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RALPH BALSON
1890-1964

Painting No. 13 1941

Estimate $100,000 – $150,000

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RALPH BALSON

1890-1964
Painting No. 13 1941

oil on cardboard
signed and dated 'R-BALSON-/41' verso
39.5 x 54.5 cm

  • Lot Sold $350,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $429,545 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Ralph Balson, Sydney
Private Collection, United Kingdom
An Auction of Fine Paintings, John Nicholson's, Surrey, 17 February 2021, lot 551, 'R. Balson (20th century), An Abstract Compostion', illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

Exhibited

Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Ralph Balson, Anthony Hordern and Sons Limited, Sydney, 29 July – 9 August 1941, no. 13, £5

Literature

Nicholas Chambers and Michael Whitworth (eds), R-Balson-/41: Anthony Horderns' Fine Art Galleries, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, 2008, p. 5

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Important Australian Art

AU0851  |  16 Nov 2021  |  Sydney
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