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Auction result
Bathers
John Passmore (Australian, 1904–1984)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$7,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $5,778 – $7,429) (≈ £3,686 – £4,739) (≈ €4,649 – €5,978)
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
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 44.5 x 59.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | December 2014 (14DEC)
- Date
- December 11, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 105
- Estimate
- A$7,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $5,778 – $7,429) (≈ £3,686 – £4,739) (≈ €4,649 – €5,978)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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