Tim Maguire Auction Prices and Value Guide

Tim Maguire auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 469 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Tim Maguire auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Tim Maguire
Source records
469
Market update
2026-02-06

Tim Maguire market snapshot

Tim Maguire shows deep auction liquidity with 325 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,159. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (43.8% · 74 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (34.9% · 59 sales)
  • $10,000+ (21.3% · 36 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$4,500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-05

Artist context

About Tim Maguire

Tim Maguire (born 1958, Chertsey, England) is an Australian contemporary artist whose practice spans painting, photography, video art, and graphic work. His family moved to Australia in 1959, and he went on to study at East Sydney Technical College, the City Art Institute in Sydney, and the Sydney College of the Arts. In 1985 he entered the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he studied under the Dutch conceptual artist Jan Dibbets — an experience that connected Maguire to the European conceptual and post-minimalist traditions. Maguire has been active from the early 1980s and has maintained studios in both Sydney and Pontlevoy, France. His multi-disciplinary output and cross-cultural background make his work relevant to collectors of contemporary Australian and European art alike.

Contemporary Australian painting and photo-based artpaintingphotographyvideo artgraphic art / printmaking

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Maguire's abstract and colour-field-influenced paintings on canvas and paper, alongside editioned photographs and graphic prints. Video-art works are less common at auction but form part of his documented practice. Subject matter tends toward non-representational or semi-abstract compositions. Works may be signed, dated, and numbered where applicable, and gallery labels or provenance statements from Australian and European exhibitors are typical supporting documents.

Market and appraisal context

Tim Maguire's work appears regularly at auction across painting, photography, and print categories. With nearly five hundred recorded lots, the secondary market is broad enough to support comparable-sale analysis. Key appraisal considerations include the specific medium (oil on canvas, photograph, or editioned print), dimensions, date of execution, provenance, and condition. Works from his Düsseldorf period or large-scale paintings may carry different market weight than later photographic editions. Collectors should verify edition numbers for prints and photographs and confirm attribution through catalogue or gallery documentation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: paintings, photographs, video works, and graphic prints each carry different market segments
  2. Training under Jan Dibbets at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf links the artist to a significant European conceptual-art lineage
  3. With 469 auction records in the Appraisily database, the artist has a measurable secondary-market presence

Appraisal caveats

  • No major-auction-house source was available in this source pack; valuation guidance should reference Appraisily/Invaluable comparable lot records directly.
  • The artist's auction market spans multiple media (painting, photography, prints); appraisal should identify the specific medium and edition details before comparing lots.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Tim Maguire 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.

Can Appraisily value my Tim Maguire artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.