Kenneth Macqueen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kenneth Macqueen Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 20, 2024
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960), The Dam Sinkers' Camp 1923
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, VICTORIA KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) The Dam Sinkers' Camp 1923 watercolour on paper 28.5 x 34.0 cm; 50.0 x 53.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: K. MACQUEEN/ 1923 bears inscription verso: II "The Dam Sinkers' Camp"/ £8-8-0
Menzies
Nov. 20, 2024
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960), Mount Emlyn c1950
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, VICTORIA KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Mount Emlyn c1950 watercolour on paper 39.0 x 48.0 cm; 59.0 x 66.5 cm (framed) signed lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN bears inscription verso: Society of Artists/ Mt. Emlyn/ 20 guineas
Menzies
Mar. 27, 2024
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960), Reflections
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Reflections watercolour and pencil on paper 33.0 x 42.0 cm; 56.0 x 62.5 cm (framed) signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN
Menzies
Mar. 19, 2024
Kenneth Robertson Macqueen 1897-1960
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
"By The Sea" Watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right. 30 x 40cm Provenance: Claude Hotchin Galleries, Perth. With book 'Adventure in Watercolour - An Artist's Story' written and illustrated by Kenneth Macqueen, published Legend Press Sydney 1948, numbered edition 649/1,100, signed in ink by the artist. Large quarto, 17 pages plus 17 tipped-in colour plates and a frontispiece portrait. Cloth with an illustration laid down on the upper board (a reproduction of an Adrian Feint-designed bookplate). (x 2)
McKenzies Auctioneers
Feb. 03, 2024
Kenneth MacQueen (1897-1960), Untitled (Field by the Hills)
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Watercolour, 30 x 39cm (image), 45.5 x 52cm (frame). Signed 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' lower right. The paper with some warping, foxing and stains. The underside of glass covering with residue - would benefit from careful cleaning and reframing. Available for local pickup, otherwise courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder. Kenneth Robertson Macqueen (1897-1960) has been acclaimed as the most distinctive watercolourist of his generation. Macqueen's works are noted for their lyrical simplicity, luminosity and elegance. His artwork is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, all State galleries, major regional and university collections, and in public galleries in New Zealand and the United States of America. In 1981 a major retrospective exhibition was held at the University of Queensland's art museum, and more recently in 2007-08 at Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane.
Roxbury's Auction House
Nov. 29, 2023
KENNETH ROBERTSON MACQUEEN 1897-1960
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
"By The Sea" Watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right. 30 x 40cm Provenance: Claude Hotchin Galleries, Perth. With book 'Adventure in Watercolour - An Artist's Story' written and illustrated by Kenneth Macqueen, published Legend Press Sydney 1948, numbered edition 649/1,100, signed in ink by the artist. Large quarto, 17 pages plus 17 tipped-in colour plates and a frontispiece portrait. Cloth with an illustration laid down on the upper board (a reproduction of an Adrian Feint-designed bookplate). (x 2)
McKenzies Auctioneers
Nov. 28, 2023
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) Coastal Landscape
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) Coastal Landscape signed lower right: 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' watercolour on paper 27.0 x 37.5cm (10 5/8 x 14 3/4in).
Bonhams
Nov. 28, 2023
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) Seascape
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) Seascape signed lower right: 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' watercolour on paper 29.0 x 38.5cm (11 7/16 x 15 3/16in).
Bonhams
Nov. 25, 2023
MacQUEEN Kenneth (1897-1960), 'Kooroongarra Farm [Qld]' 1930., W/Clr, 37.5x46cm
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
MacQUEEN, Kenneth (1897-1960) 'Kooroongarra Farm [Qld]' 1930. W/Clr 37.5x46cm PROVENANCE: Estate Late Prue Socha, Sydney.
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 25, 2023
MacQUEEN Kenneth (1897-1960), Beach Scene with Inlet and Breaking Waves., W/Clr, 38x46cm
Est: $7,000 - $12,000
MacQUEEN, Kenneth (1897-1960) Beach Scene with Inlet and Breaking Waves. Signed lower right. W/Clr 38x46cm PROVENANCE: Estate Late Prue Socha, Sydney.
