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
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Butterflies and Wattle
Lin Onus (Australian, 1948–1996)
A$39,273 price realized incl. premium
≈ $25,995≈ £20,538≈ €23,766
Hammer A$32,000 · with buyer’s premium A$39,273
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Butterflies and Wattle”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Lin Onus
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 37.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art | June 2023 (23JUN)
- Date
- June 28, 2023
- Location
- Australia
- Lot
- 12
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$50,000 (≈ $19,857 – $33,096) (≈ £15,689 – £26,148) (≈ €18,154 – €30,257)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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