# William Dargie - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T23:53:45.112Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 109
- Lots with prices: 81
- First auction date: 2007-12-13
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-17
- Median realised price: $1,400
- Price range: $100 to $13,000

## Market Takeaway
William Dargie shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-17.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 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: 33.3% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 65.4% (53 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.2% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $2,800
- Previous 12 months median: $2,200
- Median shift: 27.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-17
- Days since latest sale: 93
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 74 lots
- Lawsons: 9 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Kerleys Auctions: 3 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 3 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 3 lots
- Lawson~Menzies: 2 lots
- Albion Antique Auction Centre: 1 lots
- Bay East Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-17 | William DARGIE \(1912–2003\) A portrait of John Loxton, seated with a sketchpad Oil on canvasboard 36 x 31.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$2,600
2. 2025-10-16 | WILLIAM DARGIE, PORTRAIT 1938, | Leonard Joel | A$2,200
3. 2025-08-26 | William Dargie \(1912\-2003\) \(Still Life\), c.1930 | Bonhams | A$2,800
4. 2025-05-06 | William Dargie \(1912\-2003\) 2/32nd Battalion Holding German Counter Attack, El Alamein | Bonhams | A$8,000
5. 2025-04-30 | William Dargie, Australia 1912\-2003, "Coastal Steamers" from a Troopship 1941, Syrian Campaign., oil on board, 32 x 48 cm. \(12.6 x 18.9 in.\), Frame: 56 x 61 cm. \(22.0 x 24.0 in.\) | For\-Auction | A$4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-dargie-australia-1912-2003-coastal-steamers-from-a-troopship-1941-syrian-campaign-oil-on-board-32-x-48-cm-12-6-x-18-9-in-frame-56-x-61-cm-22-0-x-24-0-in-15-c-13144fa90e
6. 2025-01-16 | WILLIAM DARGIE, MT ABRUPT, WESTERN DISTRICT, | Leonard Joel | A$400
7. 2024-10-31 | WILLIAM DARGIE, MT ABRUPT, WESTERN DISTRICT, | Leonard Joel | N/A
8. 2024-10-22 | WILLIAM DARGIE \(1912\-2003\) The Ballerinas' Changing Room c.1951 oil on canvas 49.5 x 39cm | Leonard Joel | A$4,000
9. 2024-05-19 | WILLIAM DARGIE \(1912\-2003\), Portrait of Betty Margaret Ince \(Shelton\) | Gibson's | A$2,200
10. 2024-03-19 | WILLIAM DARGIE \(1912\-2003\) Before the Mirror 1935 oil canvas laid on board 71.5 x 55.5cm | Leonard Joel | A$5,500
11. 2024-02-11 | WILLIAM DARGIE \(1912\-2003\) \- Launching Place oil on board 36x45cm | Lawsons | A$1,100
12. 2023-08-10 | WILLIAM DARGIE, FIGURE IN LANDSCAPE, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 30 X 19.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 46 X 36CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
13. 2023-06-20 | WILLIAM ALEXANDER DARGIE \(Australia 1912\-2003\), 'Portrait of his Model', oil on board, signed upper right, 22 x 11.5 cm, framed 30.. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$800
14. 2023-03-19 | William Alexander Dargie \(1912\-2003\) Australia "After glow", oil on board, details verso, approx 24cm x 29cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$1,300
15. 2023-02-19 | William Alexander Dargie \(1912\-2003\) Australia "After glow", oil on board, details verso, approx 24cm x 29cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
16. 2023-01-22 | William Alexander Dargie \(1912\-2003\) Australia "After glow", oil on board, details verso, approx 24cm x 29cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$1,200
17. 2023-01-12 | WILLIAM ALEXANDER DARGIE \(1912\-2003\) OIL ON CANVAS, PORTRAIT OF NUDE FEMALE, SIGNED UPPER RIGHT DARGIE, MEASURES 23CM W X 33CM H | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$1,400
18. 2022-12-15 | WILLIAM DARGIE, STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 27.5 X 20CM, FRAMED: 38 X 30CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
19. 2022-12-15 | WILLIAM DARGIE, SKETCH FOR PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 39CM, FRAMED: 59 X 49CM | Leonard Joel | A$700
20. 2022-12-01 | WILLIAM DARGIE, SKETCH AT ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED AND TITLED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 19 CM, FRAME SIZE: 46.5 X 41 CM | Leonard Joel | A$1,000
21. 2022-12-01 | WILLIAM DARGIE, FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 45 X 55CM, FRAME SIZE: 57 X 67CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2022-11-22 | William Dargie \(1912\-2003\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | A$2,000
23. 2022-10-25 | WILLIAM DARGIE \(1912\-2003\) The Valley of the Great Wall oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | A$4,000
24. 2022-07-14 | WILLIAM DARGIE, SCOTNEY CASTLE, WATERCOLOUR, 17 X 22.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 40 X 45.5CM | Leonard Joel | A$360

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