Gordon Walters Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gordon Walters Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 15, 2024
GORDON WALTERS Tama Screen Print
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
GORDON WALTERS Tama Screen Print A poster of Walters (1919-1985)1977 work, Tama. Framed and mounted. Known as one of Aotearoa New Zealand's first geometric abstract artists, Walters' artworks are instantly recognisable by their forms, palette and composition. H920 W720mm
Webb’s – Specialist Auctioneers
Oct. 30, 2023
GORDON WALTERS Geneology III
Est: $6,500 - $8,500
Gordon Walters Geneology III 1971, printed 2020 screenprint on paper, edition of 100 indented with Walters Estate chop mark 1055 x 805mm Gordon Walters (1919-1995) is one of Aotearoa New Zealandâs most significant artists. He is revered for his fusion of European Modernism and indigenous MÄori motifs. From the 1950s onwards, Walters experimented widely with MÄori and Pacific symbols. This led to his synthesis of the hard-edged painting style of modernist abstraction utlising the organic form of the koru pattern, for which he became well known. The artist described his paintings as an attempt to make sense of the environment in which he lived. Genealogy III and Tahi are prime examples of his signature stylised koru achieved through extreme reduction and repetition. In these prints, Walters uses positive and negative relationships to suggest the rhythmic form of a koru. Derived from kowhaiwhai patterns, the koru refers to the endless cycle of birth, death and renewal in te ao MÄori. Genealogy III divides the composition into thirds: the koru pattern appears to cascade down the surface, decreasing in size in the lower two-thirds of the picture plane. In this manner, the work suggests the idea of lineage of whakapapa inherent in the title. Walterâs Genealogy series is considered one of his greatest achievements. Similarly, Tahi explores the formal and symbolic registers of the word. Meaning both âoneâ and âin unisonâ, Tahi uses a limited palette of yellow and black to create an elegant yet powerful drama across the art workâs surface. The works strike a keen balance between geometric purity and optically charged movement.
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Aug. 09, 2021
GORDON WALTERS Genealogy III
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Gordon Walters Genealogy III 1971. printed 2020 screenprint on paper, 57/100 indented with Walters Estate blindstamp 1055 x 805mm PROVENANCE Private collection.
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Aug. 09, 2021
GORDON WALTERS Kapiti
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Gordon Walters Kapiti 1984 screenprint on paper, 58/75 signed Gordon Walters, dated 84 and inscribed 'Kapiti' 58/75 in graphite lower edge 590 x 470mm PROVENANCE Private collection, Auckland. Acquired from Artis Gallery, Auckland, c1985.
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Nov. 23, 2020
GORDON WALTERS Kura
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Gordon Waters Kura 1982 screenprint on paper, printer's proof 750 x 560mm PROVENANCE Private collection, Auckland. COLLECTIONS Another from the edition held in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o TÄmaki.
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Jun. 30, 2020
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95), Amoka
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95), Amoka, Screenprint, edition of 25,, Signed & inscribed Amoka, 83 x 38.5
International Art Centre
Jun. 30, 2020
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95), Tama
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95), Tama, Screenprint, edition of 50, Signed, inscribed Tama, numbered 1/50 & dated 1977, 68 x 50
International Art Centre
Nov. 27, 2019
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95) - Kahu
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
GORDON WALTERS (1919 - 95) Kahu Screenprint, edition of 75, Signed, inscribed Kahu and dated 1977 43 x 33cm
International Art Centre
Dec. 01, 2015
Gordon Stanfield Walters RBA, British 1838-1924- S
Est: £400 - £600
Gordon Stanfield Walters RBA, British 1838-1924- Sailing off the Coast of the Isle of Man; watercolour with body colour, signed and dated 1866, 41.5x69.5cm, (framed, unglazed)
Roseberys
Jul. 31, 2013
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Airborne c. 1955 Gouache
Est: $22,000 - $28,000
