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Oil · Board
Smith & Singer · Jul 29, 2014A$1,708 ≈ $1,604 ≈ £946 ≈ €1,194Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Metropolis 1959
William Rose (Australian, 1929–1997) · 1959
A$2,440 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,291≈ £1,352≈ €1,706
Hammer A$2,000 · with buyer’s premium A$2,440
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'W Rose / 59' lower centre
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 86 x 116 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0789)
- Date
- July 29, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 223
- Estimate
- A$1,200 – A$1,800 (≈ $1,127 – $1,690) (≈ £665 – £997) (≈ €839 – €1,258)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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