Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Michael and I are Just Slipping Down to the Pub for a Minute (1992), 1992
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Auction result
Fish in Stream
Lin Onus (Australian, 1948–1996)
A$22,091 price realized incl. premium
≈ $16,279≈ £12,665≈ €14,990
Hammer A$18,000 · with buyer’s premium A$22,091
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Lin Onus
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 37.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | May 2017 (17MAY)
- Date
- May 11, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 10
- Estimate
- A$12,000 – A$16,000 (≈ $8,843 – $11,791) (≈ £6,880 – £9,173) (≈ €8,143 – €10,857)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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