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Trees 1945 by John Passmore, 1945, oil on canvas, offered May 2016© Smith & Singer — view on Smith & Singer website ↗

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Trees 1945

John Passmore (Australian, 1904–1984) · 1945

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate A$6,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $4,424 – $6,636) (≈ £3,062 – £4,592) (≈ €3,877 – €5,816)

Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 'JP 45' lower right; signed, dated and inscribed 'Trees 1945 J. Passmore' verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
61.3 x 50.8 cm
Auction house
Smith & Singer
Sale
Important Australian & International Art (AU0806)
Date
May 11, 2016
Location
Sydney, Australia
Lot
133
Estimate
A$6,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $4,424 – $6,636) (≈ £3,062 – £4,592) (≈ €3,877 – €5,816)
Source
Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2016 and 2017 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Trees 1945, Smith & Singer 2016

    May 11, 2016 · Smith & Singer this result

    Important Australian & International Art, lot 133

    Bought in / unsold · est. A$6,000 – A$9,000

    As catalogued

    John Passmore, “Trees 1945”, 1945

    oil on canvas

    61.3 x 50.8 cm

  2. Trees 1945, Smith & Singer 2017

    Jun 21, 2017 · Smith & Singer

    Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design, lot 203

    Sold A$7,930Sign up to see · est. A$4,000 – A$6,000

    As catalogued

    John Passmore, “Trees 1945”, 1945

    oil on canvas

    61.3 x 50.8 cm

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