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Auction result
Boys Bathing
John Passmore (Australian, 1904–1984)
A$2,684 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,024≈ £1,443≈ €1,786
Hammer A$2,200 · with buyer’s premium A$2,684
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 35.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0803)
- Date
- April 6, 2016
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 155
- Estimate
- A$2,000 – A$3,000 (≈ $1,509 – $2,263) (≈ £1,075 – £1,613) (≈ €1,331 – €1,996)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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