Lot 32 · Australian Art | Modern to Contemporary
Unnatural History (Detonating at Bikini Attol), 2002
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- Estimate
- A$3,000–A$5,000 hammer ≈ $2,214–$3,690
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Australian Art | Modern to Contemporary, Melbourne, Armadale · 1 September 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-664806
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ex De Medici, Unnatural History (Detonating at Bikini Attol), 2002. Bonhams, 1 Sep 2020, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-664806.
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Ex De Medici, Unnatural History (Detonating at Bikini Attol), 2002. Bonhams, 1 Sep 2020, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-664806.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Still Life with Oranges, 1946 | Roy De Maistre | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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