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Auction result
Whale 1987
John Firth-Smith (Australian, b. 1943) · 1987
A$29,455 price realized incl. premium
≈ $30,913≈ £19,188≈ €23,648
Hammer A$24,000 · with buyer’s premium A$29,455
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated verso: Firth Smith 87; signed, dated and inscribed verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH/ WHALE/ 1987 SYDNEY
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 121.5 x 366.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | December 2012 (12DEC)
- Date
- December 6, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- A$28,000 – A$38,000 (≈ $29,386 – $39,881) (≈ £18,240 – £24,754) (≈ €22,480 – €30,509)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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