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Lot 197

John Firth-Smith
(born 1943)
Far-De-Ing-Ding, 1962

The Laverty Collection: Contemporary Australian Art

24 March 2013, 14:00 AEDT

Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art

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John Firth-Smith (born 1943)

Far-De-Ing-Ding, 1962
dated and inscribed '62 / Sydney' verso
oil on hardboard
80 x 98.5cm (31 1/2 x 38 3/4in).

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PROVENANCE:
Purchased from the artist in November 1987

EXHIBITED:
Terry Clune Gallery, Sydney, 1962

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