John (1956) Young Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John (1956) Young Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 16, 2025
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Generic Studies: Flower, Figure and Seascape 2004 c-type photograph, ed. 1/5 36 x 85cm (image); 39 x 89cm (fr...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Generic Studies: Flower, Figure and Seascape 2004 c-type photograph, ed. 1/5 signed, titled and dated verso 36 x 85cm (image); 39 x 89cm (frame) PROVENANCE: Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 9 May 2007, lot 161 Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: © John Young/Copyright Agency, 2025
Leonard Joel
Feb. 15, 2023
JOHN YOUNG, Q PAINTING, 2000
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Q PAINTING, 2000 digital print and oil on canvas 211.0 x 158.0 cm signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: Q Painting / [illeg.] / Summer-Fall 2000 / assisted by / Amanda Marbury / Kate Rhode PROVENANCE Sherman Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 16 December 2009, lot 20 Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITED John Young: Awful Backlash, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 5 - 27 May 2000 LITERATURE Barnes, C., John Young, Craftsman House, Melbourne, 2005, cat. 220, pp. 240 (illus.), 248 © John Young/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Dec. 04, 2022
YOUNG John (b.1956), 'Sanctuary and Hazard,' Winter 2003., Digital Scan & Oil on Linen (Diptych), 119x202cm (overall)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
YOUNG, John (b.1956) 'Sanctuary and Hazard,' Winter 2003. Titled and inscribed verso. Ex Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne (label verso). Digital Scan & Oil on Linen (Diptych) 119x202cm (overall)
Davidson Auctions
Jul. 03, 2022
YOUNG John (b.1956), 'Drummer Boy (After Derain)', Acrylic & Charcoal on Paper, 159x124cm
Est: $300 - $600
YOUNG, John (b.1956) 'Drummer Boy (After Derain)' No signature apparent Acrylic & Charcoal on Paper 159x124cm
Davidson Auctions
May. 11, 2022
John Young (born 1956) Red, Blue (Ocean), 2005
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
John Young (born 1956) Red, Blue (Ocean), 2005 signed, dated and inscribed verso: 'Red, Blue (Ocean) / Autumn 2005 / assisted by / M. Simenko / C. AHERN' digital print and oil on linen 156.5 x 125.5cm (61 5/8 x 49 7/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 11, 2022
John Young (born 1956) The Threshold, Winter - Spring, 1996 2
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
John Young (born 1956) The Threshold, Winter - Spring, 1996 signed, dated and inscribed verso: 'The Threshold / Winter - / Spring 1996 / John Young / assisted by / Renata Petanceski' meoscan, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas 274.5 x 303.0cm (108 1/16 x 119 5/16in). (diptych, overall) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 09, 2022
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Spectrumfigure VIII 2018 oil on Belgian linen
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Spectrumfigure VIII 2018 oil on Belgian linen titled and inscribed verso: Spectrumfigure VIII/ 2017 Summer/ assisted by/ C. AHERN/ A. MARBURG/ Mateja Simenko titled and dated on gallery label verso 190 x 150cm PROVENANCE: Olsen Gallery, Sydney (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: This is a Shelter, Olsen Gallery, Sydney, 30 May-24 June 2018 OTHER NOTES: John Young is one of Australia's foremost contemporary artists, combining innovative painterly practice along with scholarly discourse. Born in Hong Kong, John Young relocated to Australia with his family in the late 1960s. Young nurtured an interest in Philosophy of Science and Aesthetics but returned to study Painting and Sculpture at the Sydney College of the Arts, completing his studies in 1980. Spectrumfigure is a series of seven works that Young had been experimenting with for 12 years. Produced by a unique process, the artist collates thousands of photographic images sourced online. Then using an algorithm these images are blended into formless abstracts of colour, which the artist then intricately replicates onto canvas. The result is a resonating conglomeration of the colour spectrum, or 'algorhythm', so vibrant on the canvas that you can almost hear it. (1) After more than 70 solo exhibitions, including two survey exhibitions, Young continues to innovate his artistic practice. Hannah Ryan | Art Specialist (1) Downes, B., John Young: Algorhythms of Colour, Art Collector, issue 84 April-June 2018, accessed online © John Young/Copyright Agency 2022
Leonard Joel
Mar. 30, 2022
John Young (b. 1956)
Est: $600 - $800
Drummer Boy [after Derain] charcoal on paper
Shapiro Auctioneers
Mar. 08, 2022
JOHN YOUNG, SNOW PINES III, 2004
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 SNOW PINES III, 2004 from the PERSIAN series digital print and oil on linen 83.0 x 69.5 cm inscribed with title and date verso: Snow Pines III / Summer 2004 PROVENANCE John Buckley collection, Melbourne, a gift from the artist Mossgreen, Melbourne, 13 May 2014, lot 86 Shannon Bennett, Melbourne © John Young/Copyright Agency 2021 This item is located at our Melbourne gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Mar. 08, 2022
JOHN YOUNG, ECHOE, 2005
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 ECHOE, 2005 digital print on linen 151.0 x 195.0 cm inscribed with title and date verso: Echoe / Winter 2005 PROVENANCE Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne Shannon Bennett, Melbourne, acquired from the above © John Young/Copyright Agency 2021 This item is located at our Melbourne gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 19, 2020
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Red, Blue II (also known as Red, Blue Summer) 2003
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Red, Blue II (also known as Red, Blue Summer) 2003 digital scan and oil on linen 200.5 x 152.0 cm signed, dated and inscribed verso: Red, Blue II Young/ 2003/ assisted by/ A.Marburg/ C.AHERN/ Yvette Coppersmith.
