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Other · Paper
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Phoenix, the Tempest
Sidney Nolan (Australian, 1917–1992) · 1963
A$1,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $773≈ £610≈ €713
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- Medium
- Drawing (crayon) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “crayon on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- titled, dated and inscribed with accompanying text verso: 15 Aug 63 / Tempest / 3-3-24 / that in Arabia / There is one tree, the phoenix' throne, one phoenix / At this hour reigning there
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 50.5cm (sheet); 37 x 26cm (image, approx.)
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- Sidney Nolan - Artworks from the Nolan Estate (LJ8713) (LJ8713)
- Date
- August 24, 2023
- Location
- Auction Online Only, Australia
- Lot
- 56
- Estimate
- A$900 – A$1,200 (≈ $579 – $773) (≈ £458 – £610) (≈ €535 – €713)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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