Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Blue river, 1977
Oil · Canvas
Deutscher and Hackett · Oct 14, 2026A$564,545 ≈ $395,723 ≈ £298,277 ≈ €353,482Sign up free to see price
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Chimp Taronga Zoo Study, Verso: Untitled (Fig Tree)
Brett Whiteley (Australian, 1939–1992) · 1978
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A$98,182 price realized incl. premium
≈ $65,457≈ £52,320≈ €59,275
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “brush and ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: brett whiteley inscribed with date and title lower right: ‘chimp’ Taronga Zoo study / 14 / Nov / 78 bears artist’s stamp lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 53.0 cm (sight)
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (74-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 3, 2023
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 17
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $26,668 – $40,001) (≈ £21,315 – £31,973) (≈ €24,149 – €36,223)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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