Menzies
Sep. 22, 2020
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Fundamental Painting #1 2005 oil on linen
Est: $12,000 - $16,000
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Fundamental Painting #1 2005 oil on linen signed, titled, dated and inscribed verso: Fundamental/ Painting #1 John Young/ 2005/ assisted by/ A.Marburg/ M.Simenko/ C.Ahern 155 x 125cm PROVENANCE: Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Melbourne EXHIBITIONS: John Young: New Paintings, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne, 15 November - 3 December 2005
Leonard Joel
Sep. 24, 2019
JOHN YOUNG, GENERIC STUDIES: FLOWER, FIGURE AND SEASCAPE, 2004
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 GENERIC STUDIES: FLOWER, FIGURE AND SEASCAPE, 2004 type C photograph edition: 1/5 SIGNED: signed, dated, numbered and inscribed with title verso: JOHN YOUNG/ Generic Studies: Flower, Figure and Seascape 1/5 Spring 2004 DIMENSIONS: 35.5 x 85.5 cm PROVENANCE: Company collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 27, 2018
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Rex 1999 oil on linen
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) Rex 1999 oil on linen signed, titled and dated verso: Rex (vertical version)/ John Young/ 1999 inscribed verso: assisted by/ Amanda Marburg/ Will Breen 225 x 30cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Jun. 28, 2018
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) DMI #1 Summer digital scan and oil on canvas
Est: $2,800 - $4,200
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) DMI #1 Summer digital scan and oil on canvas titled verso 138 x 88cm PROVENANCE: Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Jun. 05, 2018
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) DMI #1 Summer digital scan and oil on canvas
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) DMI #1 Summer digital scan and oil on canvas titled verso 138 x 88cm PROVENANCE: Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Jun. 05, 2018
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) The Sea Autumn 2008 digital print and oil on linen
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
JOHN YOUNG (born 1956) The Sea Autumn 2008 digital print and oil on linen 190 x 218cm PROVENANCE: Michael Reid Gallery, Sydney Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
Apr. 30, 2017
YOUNG, John (b.1956)
Est: $800 - $1,500
'Wild Roots Painting,' 2000. Savill Galleries label verso, & inscribed 'assisted by Amanda Marburg, W Breen & Kate Rohde.'
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 10, 2016
Henry John Sylvester Stannard (1870-1951), YOUNG GIRL AND CAT FEEDING FROM A SAUCER IN FRONT OF A COTTAGE, Watercolour on paper, laid down to a support; signed lower left, 10.5" x 14.5" — 26.7 x 36.8 cm.
Est: -
HENRY JOHN SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951), BRITISHYOUNG GIRL AND CAT FEEDING FROM A SAUCER IN FRONT OF A COTTAGEWatercolour on paper, laid down to a support; signed lower left10.5" x 14.5" — 26.7 x 36.8 cm.Estimate: $600—900
Waddington's
Aug. 23, 2016
John Young (b. 1956)*
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Young (b. 1956)* Wild Flower Painting #3 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas, titled, signed, dated and inscribed verso 'Wildflower Painting #3 / John Young / Spring 2000 / Assisted by / Amanda Marburg' Viart Corporation, New York, Savill Galleries, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 23, 2016
John Young (b. 1956)*
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Young (b. 1956)* Wild Roots Painting, 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas, titled signed, dated and inscribed verso 'Wild Roots Painting / John Young / Spring 2000 / Assisted by / Amanda Marburg / W. Breen / Kate Rohde' Viart Corporation, New York, Savill Galleries, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers
Apr. 03, 2016
YOUNG, John (b.1956) 'Drummer Boy (after Derain).' Unsigned. Originally purchased Macquarie Galleries, Sydney.
