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Destruction of the Circle

Richard Killeen (New Zealand, b. 1946)

NZ$95,353 price realized incl. premium

≈ $59,821≈ £49,365≈ €57,448

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Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic and collage on aluminium, 50 parts”
Support
Other support
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed, signed and dated March 8, 1990; artist’s original catalogue label affixed each piece verso
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
2300 x 2700mm: installation size variable
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-33)
Date
November 24, 2022
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
79
Estimate
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Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2015 and 2025 · sold 2 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Destruction of the Circle, Art+Object 2015

    Nov 26, 2015 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 106

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$38,000 – NZ$55,000

    As catalogued

    Richard Killeen, “Destruction of the Circle”

    acrylic and collage on aluminium, 50 parts

    2300 x 2700mm: installation size variable

  2. Destruction of the Circle, Art+Object 2022

    Nov 24, 2022 · Art+Object this result

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 79

    Sold NZ$95,353Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Richard Killeen, “Destruction of the Circle”

    acrylic and collage on aluminium, 50 parts

    2300 x 2700mm: installation size variable

  3. Destruction of the Circle, Art+Object 2025

    Aug 19, 2025 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 38

    Sold NZ$75,547 −21%Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Richard Killeen, “Destruction of the Circle”

    collage and acrylic on aluminium, fifty parts

    2300 x 2700mm: installation size variable

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