# Brett Whiteley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T17:43:02.001Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,419
- Lots with prices: 1,104
- First auction date: 2002-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-28
- Median realised price: $6,750
- Price range: $2 to $3,927,273

## Market Takeaway
Brett Whiteley shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,335 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,364. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 69 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($7,364\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,714 and $22,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 18.8% (193 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 38.9% (399 sales)
- $10,000\+: 42.4% (435 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 69
- Previous 12 months sales: 76
- Recent 12 months median: $5,500
- Previous 12 months median: $6,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Menzies: 325 lots
- Lawsons: 190 lots
- Leonard Joel: 148 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 80 lots
- Christie's: 69 lots
- Pottle Auctions: 69 lots
- Ozbid Auctions: 50 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 49 lots
- Sotheby's: 47 lots
- Smith & Singer: 46 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-08-27 | Brett Whiteley, Champagne, 1976 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-champagne-1976-15-c-c114b87a08
2. 2026-04-28 | BRETT WHITELEY 1939\-1992 Sparrow Bathing 1976 ink on paper 22 x 30 cm | Smith & Singer | A$36,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-sparrow-bathing-1976-ink-on-paper-22-x-30-cm-61-c-c3ed4794da
3. 2026-04-28 | BRETT WHITELEY 1939\-1992 Boy Playing a Mouth Organ 1959 oil on canvas 77.2 x 51.5 cm | Smith & Singer | A$100,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-boy-playing-a-mouth-organ-1959-oil-on-canvas-77-2-x-51-5-cm-60-c-564860a1df
4. 2026-04-22 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Place de la Bastille 1990 etching, ed. 4/10 40 x 30cm \(image\); 75 x 60cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-place-de-la-bastille-1990-etching-ed-4-10-40-x-30cm-image-75-x-60cm-frame-12-c-e7b547e368
5. 2026-04-22 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) The Fish River and Boulders, Oberon 1979 etching, ed. 13/20 21 x 19.5cm \(image\); 77 x 61.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-the-fish-river-and-boulders-oberon-1979-etching-ed-13-20-21-x-19-5cm-image-77-x-61-5cm-frame-63-c-cb079220f1
6. 2026-04-16 | Two books on Brett Whiteley | Lawsons | A$45 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-two-books-on-brett-whiteley-2032-c-825badb250
7. 2026-03-26 | BRETT WHITELEY, LTD. ED. TRIPTYCH PRINTS, "THE AMERICAN DREAM", DETAILS BELOW EACH, EACH APPROX. 59CM X 29CM | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$210 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-ltd-ed-triptych-prints-the-american-dream-details-below-each-each-approx-59cm-x-29cm-19-c-a4e769c57f
8. 2026-03-24 | Brett Whiteley, Australian 1939\-1992, The Dove 1982, mixed media: etching printed in four colours and collage, plate: 110 x 79 cm. \(43.31 x 31.10 in.\), sheet: 211 x 91 cm. \(83.06 x 35.82 in.\) | Artvisory | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-australian-1939-1992-the-dove-1982-mixed-media-etching-printed-in-four-colours-and-collage-plate-110-x-79-cm-43-31-x-31-10-in-sheet-211-x-91-cm-83-06-x-35-82-in-25-c-fe5717530a
9. 2026-03-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(AFTER\), ''Two Hearts of Australia'', Art print after the original., Image: 21cm x 17cm, Frame:41cm x 36cm | Ozbid Auctions | A$175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-after-two-hearts-of-australia-art-print-after-the-original-image-21cm-x-17cm-frame-41cm-x-36cm-98-c-52b121a7fb
10. 2026-03-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Banjo Player 1974 ink on card 73 x 102cm \(86.5 x 115.5cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-banjo-player-1974-ink-on-card-73-x-102cm-86-5-x-115-5cm-framed-21-c-cb7773d0a6
11. 2026-03-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Garden in Rome coloured etching, aquatint and collage, ed. 2/30 image: 109 x 78cm sheet: 212 x 91.5cm \(21... | Leonard Joel | A$9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-1939-1992-garden-in-rome-coloured-etching-aquatint-and-collage-ed-2-30-image-109-x-78cm-sheet-212-x-91-5cm-21-20-c-ea21a3538f
12. 2026-01-08 | Drawings: Brett Whiteley 1950\-85 | Lawsons | A$80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-drawings-brett-whiteley-1950-85-2169-c-73b30583da
13. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939 \- 1992\) \- Balcony II decorative print after original 17 x 31 cm \(frame: 33 x 45 x 3 cm\) | Lawsons | A$100
14. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Nectar \(Addiction\), Portrait of Verlaine 1979 etching, ed. 23/75 59 x 45cm \(image\); 95 x 76cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$3,800
15. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Platypus \(Exhibition Poster\) 1970 screenprint 76 x 50cm \(sheet\); 100 x 75cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$4,800
16. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Young Baboon 1977 sugar lift, aquatint and etching, ed. 26/60 50 x 50cm \(image\); 74.5 x 51cm \(sheet\); 100... | Leonard Joel | A$4,200
17. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) The Fish Rivers and Boulders, Oberon 1979 etching, ed. 13/20 21 x 19.5cm \(image\); 77 x 61.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
18. 2025-12-03 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\) Figure on an Orange Background 1961 screenprint, ed. of 75 67 x 51.5cm \(image\); 91 x 74cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$1,900
19. 2025-11-20 | Brett Whiteley, Graphics Second editions | Lawsons | A$50
20. 2025-11-19 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\), Sydney Harbour 1980 | Menzies | A$17,000
21. 2025-11-19 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939\-1992\), Sketch for Blue and White Porcelain Eagle 1978\-79 | Menzies | A$20,000
22. 2025-11-12 | BRETT WHITELEY \(1939 \- 1992\) \- Balcony II decorative print after original 17 x 31 cm \(frame: 33 x 45 x 3 cm\) | Lawsons | N/A
23. 2025-11-06 | Brett Whiteley | Lawsons | A$30 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-brett-whiteley-2130-c-a5b85b2550
24. 2025-10-30 | Brett Whiteley | Lawsons | A$25

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