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Oil · Board
Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 28, 2024A$31,909 ≈ $21,621 ≈ £16,368 ≈ €19,449Sign up free to see price
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Non-Objective Painting
Ralph Balson (Australian, 1890–1964) · 1958
A$132,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $136,990≈ £86,461≈ €109,199
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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. / ‘58
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 137.0 x 152.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (26-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 29, 2012
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 27
- Estimate
- A$60,000 – A$80,000 (≈ $62,268 – $83,024) (≈ £39,301 – £52,401) (≈ €49,636 – €66,181)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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