Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Michael and I are Just Slipping Down to the Pub for a Minute (1992), 1992
Gouache · Board
Smith & Singer · Apr 8, 2025A$306,818 ≈ $185,895 ≈ £145,401 ≈ €169,767Sign up free to see price
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Butterflies (1994)
Lin Onus (Australian, 1948–1996) · 1994
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A$10,370 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,617≈ £5,274≈ €6,696
Hammer A$8,500 · with buyer’s premium A$10,370
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Lin Onus' lower right
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 37.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Savill: The Private and The Public The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art (AU0805)
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $11,018 – $18,363) (≈ £7,629 – £12,714) (≈ €9,686 – €16,144)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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