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Cut by Ralph Hotere, blow-torched and burnished baby iron, offered Aug 2016Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Ralph Hotere (New Zealand, 1931–2013)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$60,000 – NZ$80,000 (≈ $43,166 – $57,554) (≈ £32,793 – £43,724) (≈ €38,762 – €51,683)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
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As published: “blow-torched and burnished baby iron”
Signed / inscribed
Signed with artist’s initials R. H and dated ’89
Category
Other
Dimensions
600 x 767mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-16)
Date
August 4, 2016
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
59
Estimate
NZ$60,000 – NZ$80,000 (≈ $43,166 – $57,554) (≈ £32,793 – £43,724) (≈ €38,762 – €51,683)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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