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Lot 18 · Important Australian Art

Midday rest, c.1865

Samuel Thomas Gill

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Estimate
A$25,000–A$35,000 hammer ≈ $17,814–$24,939
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Important Australian Art, Sydney · 29 August 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-428738
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Thomas Gill, Midday rest, c.1865. Bonhams, 29 Aug 2023, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-428738.

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Samuel Thomas Gill, Midday rest, c.1865. Bonhams, 29 Aug 2023, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-428738.

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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
Parramatta Park, 1922 Lloyd Rees A$15,000–A$25,000
Landscape, c.1921-22 Tom Roberts A$20,000–A$30,000
The Goulburn River (Below Seymour), Victoria, 1881 Henry James Johnstone A$15,000–A$25,000
Stockman by a creek Samuel Thomas Gill A$8,000–A$12,000
Untitled, 1987 Kanya Tjapangati A$12,000–A$18,000
Untitled, 1983-84 Bill Henson A$15,000–A$20,000

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Samuel Thomas Gill Gum Trees, Natives Opposum hunting, South Australia $16,475 Christie's, Sep 2007
Sidney Nolan Notes for Oedipus IV, 1975 Bonhams, May 2022
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Charles Blackman Boy on a Bicycle, 1966 Bonhams, Aug 2026
Samuel Thomas Gill Tin Dish Washing Christie's, May 2005
Charles Blackman Double Image, c.1960 Bonhams, Dec 2024
Samuel Thomas Gill An aboriginal camp at a billabong Christie's, Sep 2007
Sidney Nolan Kelly, Horse and River, 1961 Bonhams, Nov 2020

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