# Lloyd Rees artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/lloyd-rees/ Profile generated: 2026-05-02T04:26:00.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1895-03-17 - Death date: 1988-12-02 - Nationality: Australian - Common media: oil painting, drawing and graphic arts ## About Lloyd Rees Lloyd Frederic Rees (1895–1988) was an Australian painter and graphic artist celebrated for his luminous landscape compositions. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, and later active in Sydney, Rees devoted much of his long career to depicting the Australian environment with a distinctive attention to light, atmosphere, and topographical detail. He twice received the Wynne Prize, one of Australia's most prestigious awards for landscape painting. His work bridges late-impressionist observation and a more personal, tonal approach to the Australian bush, coastline, and urban fringe. Rees continued painting into his nineties, and his late works are noted for their increasingly contemplative quality. Collectors encounter his paintings in Australian and international auction sales, and he is represented in major public collections. His sustained focus on landscape makes him a recurring figure in the Australian secondary art market. ## Common works and media Oil paintings on canvas and board, charcoal and pencil landscape drawings, watercolours, and graphic prints. Common subjects include coastal and harbour views, rural Australian landscapes, architectural studies, and urban scenes. Works range from small plein-air sketches to large exhibition-scale canvases. ## Market and appraisal context Lloyd Rees commands a well-established and liquid secondary market in Australia, with 742 auction lots recorded and 491 carrying realised prices. The price distribution is wide: the median sits at AUD 660, reflecting the large volume of works on paper, prints, and etchings that trade regularly, while the 75th percentile rises to AUD 5,040 and the top recorded price reaches AUD 542,727 — a range that signals significant price stratification between graphic works and major oil paintings. Ten or more auction houses active in this market include Leonard Joel, Menzies, Smith & Singer, Bonhams, Colville Auctions, Aalders Auctions, Gibson's, GFL Fine Art, and Shapiro Auctioneers, spanning both premium and mid-tier salerooms. Recent 12-month volume (43 lots) is slightly above the prior 12-month period (40 lots), indicating stable liquidity. The most valuable lots are mature-period oil paintings of Sydney Harbour, Tasmanian landscapes, and harbour views; prints and small works on paper typically realise between AUD 40 and AUD 550. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Lloyd Rees commands a well-established and liquid secondary market in Australia, with 742 auction lots recorded and 491 carrying realised prices. The price distribution is wide: the median sits at AUD 660, reflecting the large volume of works on paper, prints, and etchings that trade regularly, while the 75th percentile rises to AUD 5,040 and the top recorded price reaches AUD 542,727 — a range that signals significant price stratification between graphic works and major oil paintings. Ten or more auction houses active in this market include Leonard Joel, Menzies, Smith & Singer, Bonhams, Colville Auctions, Aalders Auctions, Gibson's, GFL Fine Art, and Shapiro Auctioneers, spanning both premium and mid-tier salerooms. Recent 12-month volume (43 lots) is slightly above the prior 12-month period (40 lots), indicating stable liquidity. The most valuable lots are mature-period oil paintings of Sydney Harbour, Tasmanian landscapes, and harbour views; prints and small works on paper typically realise between AUD 40 and AUD 550. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would cross-reference the artist's auction record profile — 491 priced lots spanning 2002 to April 2026 — with the specific work's medium, dimensions, signature, condition report, provenance chain, and edition details (for prints). Comparable lots are selected by matching medium (oil on canvas versus etching or lithograph), subject (harbour views and Tasmanian scenes command premiums), period of execution, and size. The wide price spread means that a minor work on paper and a major exhibition-scale oil may differ by orders of magnitude, so anchoring to the correct segment of the distribution is essential. Photographs and condition reports are required to place the work accurately within the observed range. ### Valuation factors - Medium and support: oil on canvas or board far exceeds works on paper, prints, and etchings in realised price - Subject and location: Sydney Harbour, Northwood, and Tasmanian landscapes are the most sought-after subjects - Period of execution: mature-period and late works (1960s–1988) tend to carry stronger auction results - Edition details for prints: numbered editions with low impression numbers and full margins add value - Provenance and exhibition history, particularly inclusion in institutional exhibitions or prize exhibitions - Condition and authenticity: the large volume of works in circulation means condition and verified signatures are important differentiators - Size and scale: small plein-air sketches and minor studies trade at the lower end; large exhibition canvases dominate the top tier ### Collector notes - The market is liquid: 40–43 lots per year appear at auction, so resale opportunities are reasonable for most work types - Prints and etchings by Rees are accessible entry points (AUD 40–550) but have limited upside compared to oil paintings - Verify the medium before purchasing — lot titles can be ambiguous and a low price may reflect a print rather than an original painting - Major oil paintings can exceed AUD 50,000; insist on condition reports and provenance documentation at this tier - Auction houses such as Menzies and Smith & Singer tend to offer the higher-value lots, while smaller regional houses handle more graphic works ### Market caveats - All prices are in AUD and sourced from the Appraisily auction-record index; currency conversion and buyer's premiums are not included - Specific lot categories were not provided by the source data; categories are inferred from lot titles and existing profile mediums - The AUD 542,727 maximum price may represent an outlier or a single exceptional sale and should not be treated as representative - Auction-house names are as recorded in the Appraisily index and may differ from current trading names or merged entities - No museum collection pages, estate sources, or live auction-database trend analysis were available in this source pack ### Market evidence sources - Appraisily auction record index: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/lloyd-rees/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 ## Appraisily data basis This Appraisily artist page draws on library-authority records (Library of Congress, VIAF, RKD), Wikidata entity data, and biographical reference entries. When available, auction records, sale dates, realised prices, and comparable lot data from major auction houses are incorporated to provide market context. ## Sources - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81128434 - RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/65950 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/64814878/ - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3257539 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Rees