Peter Wegner

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Australian | 1953

Peter Wegner is an Australian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1953. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St) have featured Peter Wegner's work in the past.Peter Wegner's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 2,911 USD to 10,690 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2021 the record price for this artist at auction is 10,690 USD for Enamel Bowls and Oil Funnel II, sold at Leonard Joel, Melbourne in 2023. Peter Wegner has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Art Almanac in November 2024.

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Notable Lots

Outnumbered Milk Jugs ,1953

By Peter Wegner

Portrait of Rick Amor 1994 - Peter Wegner

Portrait of Rick Amor 1994 ,1994

By Peter Wegner

Enamel Bowls and Oil Funnel II - Peter Wegner

Enamel Bowls and Oil Funnel II ,2005

By Peter Wegner

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Recent Auction Results

Study for Velvet Couch ,2021

By Peter Wegner

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Portrait of Rick Amor 1994 ,1994

By Peter Wegner

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Outnumbered Milk Jugs ,1953

By Peter Wegner

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Past Exhibitions

Peter Wegner: Beyond the Empty Chair

Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St)

Melbourne | Australia

Jun 03,2025 - Jun 21,2025

Peter Wegner: Centenarians

Gippsland Art Gallery

Sale | Australia

Mar 08,2025 - May 18,2025

Assemblage

Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St)

Melbourne | Australia

Feb 04,2025 - Feb 22,2025

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Articles

Art Almanac 15/11/2024

鈥�. . . infinite possibilities and multi-layered approaches鈥�

Sydney Morning Herald 01/04/2023

The Archibald Prize is the oldest and most prestigious portrait competition in Australia, but not the richest.

Sydney Morning Herald 29/10/2021

The Melbourne artist has learnt much from his centenarian subjects. But he was still unprepared for his most difficult portrait yet.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Wegner made sketches at each visit to E.M鈥檚 bedside, bearing witness to his profound journey through illness and the final chapter of life... 鈥�
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St)

鈥� ..Wegner does not rework his drawings after a sitting, allowing each artwork to speak of a single moment in time; open, raw and honest in their representations of suffering and of peace... 鈥�
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St)

鈥� .. Peter Wegner鈥檚 current exhibition Condolence presents a poignant series of wax dipped drawings, created by the artist during the last eight weeks of a close friend鈥檚 life... 鈥�
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne (35 Derby St)