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Airborne c. 1955 Gouache on paper 22.0x30.0 Signed & inscribed PROVENANCE Private Collection, New York In 1950, Gordon Walters travelled to Europe, eventually basing himself in London It was during this time that he viewed works by leading European artists such as Capogrossi, Taeuber-Arp, Vasarley and Herbin He also had the opportunity to see exhibitions of American art, as well as works by Mondrian and artists of the Bauhaus The collective works of these artists had a considerable effect on Walters and were formative to his stylistic development On his return to New Zealand in 1953, Walters began to produce his first abstract works, mainly on paper, completely devoid of figurative representation He remained very aware of developments in international art through magazine publications such as Art d'Aujourd Hui, while continuing to apply modernist principles to his work Walters was responsible for paving the way for Modernism in this country During the 1950s, the majori y of artists were concentrating largely on painting nationalist landscapes It was not until the 1970s that many of his works from the 1950s were finally shown to the public As discussed by Walters; They were not shown at the time I did them because I considered the climate to be unsympathetic, if not downright hostile to abstraction Gordon Walters quote p 31 Parallel Lines: Gordon Walters in context, William McAloon, Auckland City Art Gallery 1994 When viewed in this context, its apparent that Airborne was extremely progressive for its time It was completed just prior to the first of Walter's Koru Paintings from 1956 We begin to see Walters working within a defined set of formal aspects, those being colour, shape and composition, in order to achieve a visually harmonious balance The reduced palette is typical of his gouaches, while simple geometric forms are restricted mainly to variations of the square, circle and rectangle
International Art Centre
Jul. 31, 2013
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Amoka 1972 Screenprint,
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Amoka 1972 Screenprint, edition of 25 83.9x39.2 Signed, inscribed & dated 1972 PROVENANCE Sir Graeme & Lady Florence Davies collection, London Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland 1973 ILLUSTRATED p 18 Gordon Walters: Prints + Design, William McAloon, Adam Art Gallery, Wellington 2004 REFERENCE Walters' adoption of printmaking was part of a burgeoning interest in the medium in the late 1960s and 1970s Printmaking enabled Walters to bring his work to a wider audience, and the relatively new medium of screenprinting was perfectly suited to his hard-edged style Painter and printmaker Mervyn Williams produced most of Walters' prints and ensured that they were realised to the artist's exacting standards
International Art Centre
Jul. 31, 2013
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Study for Black on White,
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
Gordon Walters 1919-1995-Study for Black on White, 1965 India ink on paper 61.5x46.0 PROVENANCE Sir Graeme & Lady Florence Davies collection, London Purchased from New Vision Gallery, Auckland 1973 Wellington born Gordon Walters was a pioneer of modernist abstraction in New Zealand This painter showed an unflinching commitment to abstraction at a time when landscape was the norm Walters is best known for his Koru works, whose unique stylisation of the Maori koru motif developed out of a phase of experimentation in the 1950s The geometric spiral form of the koru began appearing consistently in Walters' work from the late 1950s My work is an investigation of positive/ negative relationships within a deliberately limited range of forms; the forms I use have no descriptive value in themselves and are used solely to demonstrate relations I believe that dynamic relations are most clearly expressed by the repetition of a few simple elements GORDON WALTERS
International Art Centre
Mar. 29, 2011
Gordon Walters
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Gordon Walters, II, title inscribed, signed and dated '73; framing record attached verso
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Mar. 22, 2011
Gordon Walters 'Kura', screenprint, title
Est: - $4,200
Gordon Walters 'Kura', screenprint, title inscribed, signed and dated 1982, number 126 of an edition of 150. 550 x 440. See page 34.
John Cordy Limited
Feb. 22, 2011
Gordon Walters Avahura title inscribed, signed and
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
Gordon Walters Avahura title inscribed, signed and dated 1982 405mm x 410mm
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Sep. 28, 2010
Gordon Walters Kura title inscribed, signed dated
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Gordon Walters Kura title inscribed, signed dated 1982 760mm x 570mm
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Aug. 03, 2010
Gordon Walters Untitled (Koru) signed and dated
Est: $65,000 - $85,000
Gordon Walters Untitled (Koru) signed and dated 1975 verso 655mm x 455mm
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Mar. 25, 2010
Gordon Walters Untitled PVA and acrylic on canvas
Est: $300,000 - $400,000
Gordon Walters Untitled PVA and acrylic on canvas signed and dated 1972 verso 1220 x 910mm Exhibited: Gordon Walters, Auckland City Art Gallery, March - April 1983 Illustrated: Michael Dunn, Gordon Walters (Auckland City Art Gallery, 1983), pl. 56. Provenance: Private collection, Auckland since its original purchase from Petar James Gallery in 1973.
ART+OBJECT
Feb. 19, 2008
Gordon Walters Then screenprint 109/125 title
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Gordon Walters Then screenprint 109/125 title inscribed and dated 1980 405 x 535mm
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