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Convenient Repression

Ruth Watson (New Zealand, b. 1962)

NZ$2,402 price realized incl. premium

≈ $1,624≈ £1,241≈ €1,402

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Medium
Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →
As published: “mixed media, wallpaper, plastic, metal and Perspex”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Title inscribed, signed and dated 1990 verso
Category
Mixed media
Dimensions
1300 x 1160 mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
The Les and Milly Paris Collection Part 2 (the-les-and-milly-paris-collection-part-2)
Date
June 28, 2018
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
68
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 twice between 2012 and 2018 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

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

  1. Convenient Repression I, Art+Object 2012

    Sep 19, 2012 · Art+Object

    The Les and Milly Paris Collection, lot 69

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$5,000 – NZ$8,000

    As catalogued

    Ruth Watson, “Convenient Repression I”

    mixed media, wallpaper, plastic, metal and perspex

    1300 x 1160mm

  2. Convenient Repression, Art+Object 2018

    Jun 28, 2018 · Art+Object this result

    The Les and Milly Paris Collection Part 2, lot 68

    Sold NZ$2,402Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Ruth Watson, “Convenient Repression”

    mixed media, wallpaper, plastic, metal and Perspex

    1300 x 1160 mm

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