Richard Killeen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard Killeen Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Know This Place, (1575), 1993, acrylic and photocopy on paper, 29.5 x 42 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Know This Place, (1575), 1993 acrylic and photocopy on paper titled, signed and dated l.r.c. 'Know this Place, Killeen, 1993', inscribed Cat. No. 1575
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Know this Place, (1588), 1993, mixed media on paper, 29.5 x 42 cm
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Know this Place, (1588), 1993 mixed media on paper titled, signed and dated l.r.c. 'Know this Place, Killeen, 1993', inscribed Cat. No. 1588
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Animals of N.Z. (3093), 1996, acrylic on paper, 35 x 50 cm
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Animals of N.Z. (3093), 1996 acrylic on paper titled, signed and dated l.l.c. 'Animals of N.Z, Killeen, 1996' inscribed Cat. No. 3093
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), The Hand of the Tongue, (3096), 1996, acrylic on paper, 35 x 50 cm
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) The Hand of the Tongue, (3096), 1996 acrylic on paper titled, signed and dated l.r.c. 'The Hand of the Tongue, Killeen, 1996' inscribed Cat. No. 3096
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Learning to Cry, (3103), 1996, acrylic on paper, 35 x 50 cm
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Learning to Cry, (3103), 1996 acrylic on paper titled, signed and dated l.r.c. 'Learning to Cry, Killeen, 1996' inscribed Cat. No. 3103
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Stories we Tell Ourselves, 1987, acrylic and collage on paper, 38 x 58 cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Stories we Tell Ourselves, 1987 acrylic and collage on paper titled, signed and dated l.m. 'Stories we Tell Ourselves, Killeen, 1987'
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Untitled, (2388), 1973, acrylic on paper, 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Untitled, (2388), 1973 acrylic on paper dated and signed l.m. 'August, 1973, Killeen', inscribed Cat. No. 2388
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Untitled (2386), 1973, acrylic on paper, 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Untitled (2386), 1973 acrylic on paper signed and dated l.m. 'Killeen, Oct, '73', inscribed Cat. No. 2386
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Untitled (2385), 1973, acrylic on paper, 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Untitled (2385), 1973 acrylic on paper signed and dated l.m. 'Killeen, Nov, '73', inscribed Cat. No. 2385
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Aug. 27, 2024
Richard Killeen, (b. 1946), Untitled (2390), 1973, acrylic on paper, 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Richard Killeen (b. 1946) Untitled (2390), 1973 acrylic on paper signed and dated l.m. 'Killeen, Oct, '73', inscribed Cat. No. 2390
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Nov. 23, 2020
RICHARD KILLEEN How Do We Learn?
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Richard Killeen How Do We Learn? 1992 acrylic and collage on aluminium signed Killeen, dated 1992 and inscribed How do we learn?/Cat no. 1458 in ink lower edge 1090 x 1215mm (variable) PROVENANCE Private collection, Auckland. Acquired from Peter McCleavey Gallery, c1998. Richard Killeen - How Do We Learn? Essay by NEIL TALBOT "No ideas but in things," said the famous American modernist poet William Carlos Williams. This is an aspiration that comes as second nature to Richard Killeen. There are plenty of ideas within Killeen's practice, but they are constructed with bits and pieces, by dispersed particles, by visual and physical incidents. Killeen's work has always been about congeries of parts, concatenations of bright things, particular shapes and coloured configurations, which one feels prompted to pick up and rearrange. In fact, since 1978 (the year of his first cut-outs), Killeen has literally acted out and fostered this stimulus to pick up a pictorial fragment, and to seize and reposition the optical universe bit by bit. Killeen's busy visual arrays involve simplifications and reductions of the world's profusion into graphic signs, diagrammatic units and snappy motifs. It is as if the artist has set himself