Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗In and out of room, c.1975
Drawing (pencil) · Board
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Auction result
Dark Thoughts (Reclining Nude)
Brett Whiteley (Australian, 1939–1992)
A$73,636 price realized incl. premium
≈ $66,420≈ £40,279≈ €48,264
Hammer A$60,000 · with buyer’s premium A$73,636
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed lower left: dark thoughts brett whiteley; inscribed lower left: Reclining Nude H.152 - L.110cm
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 124.0 x 88.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2014 (14MAR)
- Date
- March 20, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 57
- Estimate
- A$50,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $45,101 – $54,121) (≈ £27,350 – £32,820) (≈ €32,772 – €39,326)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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