# Hugh Sawrey - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T06:43:00.046Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 811
- Lots with prices: 616
- First auction date: 2004-03-11
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-17
- Median realised price: $6,136
- Price range: $5 to $55,000

## Market Takeaway
Hugh Sawrey shows very deep auction liquidity with 810 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,136. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 36 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,136\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,000 and $10,000.
- 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: 13.7% (84 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 59.8% (368 sales)
- $10,000\+: 26.5% (163 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 36
- Previous 12 months sales: 37
- Recent 12 months median: $6,000
- Previous 12 months median: $6,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-07
- Days since latest sale: 73
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 214 lots
- Leonard Joel: 161 lots
- Menzies: 54 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 53 lots
- Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers: 44 lots
- Kim's Auction: 37 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 33 lots
- Christian McCann Auctions: 25 lots
- Lawson~Menzies: 21 lots
- Deutscher Menzies: 18 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-02 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\) "CRAIG KEFFORD & 49er DOC" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$22,500
2. 2021-08-29 | Hugh Sawrey \(1919\-1999\) "The Man Who Steadies The Lead" Finely modelled lar | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$15,800
3. 2026-03-17 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) Running the Station Horses, Western Queensland oil on canvas 81.5 x 120cm | Leonard Joel | A$14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hugh-sawrey-1923-1999-running-the-station-horses-western-queensland-oil-on-canvas-81-5-x-120cm-39-c-a4f7e838c7
4. 2025-12-07 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \- 1999\) Crossing the Dogwood Western Queensland, oil on canvas, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 50cm x 59.5cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$7,000
5. 2025-11-30 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\), Home From Town, Western Queensland, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Sawrey", signed and titled verso in the artist;s hand, 30 x 35cm, 48 x 53cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$4,000
6. 2025-11-30 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\), The Rabbiter And His Missus, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Sawrey", titled and signed verso in the artist's hand, 51 x 61cm, 62 x 72cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$6,000
7. 2025-10-26 | HUGH SAWREY "CRACKING THE WHIP" FINE LARGE GALLERY SIZE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$18,000
8. 2025-10-21 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) 'Big Paddy' Shoes Up oil on canvas 28.5 x 34cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
9. 2025-10-21 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) East Mereenie Rough\-Necks oil on canvas 59 x 78.5cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
10. 2025-10-21 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) \(The Revellers\) oil on canvas 74.5 x 100.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$9,500
11. 2025-10-19 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\), The Crib Game in the Bar of the Kogan Creek Hotel QLD | Gibson's | A$14,000
12. 2025-10-19 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\), Mooraberrie Cattlemen Camped in the Cannel Country W QLD | Gibson's | N/A
13. 2025-10-19 | HUGH SAWREY \(1919\-1999\), The Pint\-Pot Drover, QLD | Gibson's | A$7,500
14. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \-1999\) Rozanna and child, Hermannsburg Mission Australia, oil on panel, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 19cm x 14cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$2,800
15. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \-1999\) Ringers by the fire Mt Riddock N.T, oil on panel, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 19cm x 13cm, frame approx 34cm x 39cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$2,800
16. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \-1999\) At The Picnics, Warra QLD, oil on canvas, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 31cm x 41cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$400
17. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \- 1999\) Crossing the Dogwood Western Queensland, oil on canvas, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 50cm x 59.5cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
18. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \-1999\) How The Favourite Won The Cup, oil on canvas, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 49.5cm x 58.5cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$9,500
19. 2025-10-12 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1919 \- 1999\) Plant Horses Channel Country W. Qld, oil on canvas, signed and thumb mark lower right, approx 24cm x 29cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$3,000
20. 2025-09-07 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1923\-1999\) "Bill Gummy Tur… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$8,500
21. 2025-09-07 | Hugh Sawrey \(Australian 1923\-1999\) "Jogging Home w… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$4,800
22. 2025-09-06 | Hugh David Sawrey \(1919\-1999\) | Barsby Auctions | A$4,600
23. 2025-06-24 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) Packing the Nagss, Mooraberrie Station, Channel Country, West Queensland oil on canvasboard 51 x 61cm | Leonard Joel | A$11,000
24. 2025-06-24 | HUGH SAWREY \(1923\-1999\) Counting Out The Shornies, Queensland oil on board 29 x 34cm | Leonard Joel | A$4,200

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