# Margaret Olley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T21:53:21.812Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 416
- Lots with prices: 309
- First auction date: 2002-11-25
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-07
- Median realised price: $4,173
- Price range: $5 to $175,000

## Market Takeaway
Margaret Olley shows deep auction liquidity with 399 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 34 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,800\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $950 and $42,000.
- 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: 25.1% (73 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 30.2% (88 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44.7% (130 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 34
- Previous 12 months sales: 36
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $900
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-05
- Days since latest sale: 13
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 117 lots
- Menzies: 67 lots
- Leonard Joel: 35 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 34 lots
- Bonhams: 16 lots
- Smith & Singer: 15 lots
- Woodlands Auctions: 15 lots
- Christie's: 14 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 13 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 12 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-05 | Margaret Olley | Lawsons | A$35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-2015-c-20b970678c
2. 2026-01-22 | MARGARET OLLEY, EVENING GOROKA N.G 1968, | Leonard Joel | A$650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-evening-goroka-n-g-1968-4041-c-26d9429452
3. 2025-12-02 | Margaret Olley \(1923\-2011\) Still Life with Apples, 1984 | Bonhams | A$45,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-still-life-with-apples-1984-103-c-0d5e61db41
4. 2025-11-28 | Margaret Olley \(1923\-2011\) Australia \- Woman at a Table with Anemones | Colville Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-australia-woman-at-a-table-with-anemones-14-c-8862016b3b
5. 2025-11-22 | Margaret Hannah Olley \(1923\-2011\), | Aalders Auctions | N/A
6. 2025-11-19 | MARGARET OLLEY \(1923\-2011\), Winter Conversation 1963 | Menzies | A$55,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-winter-conversation-1963-73-c-9ce0f27f11
7. 2025-10-14 | Margaret Olley, Two girls, New Guinea, 1968 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-two-girls-new-guinea-1968-15-c-f80983263d
8. 2025-09-07 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Nude Studies, pencil, 60x42cm | Lawsons | A$300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-nude-studies-pencil-60x42cm-190-c-1cb44cba1d
9. 2025-09-06 | Margaret Hannah Olley \(1923\-2011\), | Aalders Auctions | N/A
10. 2025-09-02 | MARGARET OLLEY \(1923\-2011\), 'Cagnes Sur Mer', ink and wash, signed and dated lower right 195?, 40 x 52 cm. Provenance: Lawsons Aucti. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-cagnes-sur-mer-ink-and-wash-signed-and-dated-lower-right-195-40-x-52-cm-provenance-lawsons-aucti-37-c-4c143f8914
11. 2025-08-27 | Margaret Olley, Marigolds and cornflowers, 1973 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$87,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-marigolds-and-cornflowers-1973-44-c-1b445c8a4a
12. 2025-08-03 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Seated Figure, pastel, 56x38cm | Lawsons | A$425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-seated-figure-pastel-56x38cm-197-c-7dd4455bce
13. 2025-08-03 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Standing Figure, pastel, 48x36cm | Lawsons | A$450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-standing-figure-pastel-48x36cm-196-c-20543d7bb7
14. 2025-08-03 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Standing Figure, watercolour, 60x42cm | Lawsons | A$240 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-standing-figure-watercolour-60x42cm-184-c-04a4a68800
15. 2025-08-03 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Standing Figure, watercolour, 60x42cm | Lawsons | A$425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-standing-figure-watercolour-60x42cm-183-c-cd94253938
16. 2025-07-06 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Figure Studies, pencil, 42x60cm | Lawsons | A$150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-figure-studies-pencil-42x60cm-177-c-4424991b30
17. 2025-07-06 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Figure Studies, pencil, 60x42cm | Lawsons | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-figure-studies-pencil-60x42cm-176-c-5cd4e498e6
18. 2025-07-06 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Standing Figure, pencil, 60x42cm | Lawsons | A$550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-standing-figure-pencil-60x42cm-175-c-b4048f9bb9
19. 2025-06-10 | Margaret Olley, 1923\-2011, Paris study, ink and watercolour on paper, 30 x 26.5cm, frame: 56 x 45.5cm | Lawsons | A$4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-paris-study-ink-and-watercolour-on-paper-30-x-26-5cm-frame-56-x-45-5cm-32-c-d14443287b
20. 2025-06-03 | MARGARET OLLEY \(1923\-2011\), 'Bali', ink and watercolour, signed lower left, 17 x 19.5 cm, framed 28.5 x 30.5 cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-bali-ink-and-watercolour-signed-lower-left-17-x-19-5-cm-framed-28-5-x-30-5-cm-17a-c-f9b405a99c
21. 2025-06-01 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Standing Figure, pastel, 56x38cm | Lawsons | A$325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-standing-figure-pastel-56x38cm-168-c-6ca40599eb
22. 2025-06-01 | MARGARET OLLEY, 1923\-2011, Bending Figure, pastel, 56x38cm | Lawsons | A$325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-1923-2011-bending-figure-pastel-56x38cm-167-c-44c44e9b1e
23. 2025-05-29 | Margaret Olley together with The Journal of the Century | Lawsons | A$35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-together-with-the-journal-of-the-century-2248-c-d8f4d47820
24. 2025-05-07 | MARGARET OLLEY, BACKGAMMON AND BOTTLEBRUSH, 1998 – 99 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$45,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-margaret-olley-backgammon-and-bottlebrush-1998-99-43-c-4c549ce829

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