Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Approaching Storm South Coast, c.1989
Oil · Canvas
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Light Before Storm
Idris Murphy (Australian, b. 1949)
A$5,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $5,198≈ £3,287≈ €4,148
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- titled verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 122 x 125cm
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- The Australian Art Investment Trust Auction (LJ5654) (LJ5654)
- Date
- August 26, 2012
- Location
- 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141, Australia
- Lot
- 101
- Estimate
- A$2,000 – A$4,000 (≈ $2,079 – $4,158) (≈ £1,315 – £2,630) (≈ €1,659 – €3,319)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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