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Oil · Board
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Men Relaxed
Louis James (Australian, 1920–1996) · 1948
A$11,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,879≈ £5,382≈ €6,688
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: Louis James ‘48 inscribed verso: MEN RELAXED / by LOUIS JAMES / EXHIBITED ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS S.A. 1948 / WINNER “SPRING PRIZE”
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 54.5 x 76.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (5-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 28, 2008
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 97
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $6,933 – $10,399) (≈ £3,777 – £5,665) (≈ €4,693 – €7,040)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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