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Photograph · Paper
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Auction result
Meat Queue 1946, printed later
Max Dupain (Australian, 1911–1992) · 1946
A$4,880 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,797≈ £2,883≈ €3,228
Hammer A$4,000 · with buyer’s premium A$4,880
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “silver gelatin photograph”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Max Dupain '46' lower right; inscribed 'Meat Queue' lower left
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 36.2 x 49.7 cm (image)
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0818)
- Date
- October 24, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 146
- Estimate
- A$4,000 – A$6,000 (≈ $3,112 – $4,668) (≈ £2,363 – £3,544) (≈ €2,646 – €3,969)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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