MELBOURNE, Australia: Whiteley's 'Balmoral' Fetches A$990000

Brett Whiteley's "Balmoral" sold for A$990,000 ($642,000) at an art auction in Melbourne last night. The painting of misshapen bodies sunning themselves on Balmoral Beach was sold by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, along with John Perceval's "Pleasure Craft," which fetched A$198,000. The works were sold by the gallery to raise funds for its September A$16.2 million purchase of Paul Cezanne's "Bords de la Marne."

 

Whiteley's 'Balmoral' Fetches A$990000 at Australia Art Sale (Bloomberg)