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Sengai by Max Gimblett, acrylic polymer paint on canvas, triptych, offered Nov 2017Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Sengai

Max Gimblett (New Zealand, b. 1935)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$8,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $5,543 – $8,315) (≈ £4,175 – £6,263) (≈ €4,663 – €6,994)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 3 times ↓

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic polymer paint on canvas, triptych”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated ‘1990/91’ verso; original Gow Langsford Gallery label affixed verso
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
255 x 960mm: installation size
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-20)
Date
November 28, 2017
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
61
Estimate
NZ$8,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $5,543 – $8,315) (≈ £4,175 – £6,263) (≈ €4,663 – €6,994)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 3 times between 2017 and 2026 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Sengai, Art+Object 2017

    Nov 28, 2017 · Art+Object this result

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 61

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$8,000 – NZ$12,000

    As catalogued

    Max Gimblett, “Sengai”

    acrylic polymer paint on canvas, triptych

    255 x 960mm: installation size

  2. Sengai, Art+Object 2024

    Sep 11, 2024 · Art+Object

    New Collectors Art & Studio Ceramics, lot 174

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$6,000 – NZ$10,000

    As catalogued

    Max Gimblett, “Sengai”

    acrylic polymer paint on canvas, triptych

    255 x 960 mm: installation size

  3. Sengai, Art+Object 2026

    Jun 9, 2026 · Art+Object

    New Collectors Art & Studio Ceramics, lot 47

    Sold NZ$3,656Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Max Gimblett, “Sengai”

    acrylic polymer paint on canvas, triptych

    255 x 960 mm: installation size

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