Lin Onus

Australian · 1948–1996 · Painter, Printmaker

Lin Onus, born William McLintock Onus and also known as Lin Burralung McLintock Onus, was an Australian artist of Scottish-Aboriginal origins. He was the son of activist Bill Onus. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Lin Onus, Fish, Ferns and Rocks (1995), 1995, synthetic polymer paint on canvasFish, Ferns and Rocks (1995)Smith & Singer · A$793,000≈ $593,656≈ £440,397≈ €503,781Sign up to see
  2. Lin Onus, Fish at Dusk (1996), 1996, synthetic polymer paint on canvasFish at Dusk (1996)Smith & Singer · A$671,000≈ $502,324≈ £372,644≈ €426,276Sign up to see
  3. Lin Onus, Guyi Bulgabula (Fish and Lily) (1992), 1992, synthetic polymer paint on canvasGuyi Bulgabula (Fish and Lily) (1992)Smith & Singer · A$644,318≈ $444,831≈ £377,423≈ €447,786Sign up to see

Lin Onus’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lin Onus, born William McLintock Onus and also known as Lin Burralung McLintock Onus, was an Australian artist of Scottish-Aboriginal origins. He was the son of activist Bill Onus.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1948, MelbourneDied 1996, MelbourneOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q1825603 ↗ULAN 500124124 ↗

In the collections of

Art Gallery of South AustraliaAuckland Art GalleryAustralian National Maritime MuseumNational Gallery of AustraliaNational Gallery of VictoriaSeattle Art Museum

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Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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