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in the face of cosmic odds 2016
Del Kathryn Barton (Australian, b. 1972) · 2016
A$503,182 price realized incl. premium
≈ $326,153≈ £258,298≈ €309,707
Hammer A$410,000 · with buyer’s premium A$503,182
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour and ink on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated ‘- del kathryn barton - / 2016’ lower left; inscribed ’–in the face of cosmic odds–’ lower centre; signed, dated and inscribed ‘ - in the face of cosmic odds - / del kathryn barton /
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 240 x 180 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0872)
- Date
- November 27, 2024
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 27
- Estimate
- A$320,000 – A$380,000 (≈ $207,418 – $246,308) (≈ £164,265 – £195,065) (≈ €196,959 – €233,889)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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