© Smith & Singer — view on Smith & Singer website ↗Australian Girl in Paris 1957, 1957
Acrylic · Board
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Auction result
Explorer and Bird 1968
Albert Tucker (Australian, 1914–1999) · 1968
A$597,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $449,462≈ £342,421≈ €403,757
Hammer A$490,000 · with buyer’s premium A$597,800
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed '"EXPLORER AND BIRD" / ALBERT TUCKER / 1968' verso
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 107 x 137.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0809)
- Date
- August 31, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 16
- Estimate
- A$250,000 – A$350,000 (≈ $187,965 – $263,151) (≈ £143,201 – £200,481) (≈ €168,851 – €236,391)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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