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Cat Dreaming
Lin Onus (Australian, 1948–1996)
A$43,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $37,775≈ £22,982≈ €25,553
Hammer A$36,000 · with buyer’s premium A$43,200
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Cat Dreaming”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: Lin Onus
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 60.5 x 121.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | September 2009 (09SEP)
- Date
- September 23, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 28
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$50,000 (≈ $34,977 – $43,721) (≈ £21,279 – £26,599) (≈ €23,660 – €29,575)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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