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Acrylic · Canvas
Smith & Singer · Apr 28, 2026A$306,818 ≈ $219,491 ≈ £162,960 ≈ €187,921Sign up free to see price
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Frogs on Waterlilies
Lin Onus (Australian, 1948–1996)
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A$512,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ $407,143≈ £266,402≈ €372,603
Hammer A$420,000 · with buyer’s premium A$512,400
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Lin Onus' lower left
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 91.2 x 121.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- The David Clarke AO Collection of Australian Art | Important Australian Art (AU0795)
- Date
- April 28, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 4
- Estimate
- A$100,000 – A$150,000 (≈ $79,458 – $119,187) (≈ £51,991 – £77,987) (≈ €72,717 – €109,076)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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