© Smith & Singer — view on Smith & Singer website ↗Medusa 1961, 1961
Sculpture
Smith & Singer · Apr 17, 2024A$67,500 ≈ $43,372 ≈ £34,817 ≈ €40,771Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Bumble Bee
John Perceval (Australian, 1923–2000) · 1989
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$250 – A$450 (≈ $170 – $306) (≈ £132 – £238) (≈ €154 – €277)
Offered at Davidson Auctions and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Coloured Etching 75/100”
- Edition
- 75/100
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 19.5x12cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art/Estate & Collector (Sale 138) (138)
- Date
- November 16, 2019
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 303
- Estimate
- A$250 – A$450 (≈ $170 – $306) (≈ £132 – £238) (≈ €154 – €277)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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