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Oil · Canvas
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(SEATED FIGURE)
Justin O'Brien (Australian, 1917–1996)
A$48,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $49,862≈ £31,323≈ €38,928
Hammer A$40,000 · with buyer’s premium A$48,000
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'O'BRIEN' upper right frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0773)
- Date
- November 20, 2012
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 62
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $31,164 – $41,552) (≈ £19,577 – £26,102) (≈ €24,330 – €32,440)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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