the lifelong task of codifying, item by item, as much of the planet as possible in order to fill a huge graphic Noah's Ark: a manic compendium of the visible, a visual primer of everything translated into memorable icons for storage against some cataclysmic future forgetting. Even Killeen's title, How Do We Learn?, implies the careful work of matching and categorisation employed by encyclopaedists and fastidious cataloguers submitting small details to the demands of their overarching systems. When Killeen made his first cut-outs in 1978, every shape was painted in one flat colour so that each piece of lacquered aluminium read as a declarative silhouette. The artist's attraction to things cleanly delineated and to the dialectic of figure and ground was apparent in his earliest figure compositions, and then intricately mapped in the tessellated geometric abstractions that followed. The shapes - of animals, birds, fish, insects, tools and less recognisable abstract objects - appeared as flat designs on plain grounds in several 1977 paintings. In the actual cut-outs, the pieces of aluminium became the 'figure' to the white gallery wall's 'ground'; in this way the paintings extended themselves into the literal space of the art gallery - they started to ingest their surrounding environments. How Do We Learn? (1992) is a series of numerous rectangular and square cut-out aluminium pieces, some hung at an angle to create a diamond shape, disrupting a grid of pieces and creating a more random look to the grouping. The parts of the whole are awash with creamy, light-yellow brush strokes, with more-detailed elements that sit on top. A hand, a kitchen knife, a dog, a vessel and some beetle wings, to name some of the easily identifiable visual aids. Others are abstracted forms, undefinable. Perhaps the title is a reference to how we learn to read a painting and build a visual language. The assortment of 'image things,' or visual objects, is typical of many of Killeen's paintings in its mixing up of the natural and artificial worlds: birds, teeth, seed pods and plants, with chair legs, cutting tools, chevrons and combs. As Killeen's methods of graphic simplification and associational shapeshifting proceed, he becomes as much a collector of modes of depiction and invented things as of things that actually exist; the boundaries between natural and artificial become strangely elusive. The artist's unstoppable documentation of the world turns into the part-by-part fabrication of a totally surrogate reality.
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Apr. 16, 2020
RICHARD KILLEEN, Wine Attachments
Est: $800 - $1,200
Wine Attachments, Screenprint, edition 12/100,, Signed, inscribed & dated 2002
International Art Centre
Feb. 26, 2020
RICHARD KILLEEN, Filament, Oil & acrylic on board
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Signed on side
International Art Centre
Nov. 27, 2019
RICHARD KILLEEN (b. 1946) - Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
RICHARD KILLEEN (b. 1946) Untitled Acrylic on paper Signed and dated 2/2/69 35.5 x 46cm
International Art Centre
Nov. 27, 2019
RICHARD KILLEEN (b. 1946) - Aeroplane Factory
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
RICHARD KILLEEN (b. 1946) Aeroplane Factory Inkjet print Signed Inscribed and dated 2005 60 x 50cm
International Art Centre
Mar. 21, 2019
Ricard Killeen (1946 - ) (New Zealand) - Everything & Nothing, 1983 76.5 x 59cm
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ricard Killeen (1946 - ) (New Zealand) Everything & Nothing, 1983 gouache 76.5 x 59cm signed and dated lower right, titled lower left. Provenance: Ray Hughes, 1985
Lawsons
May. 14, 2018
Richard Killeen (New Zealander, b. 1946)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
3 Unnamed Lakes, 1988, watercolour on paper, titled, signed and dated l.l.c. '3 Unnamed Lakes, Killeen, Oct 3, 1988'
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May. 14, 2018
Richard Killeen (New Zealander, b. 1946)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Unnamed Lakes, 1988, acrylic and collage on plywood, titled, signed and dated l.m 'Unnamed Lakes, Killeen Oct 31, 1988' Stock No. 875 typed label with details verso
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May. 09, 2013
Richard Killeen
Est: -
Richard Killeen Reap What You Sow
International Art Centre
Dec. 06, 2011
Richard Killeen Past, Present and Future signed
