© Davidson Auctions — view on Davidson Auctions website ↗Holy Wars, 1942
Drawing (ink)
Davidson Auctions · Jul 12, 2025A$17,000 ≈ $11,172 ≈ £8,279 ≈ €9,563Sign up free to see price
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Backs to the Wind
John Wilson (1947–2009)
A$550 hammer
≈ $361≈ £268≈ €309
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on Canvas on Board”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right; artist label verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 29.5x60cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Estate & Collector: Pictures (Sale 196) (196)
- Date
- July 12, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 170
- Estimate
- A$200 – A$350 (≈ $131 – $230) (≈ £97 – £170) (≈ €113 – €197)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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