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Constructive Painting 1948
Ralph Balson (Australian, 1890–1964) · 1948
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$250,000 – A$350,000 (≈ $162,305 – $227,227) (≈ £120,039 – £168,055) (≈ €138,936 – €194,510)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated ‘R Balson - / 48’ lower left
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 74 x 100 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0876)
- Date
- August 19, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 7
- Estimate
- A$250,000 – A$350,000 (≈ $162,305 – $227,227) (≈ £120,039 – £168,055) (≈ €138,936 – €194,510)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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