Toss Woollaston
New Zealand · 1910–1998 · Painter
Sir Mountford Tosswill "Toss" Woollaston was a New Zealand artist. He is regarded as one of the most important New Zealand painters of the 20th century. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
MapuaArt+Object · NZ$178,806≈ $133,938≈ £87,742≈ €121,003Sign up to see
Lake Wakatipu and Environs from Coronet Peak Car ParkArt+Object · NZ$175,875≈ $115,608≈ £76,562≈ €108,941Sign up to see
Poet by the Sea (A Portrait of Charles Brasch)Art+Object · NZ$96,100≈ $71,734≈ £53,605≈ €63,837Sign up to see
Toss Woollaston’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
122
of 172 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
71%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 64 | 40 | 63% | $33.1kSign up | $21kSign up | $134kSign up |
| Oil | 64 | 40 | 63% | $33.1kSign up | $21kSign up | $134kSign up |
| Works on paper | 89 | 65 | 73% | $2.9kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 50 | 36 | 72% | $3.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $806Sign up | $806Sign up | $806Sign up |
| Drawing | 35 | 27 | 77% | $2kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $219Sign up | $219Sign up | $241Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $241Sign up | $241Sign up | $241Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $196Sign up | $196Sign up | $196Sign up |
| Other | 17 | 15 | 88% | $3.7kSign up | $2kSign up | $11.6kSign 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 | 10 | 9 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 9 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | $21.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | $33.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 15 | 9 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 23 | 18 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 13 | 10 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | $2kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 10 | 8 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $19.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |