Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Sketch for Mazeppa No.1, c.1952
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Davidson Auctions · Aug 17, 2025A$5,000 ≈ $3,256 ≈ £2,402 ≈ €2,790Sign up free to see price
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The Forerunner
James Gleeson (Australian, 1915–2015) · c.1950
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A$19,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $18,755≈ £11,810≈ €13,912
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: Gleeson inscribed verso: THE FORERUNNER - 30 gns
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 18.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (18-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- November 17, 2010
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 20
- Estimate
- A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $9,768 – $14,652) (≈ £6,151 – £9,227) (≈ €7,246 – €10,869)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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