Aug 2016
    The Question (No. 118)
    Oil · Canvas
    417 x 628mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$75,000–115,000View at Art+Object ↗
  4. Self-Portrait No. 14 by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian, sold Aug 2016
    Self-Portrait No. 14
    Oil
    805 x 640mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 57
    NZ$196,980≈ $141,713≈ £107,660≈ €127,257Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  5. That Man, That Mountain, Taranaki by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas inserted in original kauri butter dish, sold Nov 2015
    That Man, That Mountain, Taranaki
    Oil · Canvas
    235mm: diameter including frame; 135mm: diameter excluding frame
    Art+Object · · Lot 81
    NZ$25,795≈ $16,956≈ £11,229≈ €15,978Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  6. Night and Day II by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Aug 2015
    Night and Day II
    Oil · Canvas
    410 x 305mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$23,000–28,000View at Art+Object ↗
  7. The Sea Wall by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted to pinex in artist’s original frame, offered Apr 2015
    The Sea Wall
    Oil · Other support
    448 x 605mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 48
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$35,000–45,000View at Art+Object ↗
  8. Vulcan the Ugly, Making Something Beautiful by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on board, offered Apr 2015
    Vulcan the Ugly, Making Something Beautiful
    Oil · Board
    358 x 264mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–35,000View at Art+Object ↗
  9. King Lear by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, sold Apr 2015
    King Lear
    Oil · Canvas
    458 x 550mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 46
    NZ$26,967≈ $20,041≈ £13,575≈ €18,634Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  10. The Last Task of Maui by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted to board in artist’s original frame, offered Nov 2014
    The Last Task of Maui
    Oil · Board
    600 x 675mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 46
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$90,000–130,000View at Art+Object ↗
  11. Study of an Apple by Tony Fomison, oil on muslin laid onto board, sold Nov 2014
    Study of an Apple
    Oil · Board
    395 x 290mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 40
    NZ$49,831≈ $39,343≈ £24,967≈ €31,524Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  12. The Sea Wall by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted to pinex in artist’s original frame, offered Aug 2014
    The Sea Wall
    Oil · Other support
    448 x 605mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$45,000–65,000View at Art+Object ↗
  13. No. 186 by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas mounted to wood, offered Aug 2014
    No. 186
    Oil · Canvas
    463 x 416mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 64
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$32,000–42,000View at Art+Object ↗
  14. Untitled No. 142 (Self Portrait outside a cave in Kaikoura) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas on wood, 1976, offered Aug 2014
    Untitled No. 142 (Self Portrait outside a cave in Kaikoura)
    Oil · Canvas
    355 x 255mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$28,000–36,000View at Art+Object ↗
  15. No. 180 (Maori Boy) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas in artists original frame, sold Jun 2014
    No. 180 (Maori Boy)
    Oil · Canvas
    diameter 85mm: painting size, diameter 150mm: frame size
    Art+Object · · Lot 46
    NZ$8,207≈ $7,146≈ £4,206≈ €5,248Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  16. Thinking Quietly with Eyes On by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas mounted in original baking tin, sold Apr 2014
    Thinking Quietly with Eyes On
    Oil · Canvas
    180mm: diameter
    Art+Object · · Lot 70
    NZ$12,897≈ $10,998≈ £6,626≈ €7,986Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  17. Goodbye (Too many deaths in one year) by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on board, offered Apr 2014
    Goodbye (Too many deaths in one year)
    Oil · Board
    300 x 570mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$32,000–40,000View at Art+Object ↗
  18. From a Marti Friedlander Photo by Tony Fomison, oil on linen mounted to board, sold Apr 2014
    From a Marti Friedlander Photo
    Oil · Linen
    390 x 305mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 68
    NZ$32,243≈ $27,495≈ £16,565≈ €19,966Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  19. Monkey on your back by Tony Fomison, oil on Fredrix canvasboard, sold Mar 2014
    Monkey on your back
    Oil · Canvas
    400 x 293mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 39
    NZ$17,587≈ $14,755≈ £8,837≈ €10,717Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  20. Monkey on your back by Tony Fomison, oil on Fredrix canvasboard, offered Nov 2013
    Monkey on your back
    Oil · Canvas
    400 x 293mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 57
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–35,000View at Art+Object ↗
  21. Leave Me Alone by Tony Fomison, oil on jute mounted to board, offered Aug 2013
    Leave Me Alone
    Oil · Board
    515 x 376mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 133
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$55,000–75,000View at Art+Object ↗
  22. Hine te Uira, Kupe’s daughter who discovered greenstone in the South Island by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Aug 2013
    Hine te Uira, Kupe’s daughter who discovered greenstone in the South Island
    Oil · Canvas
    305 x 228mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 96
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$12,000–18,000View at Art+Object ↗
  23. Ko te Kingitanga – Painting about the King Movement by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted to board, sold Apr 2013
    Ko te Kingitanga – Painting about the King Movement
    Oil · Board
    884 x 736mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 36
