# Clifton Pugh - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T21:06:33.204Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 794
- Lots with prices: 509
- First auction date: 2002-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-17
- Median realised price: $800
- Price range: $20 to $73,350

## Market Takeaway
Clifton Pugh shows very deep auction liquidity with 792 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 51 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($800\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $240 and $4,750.
- 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: 53.6% (272 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 34.7% (176 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.6% (59 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 51
- Previous 12 months sales: 48
- Recent 12 months median: $400
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-05
- Days since latest sale: 13
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 311 lots
- Lawsons: 125 lots
- Menzies: 45 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 38 lots
- Gibson's: 37 lots
- Christie's: 20 lots
- Aalders Auctions: 19 lots
- Art Invest: 19 lots
- Smith & Singer: 18 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 17 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-01-16 | CLIFTON PUGH, LIZARD AND BUTTERFLY, | Leonard Joel | N/A
2. 2026-03-17 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) Rites of Spring 1977 oil on board 182 x 136cm | Leonard Joel | A$24,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-clifton-pugh-1924-1990-rites-of-spring-1977-oil-on-board-182-x-136cm-38-c-e5761379b9
3. 2026-02-23 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) Big Bird & Little Bird 1969 oil on board 109 x 90cm; 104.5 x 94cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-clifton-pugh-1924-1990-big-bird-little-bird-1969-oil-on-board-109-x-90cm-104-5-x-94cm-frame-97-c-89f78eaeab
4. 2026-02-05 | CLIFTON PUGH, LEDA AND THE SWAN I & II 1988, | Leonard Joel | A$220
5. 2026-01-22 | CLIFTON PUGH, LEDA AND THE SWAN I & II 1988, | Leonard Joel | A$220
6. 2025-11-19 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\), Rapids Above St John’s Falls | Gibson's | A$80
7. 2025-11-19 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\), Tangled Myrtle | Gibson's | A$120
8. 2025-11-19 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\), Leda and the Emu 1988 | Gibson's | A$180
9. 2025-11-13 | CLIFTON PUGH, LEDA AND THE SWAN, | Leonard Joel | A$300
10. 2025-11-06 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) \(Cottlesbridge\) c.1960 oil on board 48.5 x 59.5cm, 60 x 70.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | A$2,000
11. 2025-11-02 | Clifton Pugh \( Australian 1924\-90\) "Swamp Gums" oi… | Amanda Addams Auctions | N/A
12. 2025-10-21 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) Leda and the Emu 1979 oil on canvas 90.5 x 90cm | Leonard Joel | A$7,000
13. 2025-10-21 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) \(Cottlesbridge\) c.1960 oil on board 48.5 x 59.5cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
14. 2025-10-21 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) Stock Race 1988 oil on canvas 90 x 110cm | Leonard Joel | A$7,000
15. 2025-10-19 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\), Swamp Birds | Gibson's | A$2,400
16. 2025-10-14 | CLIFTON PUGH 1924\-1990 | McKenzies Auctioneers | A$750
17. 2025-10-01 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924 \- 1990\) | Lawsons | A$100
18. 2025-09-15 | CLIFTON PUGH \(1924\-1990\) Female Standing Nude 1959 charcoal on paper 41 x 22cm \(60 x 38.5cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$400
19. 2025-08-24 | Clifton Ernest Pugh, Mount Yango 31,12,1989, oil on canvas, 110 x 90cm Frame size 122 x 101cm | Lawsons | A$3,500
20. 2025-08-24 | Clifton Pugh, Australian 1924\-1990, Mines Road 1955, oil on canvas, 71.5 x 91.5cm frame size 93 x 112cm | Lawsons | A$5,500
21. 2025-08-21 | CLIFTON PUGH, DEADHORSE GULLY, | Leonard Joel | A$120
22. 2025-08-19 | Clifton Pugh \(1924\-90\) Australia\-Carradale House, United Kingdom | Colville Auctions | A$400
23. 2025-08-19 | Clifton Pugh \( 1924\-90\) Australia\-Kimberlys | Colville Auctions | A$600
24. 2025-08-14 | CLIFTON PUGH, DEADHORSE GULLY, | Leonard Joel | N/A

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