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A Reasoned Case for Why You Should do an Inconvenient Thing
Michael Williams (Australian, 1956–2024) · 2012
$5,715 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,271≈ €5,105
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil and airbrush on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled and dated "A REASONED CASE FOR WHY YOU SHOULD DO AN INCONVENIENT THING 2012 Michael Williams" on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 70 x 54 in. (177.8 x 137.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art (NY010624)
- Date
- September 25, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 259
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,473 – £11,210) (≈ €8,933 – €13,400)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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