Tim Storrier Auction Prices and Value Guide

Tim Storrier auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,363 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Tim Storrier auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Tim Storrier
Source records
1,363
Market update
2026-02-16

Tim Storrier market snapshot

Tim Storrier shows very deep auction liquidity with 730 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-19.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (29.3% · 134 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (37.2% · 170 sales)
  • $10,000+ (33.5% · 153 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
19
Median shift vs prior year
+20.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-19

Artist context

About Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier (born 1949) is an Australian painter, sculptor, and printmaker recognized for his sustained exploration of elemental forces — fire, earth, water, and sky — in large-scale canvases and sculptural works. Active since the late twentieth century, Storrier has built a distinctive practice that merges landscape tradition with surreal, atmospheric imagery, often centered on burning objects, horizons, and nocturnal scenes. He was awarded the 2017 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for The Lunar Savant, a portrait of fellow artist McLean Edwards, and has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). His work is held in major Australian public collections and continues to be exhibited internationally. Collectors encounter Storrier's paintings at auction and through gallery representation, where his elemental themes and technical command of light and scale attract sustained attention.

oil paintingsculptureprintmakingfire and combustion motifsAustralian landscapeportraiture

Common works and media

Storrier's output spans oil and acrylic paintings on canvas and linen, limited-edition prints, bronze sculptures, and artist books. His best-known paintings depict flaming objects in vast, often barren landscapes — burning ropes, incendiary lines, and fiery horizons rendered with meticulous surface detail. Sculptural works include bronze editions. Prints are issued in numbered editions and are widely available at auction. Portrait works also form part of his practice, evidenced by his 2017 Doug Moran Prize-winning painting.

Market and appraisal context

Tim Storrier maintains a deep and well-established secondary market, with 730 auction lots recorded between May 2002 and January 2026 across Australian and international houses. Of those, 457 lots carry realized prices, revealing wide dispersion: the entry point for editioned prints and works on paper sits around AUD 35–800 (p25), while median prices cluster at AUD 2,800. The upper quartile reaches AUD 17,077, and the top recorded sale is AUD 1,100,000 — consistent with major unique paintings from his Fire and Sky series. The market is anchored by prominent Australian auctioneers — Leonard Joel, Lawsons, Menzies, Deutscher and Hackett, Smith & Singer, and Shapiro Auctioneers — with international presence through Christie's, Bonhams, and Freeman's | Hindman. Liquidity has softened recently: 13 lots appeared in the trailing twelve months versus 55 in the prior period, suggesting either reduced consignment volume or a natural cyclical dip. Editioned prints (screenprints, collagraphs, etchings, archival pigment prints in editions of 60–75) trade routinely between AUD 200 and AUD 1,600, making them the most accessible entry point for collectors. Unique paintings and mixed-media constructions span AUD 2,000–AUD 9,000+ for mid-scale works, with large-scale thematic canvases reaching into six and seven figures at top-tier houses.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • sculpture
  • printmaking
  • works on paper
  • mixed media

Value drivers

  1. Medium and scale: large canvases and unique paintings generally command higher prices than prints or works on paper
  2. Series or thematic period: works from the artist's elemental series (Fire, Earth, Water, Sky) may carry distinct collector interest
  3. Provenance and exhibition history: works with documented gallery or institutional exhibition records may affect appraisal value
  4. Condition and authenticity verification
  5. Medium: unique oil paintings command significantly more than editioned prints, archival pigment prints, or works on paper; the record set shows a 500×+ spread between print entries and top painting results
  6. Scale and dimensions: large-scale canvases (120 cm+) and mixed-media constructions achieve premium prices, while smaller works on board and prints under 60 cm trade at entry-level price points

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include specific auction-house records or realized price data; appraisal should reference current comparable sales databases for pricing context.
  • Storrier works across multiple media; prints and multiples may trade at significantly different price points than unique paintings or sculptures.
  • All auction data is sourced from the Appraisily auction-record index; prices are as recorded and may not reflect buyer's premiums, VAT, or other transaction costs
  • The price distribution spans AUD 35 to AUD 1,100,000 — an extremely wide range — so any appraisal must be narrowly matched to medium, scale, and edition status rather than relying on aggregate statistics

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

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