Bill Hammond’s Zoomorphic painting tipped to fetch up to $1.8m at auction

PremiumJane PhareSenior Journalist·NZ Herald·5 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM2 mins to read‌Zoomorphic Lounge III (1999), an acrylic-on-canvas painting by Bill Hammond.Zoomorphic Lounge III (1999), an acrylic-on-canvas painting by Bill Hammond.A large painting by acclaimed New Zealand artist Bill Hammond is expected to sell for between $1.4 million and $1.8m as part of a major private collection being auctioned at Webb’s this month.

The 1999 acrylic-on-canvas painting, Zoomorphic Lounge III, is part of a private collection of 100 paintings,