Our 'art' auction last Thursday night witnessed a healthy crowd, a high sell-through rate and some strong prices. Top selling lot on the night was Don Binney's above painting, The Madness of the Pipiwharauroa and a new artist record was comfortably acheived for Liz Maw's, Colleen from 2005. Here is a brief list of some of the highlights:
Lot 4, Peter Stichbury $8460
Lot 21, E. Mervyn Taylor (Tui) $2400
Lot 27, Gretchen Albrecht $9720
Lot 32, Brian Brake $4345
Lot 39, Ans Westra $2285
Lots 52 and 53, Gordon Walters $8005 each
Lot 56, Paul Dibble $14 010
Lot 64, Jude Rae $12 580
Lot 66, Richard Killeen $17 155
Lot 67, Pat Hanly $25 165
Lot 68, Colin McCahon $36 600
Lot 71, Liz Maw $33 170
Lot 75, Colin McCahon $45 750
Lot 82, Judy Millar $9720
Lot 93, Robert Ellis $15 440
Lot 98, Max Gimblett $14 870
Lot 103, Stanley Palmer $11 435
Lot 113, Luise Fong $3430
Lot 115, Louise Henderson $15 155
Lot 132, Robin White $7720