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Wainui by Michael Hight, oil on canvas, offered Apr 2008© Art+Object — view on Art+Object website ↗

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Wainui

Michael Hight (New Zealand, b. 1961)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$20,000 – NZ$30,000 (≈ $15,666 – $23,499) (≈ £7,903 – £11,854) (≈ €10,090 – €15,135)

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 ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed; title inscribed, signed and dated 2003 verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
660 x 1825mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Contemporary Art+Objects including the ART & TEXT Group Collection (contemporary-art-objects-including-the-art-text-group-collection)
Date
April 3, 2008
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
50
Estimate
NZ$20,000 – NZ$30,000 (≈ $15,666 – $23,499) (≈ £7,903 – £11,854) (≈ €10,090 – €15,135)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2008 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Wainui, Art+Object 2008

    Apr 3, 2008 · Art+Object this result

    Contemporary Art+Objects including the ART & TEXT Group Collection, lot 50

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$20,000 – NZ$30,000

    As catalogued

    Michael Hight, “Wainui”

    oil on canvas

    660 x 1825mm

  2. Wainui, Art+Object 2008

    May 22, 2008 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings and Sculpture, lot 15

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$14,000 – NZ$20,000

    As catalogued

    Michael Hight, “Wainui”

    oil on canvas

    660 x 1825mm

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