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Ricky Swallow (Australian, b. 1974)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate NZ$7,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $4,018 – $6,888) (≈ £3,013 – £5,166) (≈ €3,468 – €5,945)
Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper, diptych”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Title inscribed, signed and dated 2008 and inscribed L. A each part verso · Ricky Swallow signature
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 190 x 143mm
- Auction house
- Art+Object
- Sale
- "a (im) possible relevance" : The Collection of Mal and Lizzie Brow (a-im-possible-relevance-the-brow-collection)
- Date
- October 22, 2025
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Lot
- 24
- Estimate
- NZ$7,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $4,018 – $6,888) (≈ £3,013 – £5,166) (≈ €3,468 – €5,945)
- Source
- Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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