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Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2025A$3,000 ≈ $1,966 ≈ £1,480 ≈ €1,700Sign up free to see price
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Prisoners
James Gleeson (Australian, 1915–2015)
A$3,294 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,420≈ £1,675≈ €2,127
Hammer A$2,700 · with buyer’s premium A$3,294
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Gleeson' lower right; signed and inscribed '"Prisoners" James Gleeson 35 gns' verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 23.8 x 29.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Savill: The Private and The Public The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art (AU0805)
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 105
- Estimate
- A$2,000 – A$3,000 (≈ $1,469 – $2,204) (≈ £1,017 – £1,526) (≈ €1,291 – €1,937)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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