# Idris Murphy - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T00:06:28.034Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 74
- Lots with prices: 61
- First auction date: 2004-08-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-29
- Median realised price: $528
- Price range: $15 to $14,000

## Market Takeaway
Idris Murphy shows solid auction liquidity with 74 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $528. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($528\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $120 and $3,200.
- 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: 60.7% (37 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.7% (23 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.6% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $60
- Previous 12 months median: $160
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 32 lots
- Lawsons: 15 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 11 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Colville Auctions: 2 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots
- Davidson Auctions: 1 lots
- Gibson's: 1 lots
- Mossgreen Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-13 | IDRIS MURPHY, SOUTH COAST, | Leonard Joel | N/A
2. 2024-11-21 | IDRIS MURPHY, UNTITLED, | Leonard Joel | A$100
3. 2026-01-29 | IDRIS MURPHY, MIDNIGHT REFLECTION, | Leonard Joel | A$7,500
4. 2025-08-07 | IDRIS MURPHY, OTHER ROADS, | Leonard Joel | A$60
5. 2025-07-31 | IDRIS MURPHY, GRAVEL ROAD 1990, | Leonard Joel | A$50
6. 2025-07-31 | IDRIS MURPHY, OTHER ROADS, | Leonard Joel | N/A
7. 2025-03-13 | IDRIS MURPHY, SOUTH COAST, | Leonard Joel | N/A
8. 2025-02-27 | IDRIS MURPHY, OTHER ROADS, | Leonard Joel | A$200
9. 2024-11-07 | IDRIS MURPHY, UNTITLED, | Leonard Joel | A$160
10. 2024-11-07 | IDRIS MURPHY, UNTITLED, | Leonard Joel | A$160
11. 2024-10-31 | IDRIS MURPHY, DEPOT 1990, | Leonard Joel | A$160
12. 2024-10-31 | IDRIS MURPHY, POPLARS 1990, | Leonard Joel | A$200
13. 2023-09-20 | Idris Murphy \(b. 1949\) Smiths Lakes III, 1998\-99 | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$1,900
14. 2023-07-27 | IDRIS MURPHY, SEASIDE SCENE, 1981, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 55 X 40CM, FRAME SIZE: 77 X 61CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
15. 2023-07-13 | IDRIS MURPHY, SEASIDE SCENE, 1981, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 55 X 40CM, FRAME SIZE: 77 X 61CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
16. 2023-03-21 | Idris Murphy \(b. 1949\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$4,200
17. 2023-03-21 | IDRIS MURPHY \(born 1949\) Waterhole with Lilypads, Kakadu 1999 oil on board, with oil on paper on board | Leonard Joel | A$5,000
18. 2022-08-08 | IDRIS MURPHY \(BORN 1949\) Untitled | Gibson's | A$360
19. 2022-03-30 | Idris Murphy \(b. 1949\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | N/A
20. 2021-09-28 | Idris Murphy \(b. 1949\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$14,000
21. 2021-06-07 | Idris Murphy \(1949 \- \) Australia Britain France \- Way to Woolongong | Colville Auctions | A$100
22. 2021-05-27 | IDRIS MURPHY \(1949 \- \) View From Jamberoo mixed media collage 51 x 57 cm \(frame: 76 x 82 x 3 cm\) Macquarie Galleries label verso | Lawsons | A$1,900
23. 2021-03-21 | Idris Murphy \(born 1949\) The Black Back diameter: 28.5cm | Bonhams | A$3,800
24. 2021-03-21 | Idris Murphy \(born 1949\) Untitled | Bonhams | A$3,200

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