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Joseph with Bear and Bottle
Michael Smither (New Zealand, b. 1939)
NZ$216,912 price realized incl. premium
≈ $179,408≈ £110,759≈ €137,985
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with artist's initials M. D. S and dated 1973; original Govett Brewster 'Michael Smither - An Introduction' exhibition label affixed verso; original 'Michael Smither: The Wonder Years' exhibiti
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 1210 x 860mm
- Auction house
- Art+Object
- Sale
- The Les and Milly Paris Collection (the-les-and-milly-paris-collection)
- Date
- September 19, 2012
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Lot
- 18
- Estimate
- —
- Source
- Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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