© Smith & Singer — view on Smith & Singer website ↗Sunbaker 1937 (printed 1970s)
Photograph · Paper
Smith & Singer · Apr 28, 2026A$56,455 ≈ $40,387 ≈ £29,985 ≈ €34,578Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
The Sunbaker 1937
Max Dupain (Australian, 1911–1992) · 1937
A$79,773 price realized incl. premium
≈ $58,006≈ £43,818≈ €49,025
Hammer A$65,000 · with buyer’s premium A$79,773
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “silver gelatin photograph”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated within image: -Max Dupain '37-
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 40.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | November 2020 (20NOV)
- Date
- November 19, 2020
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$50,000 (≈ $21,814 – $36,357) (≈ £16,478 – £27,464) (≈ €18,437 – €30,728)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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