Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Outback Homestead, North Queensland (1966), 1966
Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Apr 28, 2026A$35,591 ≈ $25,461 ≈ £18,903 ≈ €21,799Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Conversation
Ray Crooke (Australian, 1922–2015)
A$36,818 price realized incl. premium
≈ $28,189≈ £22,433≈ €26,365
Hammer A$30,000 · with buyer’s premium A$36,818
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas on board”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: R Crooke inscribed verso: Conversation
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 148.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | February 2017 (17FEB)
- Date
- February 9, 2017
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 61
- Estimate
- A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $26,797 – $34,453) (≈ £21,325 – £27,418) (≈ €25,063 – €32,223)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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