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THE BOG HOLE
Seán McSweeney (British, 1935–2018)
€1,500 hammer
≈ $1,932≈ £1,197
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left; inscribed with title on reverse; with Dawson Gallery framing label on reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 14 by 18in., 36 by 46cm.
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- IRISH & BRITISH ART (755)
- Date
- October 1, 2012
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 38
- Estimate
- €2,000 – €3,000 (≈ $2,575 – $3,863) (≈ £1,597 – £2,395)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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