Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Portraits and Other Emergencies, 1972
Print (other)
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Zen Monks
Brett Whiteley (Australian, 1939–1992) · 1971
A$7,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,338≈ £4,680≈ €5,469
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper on board”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed lower left: Zen Monks Brett Whiteley 2/MAR/71
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 51.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (023-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- November 30, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 59
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $8,154 – $12,230) (≈ £5,200 – £7,800) (≈ €6,077 – €9,115)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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