Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Constructive Painting 1948, 1948
Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Aug 19, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Constructive Painting
Ralph Balson (Australian, 1890–1964) · 1953
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A$585,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $464,703≈ £359,733≈ €389,982
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: R Balson. 53
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 84.0 x 109.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC (50-estate-late-james-o-fairfax-ac)
- Date
- August 30, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 8
- Estimate
- A$120,000 – A$160,000 (≈ $95,226 – $126,968) (≈ £73,716 – £98,288) (≈ €79,914 – €106,553)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 28, 2024A$36,818 ≈ $24,947 ≈ £18,886 ≈ €22,441Sign up free to see price
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Deutscher and Hackett · Feb 22, 2022A$49,091 ≈ $35,376 ≈ £26,102 ≈ €31,191Sign up free to see price
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Deutscher and Hackett · Nov 11, 2020A$67,500 ≈ $49,110 ≈ £37,120 ≈ €41,739Sign up free to see price
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Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Constructive Painting 1948, 1948
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Smith & Singer · Aug 19, 2025Unsold / did not meet reservePhoto © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗
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Deutscher and Hackett · Nov 26, 2024A$79,773 ≈ $51,842 ≈ £41,131 ≈ €49,270Sign up free to see price
Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Non-Objective Painting, 1964
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Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 28, 2024A$31,909 ≈ $21,621 ≈ £16,368 ≈ €19,449Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Non-Objective Painting, 1956
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Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 28, 2024A$36,818 ≈ $24,947 ≈ £18,886 ≈ €22,441Sign up free to see price
Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Constructive Painting 1954, 1954
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Smith & Singer · May 2, 2023A$441,818 ≈ $295,921 ≈ £237,135 ≈ €269,878Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
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Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 30, 2017A$671,000 ≈ $532,472 ≈ £412,194 ≈ €446,855Sign up free to see price
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Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 30, 2017A$610,000 ≈ $484,066 ≈ £374,722 ≈ €406,232Sign up free to see price
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