Lot 142 · Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax AC OBE
The Bather (sheet size)
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- Estimate
- A$400–A$800 hammer ≈ $272–$543
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax AC OBE, Sydney, Woollahra · 22 September 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-723116
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Lymburner, The Bather (sheet size). Bonhams, 22 Sep 2019, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-723116.
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Francis Lymburner, The Bather (sheet size). Bonhams, 22 Sep 2019, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-723116.
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From the same sale Fairwater: The Collection of Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax AC OBE · Sep 2019
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|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Day of Genesis, 1964 | Leonard French | A$12,000–A$18,000 | |
| Untitled, 1956 | John Richard Passmore | A$15,000–A$20,000 | |
| Untitled, 1956 | John Richard Passmore | A$15,000–A$20,000 | |
| Woolloomooloo | Elaine Haxton | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| St Francis with a Ram, 1965 | Arthur Boyd | A$20,000–A$30,000 | |
| Diana Sleeping, 1965 | Arthur Boyd | A$20,000–A$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Lymburner | At Circular Quay | $396 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| Francis Lymburner | The Cellists (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Francis Lymburner | Seated Llama (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Charles Blackman | Boy, Bird and Bottlebrush | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| Francis Lymburner | Portrait | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Francis Lymburner | Shaggy Bull (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Charles Blackman | School Girl | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2026 | ||
| Charles Blackman | Marriage of Figaro from Australian Opera series | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.