Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Prometheus Encyphered, 1986
Oil · Canvas
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Auction result
General Duties 1984
James Gleeson (Australian, 1915–2015) · 1984
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$100,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $102,450 – $122,940) (≈ £64,883 – £77,859) (≈ €74,623 – €89,548)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: Gleeson '84; signed, dated and inscribed verso: "General Duties" 21/5/84 James Gleeson
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 173.5 x 229.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | September 2011 (11SEP)
- Date
- September 14, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 52
- Estimate
- A$100,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $102,450 – $122,940) (≈ £64,883 – £77,859) (≈ €74,623 – €89,548)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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