Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Outer Suburb of Melbourne Under Rain 1994, 1994
Oil · Linen
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Auction result
Delicate Balance
Ken Whisson (Australian, 1927–2022) · 1984
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $32,514 – $41,804) (≈ £19,468 – £25,031) (≈ €21,557 – €27,716)
Offered at Deutscher and Hackett and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed verso: (in Bilico) /‘Delicate Balance’ / 6 / 10 / 84 / Ken Whisson inscribed canvas edge verso: Touches of yellow etc./ added 11 / 8
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 88.5 x 118.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (12-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- November 25, 2009
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 12
- Estimate
- A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $32,514 – $41,804) (≈ £19,468 – £25,031) (≈ €21,557 – €27,716)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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