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Picnic
Francis Lymburner (Australian, 1916–1972)
A$180 hammer
≈ $117≈ £89≈ €102
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Pencil”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 19x22cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Estate & Collector: Pictures & Fine Arts (Sale 201) (201)
- Date
- November 29, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 35
- Estimate
- A$100 – A$200 (≈ $65 – $131) (≈ £49 – £99) (≈ €56 – €113)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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