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Auction result
Tide 1992
John Firth-Smith (Australian, b. 1943) · 1992
A$18,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ $14,541≈ £9,514≈ €13,307
Hammer A$15,000 · with buyer’s premium A$18,300
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on paper on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed 'Firth-Smith "tIDE" '92' lower centre right
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 300 x 92 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- The David Clarke AO Collection of Australian Art | Important Australian Art (AU0795)
- Date
- April 28, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 82
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $11,919 – $19,865) (≈ £7,799 – £12,998) (≈ €10,908 – €18,179)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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