What is a Vera Cummings painting worth?
1891–1949 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 9 priced auction sales, works by Vera Cummings have sold for a median of $4,804Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,428Sign up free to see and $5,920Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $5,228Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,428Sign up free to see across 3 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Vera Cummings prices by medium
- Auction results
- 14
- Sold rate
- 64%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $4.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $8.3kSign up free to see Pātara Te Tuhi, Art+Object, Aug 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | $2.6k–$6kSign up free to see | $5.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Art+Object (6), Sworders (3), Toovey's (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Vera Cummings sales
- Portrait of a Maori Woman & Child — $2,428Sign up free to see, Dunbar Sloane, Mar 26, 2026
- He-Tino-Toa (Half Length Portrait of a Maori Man with Moko Tattoos, wearing a Korowai Cloak and Tiki), oil on canvas — $2,243Sign up free to see, Toovey's, May 17, 2023
- Pātara Te Tuhi, oil on canvas — $8,334Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Aug 9, 2022
- Untitled, oil on canvas 30.5 x 23cm — $2,766Sign up free to see, Sworders, Sep 15, 2021
- Untitled, oil on canvas 20.5 x 15.2cm — $5,920Sign up free to see, Sworders, Dec 9, 2020
- Untitled, oil on canvas 20.5 x 15.2cm — $5,651Sign up free to see, Sworders, Dec 9, 2020
- Maori Elder, Oil on Canvas — $6,262Sign up free to see, Davidson Auctions, Nov 29, 2020
- Princess Te Puea Herangi, oil on canvas — $4,804Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Mar 17, 2020
Questions about Vera Cummings prices
What is a Vera Cummings painting worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Vera Cummings have sold for a median of $4,804, and half of them sold between $2,428 and $5,920. For paintings alone the median is $5,228 (8 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Vera Cummings sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $8,334 for “Pātara Te Tuhi” at Art+Object in August 2022.
How often do Vera Cummings works sell at auction?
64% of the 14 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Vera Cummings painting?
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Of the 14 lots by Vera Cummings recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 9 found a buyer (64%).
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