Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Outer Suburb of Melbourne Under Rain 1994, 1994
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Auction result
Delicate Balance
Ken Whisson (Australian, 1927–2022) · 1984
A$31,720 price realized incl. premium
≈ $21,396≈ £17,533≈ €19,305
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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 /
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 88.5 x 118.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (58-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 28, 2019
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 89
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $20,236 – $26,981) (≈ £16,582 – £22,110) (≈ €18,258 – €24,344)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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