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Richard Killeen Past, Present and Future signed Killeen, dated July 1978 and inscribed 'Past Present and Future'; Acrylic lacquer on aluminium. 1210mm x 1210mm. Hang close to the wall from 2 tacks or flat headed nails in brushpoint verso upper centre 1210mm x 1210mm
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Aug. 09, 2011
Destruction Of The Circle
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Richard Killeen Destruction Of The Circle acrylic and collage on shaped wood support title inscribed, signed and dated March 29 1990
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Aug. 09, 2011
Woman Dancing in White
Est: $25,000 - $30,000
Richard Killeen Woman Dancing in White oil on hardboard signed with artist's initials and dated '69
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Mar. 29, 2011
Richard Killeen
Est: $9,000 - $15,000
Richard Killeen, Coming and Going, signed; original artist's label affixed verso
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Mar. 29, 2011
Richard Killeen
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Richard Killeen, Untitled, signed and dated 77; signed, dated 1977 and inscribed No.2737 verso
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Feb. 22, 2011
Richard Killeen Reap What You Sow title inscribed,
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Richard Killeen Reap What You Sow title inscribed, signed and dated 1979 610mm x 450mm
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Feb. 22, 2011
Richard Killeen Smoking Heads title inscribed,
Est: $1,800 - $2,500
Richard Killeen Smoking Heads title inscribed, signed and dated 1998 250mm x 220mm
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Nov. 30, 2010
Richard Killeen Structures and References alkyd on
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
Richard Killeen Structures and References alkyd on sixteen aluminium pieces title and hanging instructions inscribed, signed and dated May 1983 inside lid of original case; title inscribed and dated May 1983 on each piece verso
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Nov. 25, 2010
Richard Killeen Living for today No. 2 title
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Richard Killeen Living for today No. 2 title inscribed, signed and date...
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Nov. 25, 2010
Richard Killeen Fat cat dance title inscribed,
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Richard Killeen Fat cat dance title inscribed, signed and date...
ART+OBJECT
Aug. 26, 2010
Lessons in Lightness; artwork by Richard Killeen
Est: -
Lessons in Lightness; artwork by Richard Killeen
International Art Centre
Aug. 03, 2010
Richard Killeen Shoso-In signed and dated 1973
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Richard Killeen Shoso-In signed and dated 1973 verso 1220mmx x610mm
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Aug. 03, 2010
Richard Killeen Pitch (Blue) title inscribed,
Est: $45,000 - $55,000
Richard Killeen Pitch (Blue) title inscribed, signed and dated March 1981 2500mm x 2500mm approximately
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Aug. 03, 2010
Richard Killeen Behind City Windows title
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Richard Killeen Behind City Windows title inscribed, signed and dated 2004 914mm x 610mm
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Aug. 03, 2010
Richard Killeen Left Right title inscribed, signed
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Richard Killeen Left Right title inscribed, signed and dated 1981 760mm x 560mm
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Aug. 03, 2010
Richard Killeen Lettercase title inscribed, signed
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Richard Killeen Lettercase title inscribed, signed and dated 2002, together with labelled matchbox case Cat# 3627 30mm x 30mm each piece
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Apr. 28, 2010
Richard Killeen - Measuring Tools
Est: -
Richard Killeen - Measuring Tools
International Art Centre
Mar. 25, 2010
Richard Killeen God of Small Things unique digital
Est: -
Richard Killeen God of Small Things unique digital print on archival photo paper 1210 x 1150mm Exhibited: 'The Temptation of Saint Anthony', Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland, 25 July - 25 August 2007.
