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The Straight Tree
John Passmore (Australian, 1904–1984)
A$33,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $30,238≈ £18,471≈ €20,768
Hammer A$28,000 · with buyer’s premium A$33,600
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on panel”
- Support
- Panel
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials lower right: JP; inscribed verso: The Straight Tree/ John Passmore
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 35.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | December 2009 (09DEC)
- Date
- December 16, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 7
- Estimate
- A$7,500 – A$9,500 (≈ $6,749 – $8,549) (≈ £4,123 – £5,223) (≈ €4,636 – €5,872)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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