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 11, 2023
Kenneth MacQueen (1897-1960), Untitled (Field by the Hills)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Watercolour, 30 x 39cm (image), 45.5 x 52cm (frame). Signed 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' lower right. The paper with some warping, foxing and stains. The underside of glass covering with residue - would benefit from careful cleaning and reframing. Available for local pickup, otherwise courier to be arranged and paid for by bidder.
Roxbury's Auction House
Jul. 30, 2023
Kenneth MacQueen 1897-1960 Beach scene
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Kenneth MacQueen 1897-1960 Beach scene watercolour and pencil on paper signed lower right measures 38.5cm H x 44cm W (with frame 60.8cm H x 56cm W)
Lugosi Auctioneers & Valuers
Sep. 13, 2022
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960)
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Kings Beach Calondra & Bribie Passage watercolour on paper, signed l.r.c. Kenneth Macqueen'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 21, 2022
MacQUEEN Kenneth (1897-1960), 'The Little Wheat Paddock', W/Clr, 16x20.5cm
Est: $400 - $700
MacQUEEN, Kenneth (1897-1960) 'The Little Wheat Paddock' Inscribed 'To John B.' W/Clr 16x20.5cm PROVENANCE: A private collection, Sydney. EXHIBITIONS: Artarmon Galleries 'Small Treasures,' Nov. 2019, cat #113 (label verso)
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 27, 2022
KENNETH MACQUEEN, RECEDING TIDE, NEAR COOLUM, QUEENSLAND,
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897 - 1960) RECEDING TIDE, NEAR COOLUM, QUEENSLAND watercolour on paper 36.5 x 48.0 cm signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN PROVENANCE Francis Berry, Melbourne Private collection, Victoria Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (label attached verso) Shapiro, Sydney, 8 May 2002, lot 141 The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Annual Collectors’ Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 3 – 24 June 2000, cat. 41 (illus. in exhibition catalogue, p. 27) Land Songs, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 19 February – 26 June 2011 on long term loan to Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria LITERATURE Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, pp. 18, 71 (illus.), 224
Deutscher and Hackett
Jun. 29, 2022
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960), Hillside and Cloud
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Hillside and Cloud watercolour on paper 36.0 x 47.0 cm signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN
Menzies
Feb. 27, 2022
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) Watercolour, 1933
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Kenneth Macqueen (Australia, 1897-1960) Watercolour, 1933, signed lower right. 29cm x 39cm (Frame size - 39cm x 48cm)
Kerleys Auctions
Aug. 31, 2021
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) (Monarchs of the Landscape) watercolour on paper
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) (Monarchs of the Landscape) watercolour on paper signed lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN 47.5 x 37cm PROVENANCE: Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 12 April 1989, lot 1420 Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 8 November 1989, lot 2421 Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Sep. 22, 2020
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Edge of the Reef 1935 watercolour on paper
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Edge of the Reef 1935 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN/ 1935 titled on label verso 31 x 40cm PROVENANCE: S. A. Parker, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, New South Wales
Leonard Joel
Jun. 02, 2020
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Edge of the Reef 1935 watercolour on paper
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Edge of the Reef 1935 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN/ 1935 titled on label verso 31 x 40cm PROVENANCE: S. A. Parker, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, New South Wales
Leonard Joel
Nov. 26, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) (Grazing Amongst the Gums) watercolour and gouache on paper
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) (Grazing Amongst the Gums) watercolour and gouache on paper signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN 25 x 34cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Western Australia
Leonard Joel
Oct. 19, 2019
