# Max Middleton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T10:03:09.692Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 302
- Lots with prices: 177
- First auction date: 2005-08-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-15
- Median realised price: $1,020
- Price range: $20 to $26,000

## Market Takeaway
Max Middleton shows deep auction liquidity with 302 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,020. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,020\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $550 and $2,800.
- 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: 47.5% (84 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52% (92 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.6% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 16
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $550
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-15
- Days since latest sale: 34
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 208 lots
- Lawsons: 23 lots
- Leski Auctions Pty Ltd: 17 lots
- Kim's Auction: 8 lots
- Gibson's: 7 lots
- Amanda Addams Auctions: 5 lots
- Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers: 5 lots
- Christian McCann Auctions: 4 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 4 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-15 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\) Droving Cattle oil on canvas 38.5 x 82.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$26,000
2. 2025-11-30 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), Afternoon Light, oil on board, signed lower left "Max Middleton", 19 x 27cm, 38 x 45cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$400
3. 2025-11-03 | Max MIDDLETON \(1922–2013\) A still life of variously\-coloured pumpkins Oil on canvas 121 x 137cm | Leonard Joel | A$6,000
4. 2025-11-03 | Max MIDDLETON \(1922–2013\) 'Sunset, Yea' Oil on canvasboard 33.5 x 48.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$2,800
5. 2025-10-30 | MAX MIDDLETON, GLITTER, | Leonard Joel | A$1,500
6. 2025-06-01 | MAX MIDDLETON, 1922\-2013, Driving them on, oil on canvas, 59x59cm | Lawsons | N/A
7. 2025-04-10 | MAX MIDDLETON, MORNING CLOUD YEA, | Leonard Joel | N/A
8. 2025-04-03 | MAX MIDDLETON, MORNING CLOUD YEA, | Leonard Joel | N/A
9. 2025-03-18 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922 \- 2013\), \(The old farmhouse\), pencil on paper, signed and dated '67 lower left, 11 x 15cm; \(framed; overall 31 x 33.5cm\). | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$40
10. 2025-03-11 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), 'Bush Track and Bullock Team', oil on canvas, signed lower right, 59 x 59 cm, framed 80 x 80 cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$750
11. 2025-03-02 | MAX MIDDLETON, 1922\-2013, Plough Horses, oil on board, 29x39cm | Lawsons | N/A
12. 2025-02-02 | MAX MIDDLETON, 1922\-2013, Still Life, oil on board, 45x59cm | Lawsons | A$1,700
13. 2024-11-25 | Max Middleton | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $225
14. 2024-10-01 | Max Middleton \(1922\-2013\) Winterochtend, gesigneerd r.o., olieverf op doek, | Veilinghuis Van Spengen | N/A
15. 2024-08-28 | Max Middleton | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | N/A
16. 2024-08-18 | MAX MIDDLETON \- SINGLE FLOWER ROSES \- OIL ON BOARD | GFL Fine Art | N/A
17. 2024-07-21 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), View Towards the Dandenongs | Gibson's | A$300
18. 2024-06-02 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\) "CATTLE AT REST " | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | N/A
19. 2024-05-26 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), On The Sand, oil on canvas board, signed lower right "Max Middleton", 21 x 28cm, 30 x 37cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$1,200
20. 2024-05-26 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), The Styx River, Tasmania, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Max Middleton", 52 x 61cm, 64 x 74cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$200
21. 2024-05-26 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), Sun Bather, oil on board, signed lower left "Max Middleton", 14 x 24cm, 47 x 56cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$1,500
22. 2024-05-26 | MAX MIDDLETON \(1922\-2013\), \(mountain landscape\), oil on canvas, signed lower right "Max Middleton", 40 x 50cm, 53 x 64cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A
23. 2024-05-21 | MAX MIDDLETON \- SINGLE FLOWER ROSES \- OIL ON BOARD | GFL Fine Art | N/A
24. 2024-05-09 | MAX MIDDLETON, AUTUMN HEILDELBERG, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 9 X 14CM, FRAME SIZE: 21.5 X 26.5CM | Leonard Joel | A$280

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