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The Quarry by Garth Tapper, oil on board, offered Dec 2012Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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The Quarry

Garth Tapper (New Zealand, 1927–1999)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$2,500 – NZ$3,500 (≈ $2,082 – $2,915) (≈ £1,293 – £1,810) (≈ €1,593 – €2,230)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on board”
Support
Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated ’87; title inscribed, signed and dated verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
388 x 493mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
New Zealand Taonga, Artefacts, Oceanic and New Zealand Art (new-zealand-taonga-artefacts-oceanic-and-new-zealand-art)
Date
December 6, 2012
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
676
Estimate
NZ$2,500 – NZ$3,500 (≈ $2,082 – $2,915) (≈ £1,293 – £1,810) (≈ €1,593 – €2,230)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2011 and 2012 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. The Quarry, Art+Object 2011

    Aug 18, 2011 · Art+Object

    Art, lot 166

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$3,500 – NZ$5,000

    As catalogued

    Garth Tapper, “The Quarry”

    oil on board

    395 x 495mm

  2. The Quarry, Art+Object 2012

    Dec 6, 2012 · Art+Object this result

    New Zealand Taonga, Artefacts, Oceanic and New Zealand Art, lot 676

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$2,500 – NZ$3,500

    As catalogued

    Garth Tapper, “The Quarry”

    oil on board

    388 x 493mm

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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