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The Orange Table 1978
Brett Whiteley (Australian, 1939–1992) · 1978
A$872,727 price realized incl. premium
≈ $917,149≈ £574,079≈ €645,334
Hammer A$725,000 · with buyer’s premium A$872,727
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil, mixed media and collage on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: brett whiteley/ 78; inscribed verso: ‘The Orange Table’ (sketch)/ 1977 – 78/ tempera, oil, oyster shells on ply/ 78” x 78”
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 132.0 x 213.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | June 2011 (11JUN)
- Date
- June 23, 2011
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 48
- Estimate
- A$800,000 – A$1,000,000 (≈ $840,720 – $1,050,900) (≈ £526,239 – £657,799) (≈ €591,556 – €739,446)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered 3 times between 2011 and 2014 · sold 3
Catalogue details differ between appearances (title, date). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.
Jun 23, 2011 · Menzies this result
Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | June 2011, lot 48
Sold A$872,727Sign up to see · est. A$800,000 – A$1,000,000
As catalogued
Brett Whiteley, “The Orange Table 1978”, 1978
oil, mixed media and collage on board
132.0 x 213.0 cm
Sep 13, 2012 · Menzies
Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | September 2012, lot 39
Sold A$828,409 −5%Sign up to see · est. A$750,000 – A$950,000
As catalogued
Brett Whiteley, “The Orange Table 1978”, 1978
oil, mixed media and collage on board
132.0 x 213.0 cm
Jul 24, 2014 · Menzies
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | July 2014, lot 41
Sold A$920,455 +11%Sign up to see · est. A$650,000 – A$850,000
As catalogued
Brett Whiteley, “The Orange Table 1977-78”, 1977-78
oil, mixed media and collage on board
132.0 x 213.0 cm
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