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Monoliths 2003

John Coburn (Australian, 1925–2006) · 2003

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate A$20,000 – A$26,000 (≈ $19,008 – $24,710) (≈ £11,847 – £15,401) (≈ €13,934 – €18,115)

Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right: Coburn; inscribed and dated verso: JOHN COBURN MONOLITHS 2003
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
100.0 x 120.0 cm
Auction house
Menzies
Sale
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | October 2013 (13OCT)
Date
October 31, 2013
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Lot
84
Estimate
A$20,000 – A$26,000 (≈ $19,008 – $24,710) (≈ £11,847 – £15,401) (≈ €13,934 – €18,115)
Source
Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2015 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (title, dimensions). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Monoliths 2003, Menzies 2013

    Oct 31, 2013 · Menzies this result

    Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | October 2013, lot 84

    Bought in / unsold · est. A$20,000 – A$26,000

    As catalogued

    John Coburn, “Monoliths 2003”, 2003

    oil on canvas

    100.0 x 120.0 cm

  2. Monoliths, Leonard Joel 2015

    Sep 15, 2015 · Leonard Joel

    Fine Art (LJ8083), lot 42

    Sold A$17,000Sign up to see · est. A$18,000 – A$26,000

    As catalogued

    John Coburn, “Monoliths”, 2003

    oil on canvas

    100 x 119cm

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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