Est: $700 - $1,200
YOUNG, John (b.1956) 'Drummer Boy (after Derain).' Unsigned. Originally purchased Macquarie Galleries, Sydney. Acrylic & Charcoal on Paper 159x124cm
Davidson Auctions
Feb. 25, 2016
John Young (1956 - ) - I.O.U. Summer, 1994 213.5 x 244.0 cm (overall)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Young (1956 - ) I.O.U. Summer, 1994 synthetic polymer paint, oil and digital print on canvas 213.5 x 244.0 cm (overall) signed, dated and inscribed verso
Lawsons
Dec. 10, 2015
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 I.O.U. Summer 1994
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 I.O.U. Summer 2004 digital print, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas 213.5 x 244.0 cm (overall) signed, dated and inscribed verso: John Young/ Autumn 1994/ assisted by/ Renata Petanceski/ Brett Smith
Menzies
Sep. 20, 2015
YOUNG, John (b.1956) - 'Drummer Boy (after Derain).' Unsigned.
Est: $800 - $1,500
YOUNG, John (b.1956) 'Drummer Boy (after Derain).' Unsigned. Acrylic & Charcoal on Paper 159x124cm
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 19, 2015
John Young (b. 1956)
Est: $4,500 - $5,500
John Young (b. 1956) Figure Study XIX, Winter, 2002 digital scan and oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated verso 'J. Young, Figure Study XIX, Winter, 2002' C. Barnes, John Young, 2005, Craftsman House, Thames & Hudson, Fisherman's Bend, p. 242, cat. 280.
Shapiro Auctioneers
Jul. 21, 2015
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Wild Flower Painting #3 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas
Est: $3,500 - $6,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Wild Flower Painting #3 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas signed, dated and inscribed 'Wildflower Painting #3 / John Young / Spring 2000 / Assisted by / Amanda Marburg' verso 137.5 x 87 cm PROVENANCE Viart Corporation, New York (label verso) Goldman Sachs JB Were Collection, Sydney Australian and International Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 28 June 2005, lot 431, illustrated Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso) Private Collection, Sydney
Smith & Singer
Jul. 21, 2015
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Wild Roots Painting 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas
Est: $3,500 - $6,000
JOHN YOUNG born 1956 Wild Roots Painting 2000 oil and digital scan on canvas signed, dated and inscribed 'Wild Roots Painting / John Young / Spring 2000 / Assisted by / Amanda Marburg / W. BREEN / Kate Rohde' verso 137.5 x 87 cm PROVENANCE Viart Corporation, New York (label verso) Goldman Sachs JB Were Collection, Sydney Australian and International Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 28 June 2005, lot 432, illustrated Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso) Private Collection, Sydney
Smith & Singer
May. 19, 2015
John Young. Hurricane over Westminster and the Thames with St Pauls in the distance. Ltd ed signed p
Est: £30 - £50
John Young. Hurricane over Westminster and the Thames with St Pauls in the distance. Ltd ed signed print 453/600, signed by the artist lower right. 47x63cm
Humbert & Ellis Ltd
Apr. 30, 2015
John Young (b. 1956) Figure Study XIX, Winter, 2002
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
John Young (b. 1956) Figure Study XIX, Winter, 2002 digital scan and oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated verso 'J. Young, Figure Study XIX, Winter, 2002' 87 x 136 cm
Shapiro Auctioneers
Mar. 13, 2015
John Young b.1956, Addictive Imagery 1996
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Young b.1956, Addictive Imagery 1996 mixed media with colour Xerox on cotton paper 32 x 18.5cm
Lawsons
Mar. 13, 2015
John Young b.1956, Addictive Imagery 1996
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Young b.1956, Addictive Imagery 1996 mixed media with colour Xerox on cotton paper 32 x 18.5cm
Lawsons
Aug. 25, 2014
John Young (b. 1956) Union, 2002
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
John Young (b. 1956) Union, 2002 digital print and oil on linen, titled, dated and inscribed verso 'Union/ Spring 2002/assisted by A Marburg, C. Ahern, Yvette Coppersmith' 247 x 169 cm
Shapiro Auctioneers
Apr. 06, 2011
John Young (b.1956) Time's Collapse #2 2001/2002
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
John Young (b.1956) Time's Collapse #2 2001/2002 oil and necoscan on canvas titled, dated and signed verso 'Time's Collapse #2 2001 /2002' 211 x 80.5 cm Provenance Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Private Collection, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers
Apr. 06, 2011
John Young (b.1956) Time's Collapse #1 2001/2002
Est: $14,000 - $18,000
