$14,400 for painting
PA Palmerston North A water-colour by Alfred Sharpe sold for $14,400 among keen competition at an auction of historic works by early New Zealand and European artists in Palmerston North on Wednesday. The 265 mm by 400 mm painting of a Waikato scene
by Sharpe, signed and dated 1877, was the top-priced offering. A Rita Angus oil fetched $12,000 and a large W. G. Baker and Lindauer’s portrait of Pare Watene made $lO,OOO each. About 100 works changed hands for a total of about $150,000.
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Press, 27 July 1984, Page 3
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88$14,400 for painting Press, 27 July 1984, Page 3
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