# James Gleeson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T14:07:15.464Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 749
- Lots with prices: 531
- First auction date: 2002-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-15
- Median realised price: $2,400
- Price range: $25 to $174,000

## Market Takeaway
James Gleeson shows very deep auction liquidity with 748 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 37 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,500 and $4,000.
- 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: 17.2% (91 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 71.1% (377 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.7% (62 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 37
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $2,600
- Previous 12 months median: $3,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-15
- Days since latest sale: 34
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 130 lots
- Leonard Joel: 119 lots
- Lawsons: 92 lots
- Menzies: 68 lots
- Bay East Auctions: 54 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 31 lots
- Mossgreen Auctions: 28 lots
- Smith & Singer: 22 lots
- Aalders Auctions: 21 lots
- Christie's: 20 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-15 | James Gleeson, 96. Mixed media. Signed lower right. H 75cm, W 56cm | Christian McCann Auctions | A$900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-gleeson-96-mixed-media-signed-lower-right-h-75cm-w-56cm-725-c-b11d45c9f1
2. 2026-01-15 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\) Prometheus Encyphered 1986 oil on canvas 189 x 254cm | Leonard Joel | A$20,000
3. 2025-12-15 | Timothy \(Tim\) Morris, Britain/South Africa \(1941\-1990\), Covered Serving Dish, Glazed earthenware | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
4. 2025-12-15 | Timothy \(Tim\) Morris, Britain/South Africa \(1941\-1990\), Conical Lidded Serving Dish, Glazed stoneware, brushed decoration | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
5. 2025-12-03 | James Gleeson \(1915\-2008\) The Keeper of the Fourth Gate | Bonhams | A$1,700
6. 2025-12-03 | James Gleeson \(1915\-2008\) Theseus Throws Sciron Into the Sea | Bonhams | A$1,300
7. 2025-12-02 | James Gleeson \(1915\-2008\) A Township Menaced by Night\-Force, 2004 | Bonhams | N/A
8. 2025-11-11 | James Gleeson \(1915\-2008\) Australia \- Hercules and the Lernagan Hydra | Colville Auctions | A$2,400
9. 2025-10-19 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\), Parnassus Interchange 1996 | Gibson's | A$20,000
10. 2025-10-19 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\), Figure with Angels 1938 | Gibson's | A$1,800
11. 2025-10-09 | JAMES GLEESON \(Australia, 1927\-1999\), "Psychoscape", depicting a nude figure., Oil on masonite, 5" x 4.25". Framed 9.5" x 9". | Eldred's | $1,400
12. 2025-09-06 | James Timothy Gleeson \(1915\-2008\), | Aalders Auctions | A$2,600
13. 2025-08-24 | James Gleeson, Australian 1915\-2008, Untitled Standing Figure in a Psychoscape, oil on board, 20.5 x 15cm frame size 52 x 44cm | Lawsons | A$3,000
14. 2025-08-24 | James Gleeson, Australian 1915\-2008, Male nude on the beach, oil on board, 25 x 20cm | Lawsons | A$3,250
15. 2025-08-21 | JAMES GLEESON, ODYSSEUS AND THE SIRENS, | Leonard Joel | A$900
16. 2025-08-12 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\), Variations on a Wanderer Theme | Gibson's | A$2,800
17. 2025-08-12 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\), The Threat | Gibson's | N/A
18. 2025-07-06 | JAMES GLEESON, 1915\-2008, Untitled, mixed media, 13x11cm | Lawsons | N/A
19. 2025-06-26 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\) Delacroix's Journal \(Dieppe 21 September 1854\) 1976 ink, wash, crayon and collage on paper 66 x 51cm | Leonard Joel | A$2,200
20. 2025-06-26 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\) Urn Burial \(Sir Thomas Browne\) 1976 ink, wash, pencil and collage on paper 70 x 51.5cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
21. 2025-06-19 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\) Delacroix's Journal \(Dieppe 21 September 1854\) 1976 ink, wash, crayon and collage on paper 66 x 51cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2025-06-19 | JAMES GLEESON \(1915\-2008\) Urn Burial \(Sir Thomas Browne\) 1976 ink, wash, pencil and collage on paper 70 x 51.5cm | Leonard Joel | N/A
23. 2025-06-14 | James Timothy Gleeson \(1915\-2008\), | Aalders Auctions | A$2,700
24. 2025-06-14 | James Timothy Gleeson \(1915\-2008\), | Aalders Auctions | A$2,200

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