John Young (b.1956) Time's Collapse #1 2001/2002 oil and necoscan on canvas, titled, dated and signed verso 'Time's Collapse #1 2001 /2002' 211 x 80.5 cm Provenance Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Private Collection, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers
Apr. 10, 2006
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $28,000 - $35,000
Invitation dated and inscribed 'Invitation/Winter-Spring 2000/Assisted by Amanda Marburg/W BREEN/Kate Rohde' (on the reverse) oil on Necoscan on canvas 210 x 160 cm
Christie's
Jun. 28, 2005
JOHN YOUNG B. 1956 WILD ROOTS PAINTING 137 by 87 cm Digital scan and oil on canvas Signed, dated Spring 2000 and inscribed with title on the reverse; also signed on the reverse by assistants Amanda Marburg, W. Breen and Kate Rohde Provenance Goldman
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN YOUNG B. 1956 WILD ROOTS PAINTING 137 by 87 cm Digital scan and oil on canvas Signed, dated Spring 2000 and inscribed with title on the reverse; also signed on the reverse by assistants Amanda Marburg, W. Breen and Kate Rohde Provenance Goldman Sachs JBWere Collection,
Sotheby's
Jun. 28, 2005
JOHN YOUNG B. 1956 WILD FLOWER PAINTING #3 137 by 87 cm Digital scan and oil on canvas Signed, dated Spring 2000 and inscribed with title on the reverse; also signed on the reverse by assistant Amanda Marburg Provenance Goldman Sachs JBWere
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN YOUNG B. 1956 WILD FLOWER PAINTING #3 137 by 87 cm Digital scan and oil on canvas Signed, dated Spring 2000 and inscribed with title on the reverse; also signed on the reverse by assistant Amanda Marburg Provenance Goldman Sachs JBWere Collection,
Sotheby's
May. 24, 2005
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
Edge and Path (The Passage to Individuation) charcoal on paper laid on canvas 230 x 202 cm Drawn in 1986
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2004
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Oil on canvas Signed, dated Autumn 2000 and inscribed with title on the reverse; inscribed on the reverse 'assisted by Amanda Marburg'
Sotheby's
Aug. 23, 2004
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Clouds and Generic Figure Study, Summer 1998 signed, dated and inscribed 'Cloud and Generic Figure Study/John Young/Summer 1998 ASSISTED BY.JUAN FORD' (on the reverse) oil and Necoscan on canvas 184 x 203 cm
Christie's
Nov. 25, 2002
JOHN YOUNG (b. 1956)
Est: $7,826 - $8,944
Clouds + Generic Figure Study # 2 oil and NECO scan on canvas 183 x 194 cm Painted in Autumn 1998 PROVENANCE Sherman Galleries, Sydney Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998 LITERATURE www.contemporaryart.com.au/young/pics/cloudsandFig.htm, illustrated EXHIBITION Sydney, Sherman Galleries, Matteo Ricci in Goa, 6-29 August 1998 NOTES This work is from Young's 'Double Ground' series.
Christie's
Jun. 25, 2002
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $4,480 - $6,720
FIGURE STUDY V, AUTUMN signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'Figure Study V/JY/Autumn 2000/assisted by Amanda Marburg' (on the reverse) digital scan and oil on canvas 87 x 136 cm PROVENANCE Sherman Galleries, Sydney Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000 EXHIBITION Sydney, Sherman Galleries, John Young - Awful Backlash, 5 - 27 May 2000, cat. no. 10 NOTES "John Young is known for his overlaid painted images of existing photographic reproductions, that he either happens to come across, or takes from a well stocked archive. Romantic style landscapes, nude photography, flora from gardening books, still life pictures and images of movie stills, count among the repeated sources to date. When confronted with one of his multilayered works, there is a desire to look for some form of unified purpose behind each juxtaposed image. For what appears familiar, is on closer scrutiny ambivalent, evading the unified meaning we may wish to allocate to the work. Whether intentional or not, Young's work often leaves the viewer with a sense of discontent, even irritation since we are unable to get close to the artist's intention. His use of such imagery aims to show how both photography and painting have the potential to misinform, to trick the viewer into thinking that what they are observing comes out of their own experiences. In fact, what functions as the real, is a constructed reality" (P Kember, Rethinking, Refunctioning, John Young - Awful Backlash, cat. Sydney, 2000).
Christie's
Jun. 25, 2002
JOHN YOUNG (B. 1956)
Est: $2,240 - $3,360
REX # 1 signed and dated 'John Young/1995'; further titled and dated 'Rex #1 1995' (on the reverse) oil and acrylic on canvas 71 x 71 cm PROVENANCE Sherman Galleries, Sydney Fundraising auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999.
Christie's