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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Desert Bird
John Coburn (Australian, 1925–2006)
A$6,100 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,181≈ £3,253≈ €3,769
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on paper signed lower right: Coburn inscribed with title below image: Desert Bird”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Works on paper (other)
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 52.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Selected Fine Art (selected-fine-art)
- Date
- October 29, 2019
- Location
- Australia (online)
- Lot
- 5
- Estimate
- A$5,000 – A$7,000 (≈ $3,427 – $4,798) (≈ £2,667 – £3,733) (≈ €3,089 – €4,325)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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