Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Portrait of Young Girl (Jane Gillespie, now known as Asri Kerthyasa), 1961
Oil · Board
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Operation Centipede
Arthur Murch (Australian, 1902–1989) · c.1963
A$9,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $5,976≈ £4,683≈ €5,500
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: MURCH; titled 'Surf Boat, Avalon' and dated verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 67 x 177cm (184.5 x 75cm framed)
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- The Collector's Auction (LJ8735) (LJ8735)
- Date
- June 4, 2024
- Location
- 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra, Australia
- Lot
- 1
- Estimate
- A$3,000 – A$5,000 (≈ $1,992 – $3,320) (≈ £1,561 – £2,602) (≈ €1,833 – €3,055)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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