Kenneth MacQueen book with Colour Engraving
Est: $100 - $200
Adventure in Watercolour. An Artists Story Written and Illustrated by Kenneth Macqueen: Sydney Legend Press. The Australian Artist Editions No date but 1948. This edition of 145 Collectors copies, for which a special colour engraving has been made and signed, is bound in Jade Morroco and signed by MacQueen. 18 plates. A good copy.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Aug. 28, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), SEA AND REEF, watercolour and pencil on paper on card
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), SEA AND REEF, watercolour and pencil on paper on card SIGNED: signed lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN inscribed with title verso: sea and reef DIMENSIONS: 31.5 x 39.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 11 May 1977, lot 1122 Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne:
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 28, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), AMONGST THE PAPERBARKS, c.1940, watercolour on paper
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), AMONGST THE PAPERBARKS, c.1940, watercolour on paper SIGNED: signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN inscribed with title verso: ‘In the paperbark scrub’ (erased) / ‘Amongst the paperbarks’ DIMENSIONS: 31.5 x 40.5 cm PROVENANCE: Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above in July 1977 EXHIBITED: Winter Exhibition 1977: Recent Acquisitions, Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 4 – 14 July 1977, cat. 73 (illus. in exhibition catalogue) A Selection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Australian Art, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne , 24 May – 9 June 1989, cat. 56 (illus. in exhibition catalogue)
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 28, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), BODUMBA LANDS, 1927, watercolour and pencil on paper
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), BODUMBA LANDS, 1927, watercolour and pencil on paper SIGNED: signed and dated lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN / 1927 bears inscription verso: BODOMBA [sic] LANDS DIMENSIONS: 36.5 x 43.5 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 28, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), EARLY MORNING, 1934, watercolour and pencil on paper
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), EARLY MORNING, 1934, watercolour and pencil on paper SIGNED: signed and dated lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN / 1934 inscribed with title verso: 28 Early Morning DIMENSIONS: 37.0 x 41.5 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 28, 2019
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), THE FARMER’S FENCE, 1928, watercolour and pencil on paper
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), THE FARMER’S FENCE, 1928, watercolour and pencil on paper SIGNED: signed and dated lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN / 1928 DIMENSIONS: 37.5 x 44.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 20 July 1988, lot 126 Ken and Joan Plomley Collection of Modernist Art, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
May. 28, 2019
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Ploughing the Field, 1930 watercolour, signed and dated l.l.c. 'Kenneth Macqueen, 1930'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Mar. 19, 2019
Kenneth Robertson MacQueen 1897 - 1960
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Kenneth Robertson MacQueen 1897 - 1960 Coastal Scene Watercolour Signed lower right 31 x 39 cm
McKenzies Auctioneers
May. 06, 2018
Kenneth Robertson MacQueen (1897-1960),
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
untitled, coastal scene, 1937, watercolour, signed & dated, 37.5 x 45cm
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Apr. 18, 2018
KENNETH MACQUEEN , (1897 – 1960), BRINGING IN THE COWS, c.1928, watercolour on paper
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN , (1897 – 1960), BRINGING IN THE COWS, c.1928, watercolour on paper SIGNED: signed lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN DIMENSIONS: 38.0 x 46.0 cm PROVENANCE: Probably: Grosvenor Galleries, Sydney James Irwin Crombie, Papua New Guinea Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 13 April 1988, lot 215 (as ‘Milking Time’) Private collection Sotheby’s, Sydney, 28 April 1998, lot 28 (as ‘Milking Time’) Private collection, Sydney LITERATURE: Macqueen, K., Adventures in Watercolour, The Legend Press, Sydney, 1948, n. p. (illus.)
