© Menzies — view on Menzies website ↗The Club 1989, 1989
Oil · Canvas
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Auction result
Confrontation 1978
John Brack (Australian, 1920–1999) · 1978
A$488,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $457,236≈ £271,599≈ €333,676
Hammer A$400,000 · with buyer’s premium A$488,000
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'John Brack /1978' lower left
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 138 x 107 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0787)
- Date
- May 13, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- A$400,000 – A$600,000 (≈ $374,784 – $562,176) (≈ £222,622 – £333,933) (≈ €273,505 – €410,258)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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