Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Tree of Life II (Maquette for Tapestry) 1974, 1974
Gouache · Paper
Menzies · Aug 27, 2026A$27,000 ≈ $19,413 ≈ £14,293 ≈ €16,671Sign up free to see price
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Bye Bye Blackbird
John Coburn (Australian, 1925–2006)
A$10,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $8,919≈ £5,426≈ €6,033
Hammer A$8,500 · with buyer’s premium A$10,200
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on paper on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Coburn; inscribed on frame verso: BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 53.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | September 2009 (09SEP)
- Date
- September 23, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 122
- Estimate
- A$6,000 – A$8,000 (≈ $5,247 – $6,995) (≈ £3,192 – £4,256) (≈ €3,549 – €4,732)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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