    NZ$146,562≈ $126,997≈ £82,477≈ €96,804Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  24. Goodbye (Too many deaths in one year) by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on board, offered Apr 2013
    Goodbye (Too many deaths in one year)
    Oil · Board
    300 x 570mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$45,000–65,000View at Art+Object ↗
  25. Hine te Uira, Kupe’s daughter who discovered greenstone in the South Island by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Nov 2012
    Hine te Uira, Kupe’s daughter who discovered greenstone in the South Island
    Oil · Canvas
    305 x 228mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 59
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$16,000–24,000View at Art+Object ↗
  26. No. 186 by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas mounted to wood, offered Nov 2012
    No. 186
    Oil · Canvas
    463 x 416mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 58
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$42,000–55,000View at Art+Object ↗
  27. From the Theodore A. Xaras Cover of “Time” Magazine, Issue for 18. 1. 71 by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on wood in artist’s original frame, sold Nov 2012
    From the Theodore A. Xaras Cover of “Time” Magazine, Issue for 18. 1. 71
    Oil · Panel
    377 x 368mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 53
    NZ$64,487≈ $53,092≈ £33,102≈ €40,963Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  28. Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Water) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Aug 2012
    Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Water)
    Oil · Canvas
    305 x 390mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
  29. Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Water) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Aug 2011
    Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Water)
    Oil · Canvas
    305 x 390mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 79
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–35,000View at Art+Object ↗
  30. Isn't it my Turn by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas on board, 1976, sold Jun 2011
    Isn't it my Turn
    Oil · Canvas
    455 x 810mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 8
    NZ$82,075≈ $67,909≈ £42,406≈ €46,986Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  31. Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Work) by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Nov 2010
    Untitled No. 211 (Face on the Work)
    Oil · Canvas
    305 x 390mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$30,000–40,000View at Art+Object ↗
  32. No. 139 by Tony Fomison, oil on jute, sold Jul 2010
    No. 139
    Oil
    783 x 1102mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 33
    NZ$63,304≈ $45,973≈ £29,432≈ €35,177Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  33. Pas de Deux by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, offered Dec 2009
    Pas de Deux
    Oil · Canvas
    400 x 500mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–35,000View at Art+Object ↗
  34. Past, Present and Future by Tony Fomison, oil on canvasboard, sold Jul 2009
    Past, Present and Future
    Oil · Canvas
    357 x 455mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 50
    NZ$18,250≈ $11,898≈ £7,217≈ €8,467Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  35. Jester to the Current Court of France by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on particle board, offered Apr 2009
    Jester to the Current Court of France
    Oil · Board
    270 x 395mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$24,000–32,000View at Art+Object ↗
  36. Detail for a Dancing Skeleton by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian in artists original frame, sold Apr 2009
    Detail for a Dancing Skeleton
    Oil · Other support
    620 x 887mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 29
    NZ$133,453≈ $76,842≈ £52,381≈ €57,379Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  37. I Was a Teenage Werewolf by Tony Fomison, oil on canvas on board, offered Apr 2009
    I Was a Teenage Werewolf
    Oil · Canvas
    330 x 232mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 3
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$18,000–28,000View at Art+Object ↗
  38. Ear (No. 65) by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on wood, sold Nov 2008
    Ear (No. 65)
    Oil · Panel
    530 x 356mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 67
    NZ$28,515≈ $15,721≈ £10,186≈ €12,187Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  39. Saint Paul as a Woodcarving by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian on board, sold Nov 2008
    Saint Paul as a Woodcarving
    Oil · Board
    502 x 420mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 42
    NZ$34,218≈ $18,865≈ £12,223≈ €14,624Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  40. The Jester by Tony Fomison, oil on jute in original oak frame, sold Nov 2008
    The Jester
    Oil · Panel
    144mm diameter
    Art+Object · · Lot 6
    NZ$11,406≈ $6,288≈ £4,074≈ €4,875Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  41. In Solitary by Tony Fomison, oil on jute on board, sold Nov 2007
    In Solitary
    Oil · Board
    550 x 390mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 83
    NZ$68,437≈ $51,584≈ £24,996≈ €34,786Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  42. Petrouchka by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted on board in artists original circular frame, sold Nov 2007
    Petrouchka
    Oil · Board
    225 mm diameter
    Art+Object · · Lot 52
    NZ$14,828≈ $11,176≈ £5,416≈ €7,537Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
  43. Untitled by Tony Fomison, oil on hessian mounted in original electroplated silver breadboard frame, sold Nov 2007
    Untitled
    Oil · Other support
    180mm diameter (excluding frame)
    Art+Object · · Lot 51
    NZ$17,109≈ $12,896≈ £6,249≈ €8,696Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

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