Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Chromix Lumina 4, 2015
Other · Other support · ed. automotive enamel on aluminium, ed. 2/3
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Samarra Turn 1968
Sydney Ball (Australian, 1933–2017) · 1968
A$11,590 price realized incl. premium
≈ $8,362≈ £5,544≈ €7,851
Hammer A$9,500 · with buyer’s premium A$11,590
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “synthetic polymer paint on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed 'SYDNEY BALL '68 / Samarra Turn' verso"
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 91.1 x 76 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0801)
- Date
- November 24, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- A$6,000 – A$8,000 (≈ $4,329 – $5,772) (≈ £2,870 – £3,827) (≈ €4,064 – €5,419)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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