# Ken Johnson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T17:15:14.299Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 208
- Lots with prices: 126
- First auction date: 2004-08-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-22
- Median realised price: $1,140
- Price range: $10 to $19,000

## Market Takeaway
Ken Johnson shows deep auction liquidity with 208 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,140. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,140\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $360 and $2,880.
- 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: 45.2% (57 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.4% (66 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.4% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $450
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 61 lots
- Leonard Joel: 47 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 21 lots
- Art Invest: 14 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 11 lots
- Bonhams: 7 lots
- Aalders Auctions: 6 lots
- Christie's: 6 lots
- Gibson's: 6 lots
- Kim's Auction: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-22 | KEN JOHNSON, SURVEY HOLD, | Leonard Joel | A$1,600
2. 2025-12-04 | KEN JOHNSON, OUT AT SEA, | Leonard Joel | N/A
3. 2025-08-18 | Ken Johnson, Australian 1950\-, Semi Arid \-2000, oil on canvas, 174cm x 190cm | Artvisory | A$4,000
4. 2025-07-17 | KEN JOHNSON, LAKE CHANNELS, | Leonard Joel | A$600
5. 2025-07-06 | KEN JOHNSON, 1950\-, Spot Fires, oil on paper, 75x105cm | Lawsons | N/A
6. 2025-07-06 | KEN JOHNSON, 1950\-, Red Messa, oil on paper, 71x100cm | Lawsons | N/A
7. 2025-06-24 | KEN JOHNSON \(BORN 1950\), Japanese Dream Scene 1976 | Gibson's | A$200
8. 2025-06-01 | Ken Johnson \(Born 1950\) \- Kimberley Landscape, oil on paper, 71x100cm, signed lower right | Kim's Auction | A$1,500
9. 2025-06-01 | Ken Johnson \(Born 1950\) \- Northern Territory, oil on paper, 75x105cm, signed lower left | Kim's Auction | A$1,550
10. 2025-04-09 | KEN JOHNSON \(born 1950\) The Sky Village oil on board 70 x 81cm | Leonard Joel | A$100
11. 2024-06-20 | Ken Johnson \(20th century\); Landscape | Abell Auction | $450
12. 2024-05-04 | Ken Johnson "Base Fire" | Tuckerbox Auctions | N/A
13. 2024-02-15 | KEN JOHNSON, TOUCH 1993, MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT, 102 X 152CM, FRAME SIZE: 130 X 180CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
14. 2023-12-14 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) Closing Day, 1992 oil on canvas 90 x 151 cm \(frame: 112 x 172 x 5 cm\) signed lower right, dated and titled verso | Lawsons | N/A
15. 2023-11-16 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) Untitled, c1980s \(A Noh Performer's Studio\) oil on canvas 151 x 151 cm \(frame: 155 x 155 x 7 cm\) signed lower ... | Lawsons | N/A
16. 2023-11-16 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) Stage Set, 1989 acrylic and collage on board 121 x 142 cm \(frame: 134 x 155 x 4 cm\) signed lower right, dated ... | Lawsons | N/A
17. 2023-06-15 | KEN JOHNSON, ALONG THE LINES 2006, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED VERSO, 120 X 120CM | Leonard Joel | A$3,000
18. 2023-04-20 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) Centre Form oil on canvas 107 x 183 x 2 cm signed lower right, titled verso | Lawsons | N/A
19. 2023-03-21 | Ken Johnson \(b. 1950\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$1,000
20. 2022-11-22 | Ken Johnson \(b. 1950\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$3,500
21. 2022-09-29 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) \- Pink Head painted concrete \(AF\) h.85, w. 57, d. 22 cm | Lawsons | A$650
22. 2022-09-15 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) Oasis,1990 oil on canvas 121 x 151 cm \(frame: 133 x 164 x 5 cm\) signed lower right, signed, dated and titled v... | Lawsons | N/A
23. 2022-09-15 | KEN JOHNSON \(1950 \- \) \- Toucan Maya painted concrete h. 49, w. 60, d. 20 cm | Lawsons | A$750
24. 2022-09-13 | KEN JOHNSON \(born 1950\) Time Facets 1983\-84 oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | N/A

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