Lot 58 · HCB : 100 photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
On Guard
James Alfred Turner · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- A$50,000–A$70,000 hammer ≈ $36,304–$50,826
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — HCB : 100 photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris · 4 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 100.3 x 151.1 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4674095
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Alfred Turner, On Guard. Christie's, 4 May 2004, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4674095.
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James Alfred Turner, On Guard. Christie's, 4 May 2004, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4674095.
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From the same sale HCB : 100 photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shambala | Tim Johnson | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Wren | Brett Whiteley | A$30,000–A$40,000 | |
| Pandora's Box | John Coburn | A$18,000–A$28,000 | |
| Notre-Dame, Paris, 1953 | Henri Cartier-bresson | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Butterfly and Face | Charles Blackman | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| Young Giraffe | John Olsen | A$30,000–A$40,000 |
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| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Untitled (Alhalkere), 1995 | $75,600 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Charles Blackman | Children in the Woods, c.1980 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Merne Atherrke, 1993 | Bonhams, Aug 2025 | ||
| Charles Blackman | Girl in Landscape, c.1962 | Bonhams, Aug 2021 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Alalgura (Alhalkere) - My Country, 1991 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Le sol de bush | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| John Olsen | Mallee Road to Nhill, 1981 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| John Olsen | Untitled (Dunmoochin Landscape), c.1970 | Bonhams, May 2022 |
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