Deutscher and Hackett
Aug. 29, 2017
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960)
Est: $2,800 - $3,400
Tropical Landscape, watercolour on paper, signed l.l.c. 'Kenneth Macqueen',
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2017
Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Rural Landscape with Kangaroos, watercolour on paper, signed l.r.c. 'Macqueen',
Shapiro Auctioneers
May. 25, 2017
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) - Distant View of the Jetty 36 x 46.5cm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) Distant View of the Jetty watercolour 36 x 46.5cm signed lower right
Lawsons
Mar. 21, 2017
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Afternoon in the Nambour Hills watercolour
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Afternoon in the Nambour Hills watercolour signed lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN titled verso 37 x 45.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Aug. 11, 2016
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) - Untitled (Coastal Scene) 36.5 x 45.5cm
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) Untitled (Coastal Scene) watercolour 36.5 x 45.5cm signed lower right
Lawsons
Jul. 14, 2016
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) - Untitled (Coastal Scene) 36.5 x 45.5cm
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) Untitled (Coastal Scene) watercolour 36.5 x 45.5cm signed lower right
Lawsons
Jun. 19, 2016
MACQUEEN, Kenneth (1897-1960) 'The Plough'
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
MACQUEEN, Kenneth (1897-1960) 'The Plough' W/Clr 38x48cm
Davidson Auctions
May. 26, 2016
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) - Untitled (Coastal Scene) 36.5 x 45.5cm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Kenneth MacQueen (1897 - 1960) Untitled (Coastal Scene) watercolour 36.5 x 45.5cm signed lower right
Lawsons
Dec. 02, 2015
KENNETH MACQUEEN, 1897 – 1960, HILLSIDE , watercolour on paper
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, 1897 – 1960, HILLSIDE , watercolour on paper SIGNED: signed lower right: Kenneth Macqueen DIMENSIONS: 37.0 x 45.5 cm PROVENANCE: Lawson-Menzies, Sydney, 7 May 2006, lot 59 (as 'Hill and Landscape') Private collection, Canberra
Deutscher and Hackett
Sep. 08, 2015
Kenneth Robertson Macqueen, Australian 1897-1960- Australian Outback; watercolour, signed and dated
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Kenneth Robertson Macqueen, Australian 1897-1960- Australian Outback; watercolour, signed and dated 1935, 38x44.5cm: together with a hard back book entitled ''Adventures in Watercolour'', written and illustrated by Kenneth Macqueen, signed by the artist, stamped, limited edition no. 445 out of 1100, publ by The Legend Press, Sydney, 1948, (2) (mounted, unframed) Notes: Kenneth Macqueen was born in Ballarat, Victoria. He trained at the Slade and Westminster Schools. He exhibited at Royal Academy and the New English Art Club, London. He was a founding member of the Australian Academy of Art, a member of the Australian Contemporary Group, and the Australian Watercolour Institute and Society of Artists Sydney. He is represented in principal National Art Galleries in Australia and the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Roseberys
May. 06, 2015
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), THE WHITE GUM TREE, 1955, watercolour on paper
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN, (1897 – 1960), THE WHITE GUM TREE, 1955, watercolour on paper SIGNED: signed lower left: KENNETH MACQUEEN DIMENSIONS: 48.0 x 38.0 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Brisbane
Deutscher and Hackett
Mar. 26, 2015
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Untitled
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Untitled watercolour on paper 30.0 x 38.0 cm
Menzies
Mar. 24, 2015
§ KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
§ KENNETH MACQUEEN (1897-1960) Pebbles and Poddies 1926 watercolour PROVENANCE: Private collection, Queensland signed and dated lower right: KENNETH MACQUEEN 1936 38 x 46cm
Leonard Joel
Dec. 03, 2014
Coastal landscape
Est: -
Coastal landscape signed 'Kenneth Macqueen' (lower right) watercolour 38 x 47cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/2in).
Bonhams
Nov. 26, 2014
KENNETH ROBERTSON MACQUEEN (1897-1960)
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
KENNETH ROBERTSON MACQUEEN (1897-1960) LANDSCAPE Signed lower right
GFL Fine Art
Aug. 09, 2014
Kenneth MacQueen
Est: $50 - $100
Adventure in Watercolour. An Artists Story Written and Illustrated by Kenneth Macqueen:Sydney Legend Press. The Australian Artist Editions No date but 1948. Out of seies in an edition of 1100 copies. This copy is signed by Macqueen and is in very good condition
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Jul. 29, 2014
KENNETH MACQUEEN 1897-1960 (Landscape) watercolour and pencil on paper
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
KENNETH MACQUEEN 1897-1960 (Landscape) watercolour and pencil on paper signed 'KENNETH MACQUEEN' lower right 39 x 46.5 cm PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MR ALEXANDER SLUTZKIN, SYDNEY
Smith & Singer