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- Estimate
- A$400–A$600 hammer ≈ $283–$425
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Sherman | Prints & Multiples, Sydney · 26 May 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-520564
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Firth-smith, Luck, 1994. Bonhams, 26 May 2022, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-520564.
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John Firth-smith, Luck, 1994. Bonhams, 26 May 2022, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-520564.
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From the same sale Sherman | Prints & Multiples · May 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Life (B), 1975 | R.b. Kitaj | A$600–A$900 | |
| Scenes from the Future: Guggenheim Museum and Museum of Modern Art, 1990 | Komar & Melamid | A$1,000–A$2,000 | |
| Moon Turtle, 1978 | Leonard French | A$600–A$900 | |
| Home Decor (Counter Composition) Black Swan, 1999 | Gordon Bennett | A$600–A$900 | |
| Untitled (Cloud), 2008 | Jonathan Jones | A$1,000–A$2,000 | |
| Hope, 1994 | John Firth-smith | A$400–A$600 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Blackman | Marriage of Figaro from Australian Opera series | $375 | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | |
| John Olsen | Cooper Creek in Flood, 1976 (sheet) | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| John Olsen | Heron and Frogs, 2001 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | "The Alarm" (From "Ned Kelly"). | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Oct 2024 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Two Figures | Strauss & Co, Sep 2017 | ||
| Charles Blackman | Summer of the Garden, | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Robert Lowell Poem XXV | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Charles Blackman | Boy, Bird and Bottlebrush | Bonhams, Aug 2026 |
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