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Davidson Auctions · Oct 8, 2023A$1,100 ≈ $699 ≈ £573 ≈ €664Sign up free to see price
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Against the Light
Charles Wheeler (Australian, 1881–1977)
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A$4,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,354≈ £2,297≈ €2,486
Hammer A$4,000 · with buyer’s premium A$4,800
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: C. Wheeler; inscribed on stretcher: AGAINST THE LIGHT CHARLES WHEELER
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 62.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | March 2009 (09MAR)
- Date
- March 25, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 196
- Estimate
- A$2,800 – A$3,500 (≈ $1,957 – $2,446) (≈ £1,340 – £1,675) (≈ €1,450 – €1,813)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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