Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Canal scene, China, 1954
Gouache · Board
Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 26, 2026A$73,636 ≈ $52,907 ≈ £38,816 ≈ €45,340Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Composition (1961)
Ian Fairweather (Australian, 1891–1974) · 1961
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$45,000 – A$65,000 (≈ $38,390 – $55,453) (≈ £24,501 – £35,390) (≈ €30,900 – €44,634)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'l Fairweather' lower left
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 42 x 58 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0792)
- Date
- November 25, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 39
- Estimate
- A$45,000 – A$65,000 (≈ $38,390 – $55,453) (≈ £24,501 – £35,390) (≈ €30,900 – €44,634)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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