Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Celebration Blue 1974, 1974
Acrylic · Canvas
Menzies · Aug 27, 2026A$36,818 ≈ $26,472 ≈ £19,491 ≈ €22,733Sign up free to see price
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Half Light, Desert
John Coburn (Australian, 1925–2006)
A$7,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,159≈ £4,571≈ €5,359
Hammer A$6,000 · with buyer’s premium A$7,200
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Coburn
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 90.5 x 61.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art | December 2010 (10DEC)
- Date
- December 15, 2010
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 110
- Estimate
- A$7,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $6,960 – $9,943) (≈ £4,444 – £6,348) (≈ €5,210 – €7,443)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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