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May. 14, 2009
Richard Killeen Rats in Hats titled, signed and
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Richard Killeen Rats in Hats titled, signed and dated 1998 760mm x 560mm
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Apr. 02, 2009
Richard Killeen Welcome to the South Seas acrylic
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Richard Killeen Welcome to the South Seas acrylic on paper title inscribed, signed and dated 22/10/79 570 x 375mm
ART+OBJECT
Mar. 30, 2009
Richard Killeen Pitch (Blue) title inscribed,
Est: $45,000 - $65,000
Richard Killeen Pitch (Blue) title inscribed, signed and dated March 1981 2500mm x 2500mm approx
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Mar. 30, 2009
Richard Killeen Stack, Months, Days title
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Richard Killeen Stack, Months, Days title inscribed, signed and dated December 13, 1989 1780mm x 2350mm
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Mar. 30, 2009
Richard Killeen Jar of Falling title inscribed and
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Richard Killeen Jar of Falling title inscribed and signed on artist's label verso 460mm x 380mm
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Nov. 01, 2008
Richard Killeen Black Collection title inscribed,
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Richard Killeen Black Collection title inscribed, signed and dated 1979 630mm x 430mm
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Nov. 01, 2008
Richard Killeen Butterfly Fork, 2007 title
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Richard Killeen Butterfly Fork, 2007 title inscribed, signed and dated 2007 450mm x 330mm
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Jun. 30, 2008
Richard Killeen Looking is Not Seeing No.3 alkyd
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Richard Killeen Looking is Not Seeing No.3 alkyd on 14 aluminium pieces title inscribed, signed and dated 3. '85; title inscribed, signed and dated March 1985 on each panel verso 840 x 590mm approximately per panel, 3000 x 2500mm approximately overall
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Jun. 30, 2008
Richard Killeen Past, Present and Future 1978
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Richard Killeen Past, Present and Future 1978 acrylic lacquer on aluminium title inscribed, signed and dated July 1978 verso 1210 x 1210mm
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May. 13, 2008
Richard Killeen Butterfly Fork screenprint 12/20
Est: $700 - $900
Richard Killeen Butterfly Fork screenprint 12/20 title inscribed, signed and dated 2007 450 x 320mm
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Dec. 04, 2007
Richard Killeen 18 Objects oil on board title
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Richard Killeen 18 Objects oil on board title inscribed 690mm x 690mm The history of chance as a formal element in modernist cultural practice is a rich and intriguing one. It includes composers such as John Cage who made use of the I Ching to guide selection and deployment of notes, and who in 1951 wrote Imaginary Landscape No. 4, a sound work for radios that required two operators for each set, one to control frequency and the other volume. Cage's written 'score' provided detailed instructions on how the operators should tune and retune their radio sets but the composer had no control over what was playing on the various channels; this depended on time and location of performance. Chance played a role too in some of Jean Arp's arrangements of torn paper squares; the position of the pieces of paper on their support depended on how they fell when dropped by the artist. Marcel Duchamp even invented new units of measure for the unique and unrepeatable when he dropped three strings from a height and glued their irregular contours to boards, as if they could act as templates, standard references for all future falls of string. Killeen's rebus-like painting 18 Objects partakes of this tradition of perversely systematic, 'pataphysical' modernity; a tradition that applies an apparent science of consistency and order to the production of the irrational, arbitrary work of art. Killeen made twelve of these paintings, each 24" x 24". The twelve paintings were all composed through various arrangments of a possible thirty six different images and motifs. The selection of which images were ascribed to each panel, twelve at a time, was made by dealing twelve cards from a pack of thirty six cards painted up with all the possible motifs. The location of each motif was determined by the throw of a six-sided dice. What Killeen sought, like Cage and Duchamp before him, with his combination of gaming and self-imposed limitations was an unsettling or re-routing of the controlling authority of the artist. These 1970 paintings anticipate the role that chance plays in the cut-outs which began in 1978; though in the cut-outs unpredictability resided in the choices made as owners, gallerists and curators took up the challenge of deploying the parts according to personal whim and aesthetic judgement. Killeen's dice and card paintings stimulate a mental and optical hop-scotch as they move between different types of sign language; they are part pictograms, part calligrams, part ideograms, playing on the textual and imagistic origins of graphic language. Allan Smith
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