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Cow 1994
John Kelly (British, b. 1964) · 1994
A$29,455 price realized incl. premium
≈ $30,548≈ £19,333≈ €23,200
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 lower right: Kelly 94
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 91.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2012 (12MAR)
- Date
- March 22, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 151
- Estimate
- A$25,000 – A$35,000 (≈ $25,928 – $36,299) (≈ £16,409 – £22,972) (≈ €19,691 – €27,568)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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