Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Drover c2010, c2010
Acrylic · Canvas
Menzies · Aug 20, 2025A$8,591 ≈ $5,532 ≈ £4,105 ≈ €4,748Sign up free to see price
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Life on a String
Adam Cullen (Australian, 1965–2012)
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Ink on Paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialled 'AC'
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 50x70cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 181) (181)
- Date
- May 26, 2024
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 62
- Estimate
- A$800 – A$1,500 (≈ $529 – $992) (≈ £415 – £778) (≈ €488 – €915)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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