Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Rorschach 2008, 2008
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Skull For Cullen
Ben Quilty (Australian, b. 1973) · 2009
A$18,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ $13,510≈ £10,427≈ €12,415
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed verso: Ben Quilty/ Skull for Cullen/ 2009
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 60.5 x 50.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian and International Fine Art (49-important-australian-and-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 10, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 66
- Estimate
- A$14,000 – A$18,000 (≈ $10,336 – $13,289) (≈ £7,977 – £10,256) (≈ €9,498 – €12,212)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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