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Auction result
Kitchen Tables 1981
Ken Whisson (Australian, 1927–2022) · 1981
A$31,720 price realized incl. premium
≈ $22,901≈ £14,510≈ €19,903
Hammer A$26,000 · with buyer’s premium A$31,720
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Edition
- 6/8
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed 'Ken Whisson 6/8/81 "KITCHEN TABLES" "Kitchen Tables" 6/8/81 Ken Whisson' verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 89.2 x 118.8 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0798)
- Date
- August 25, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 54
- Estimate
- A$22,000 – A$28,000 (≈ $15,883 – $20,215) (≈ £10,064 – £12,808) (≈ €13,804 – €17,569)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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