Graeme Townsend Auction Prices and Value Guide

Graeme Townsend auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 199 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Graeme Townsend auction prices: quick answer

Graeme Townsend auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Graeme Townsend
Source records
199
Market update
2026-02-16

Graeme Townsend market snapshot

Graeme Townsend shows solid auction liquidity with 128 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-26.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (62.7% · 47 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (37.3% · 28 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
+33.3%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-26

Artist context

About Graeme Townsend

Nationality

Australian

Graeme Townsend is an Australian artist whose public profile centers on wildlife and environmental themes. Biographical material describes animals as a recurring source of inspiration and identifies the effects of human activity on nature as an important concern in his more recent work. A widely circulated 1982 photograph showing Townsend with one of his painted giraffes helped introduce the young artist to a broader Australian audience. A later photographic portrait, made by Jim Roland in 1990, is reported as belonging to the National Library of Australia. Collectors may encounter Townsend through paintings and other objects assigned to several auction categories, although the available source pack does not establish a formal movement, complete chronology, or authoritative catalogue of his work. Careful identity matching is therefore important, particularly when a work has limited provenance or only a name-based auction attribution.

PaintingWorks on paper and printsSculpture and mixed mediaDecorative art and editionsWildlifeHuman impact on the environmentNature's response to environmental change

Common works and media

Auction data associates Graeme Townsend with fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Wildlife imagery and subjects addressing environmental change are the best-supported thematic markers in the collected biographical material. Because the source pack does not provide a catalogue raisonné or detailed medium-by-medium inventory, category labels should be checked against photographs, measurements, inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and the auction house's attribution for each object.

Market and appraisal context

Public auction records provide a starting point for evaluating works attributed to Graeme Townsend, but individual results should be compared within the same medium and object type. Appraisily's current index includes matched records spanning 2002–2026, with both priced and unpriced entries. Relevant appraisal factors include dimensions, date, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, and attribution confidence. Recent sales of genuinely comparable works are more informative than an overall artist median. Reported prices may use different fee conventions, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the public record.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for comparable works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Graeme Townsend

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Graeme Townsend worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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