© Leonard Joel — view on Leonard Joel website ↗Spring, 1926
Watercolor
Leonard Joel · Jun 23, 2015A$2,400 ≈ $1,850 ≈ £1,172 ≈ €1,651Sign up free to see price
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The Battle 1933
Ethel Spowers (Australian, 1890–1947) · 1933
A$282,273 price realized incl. premium
≈ $183,751≈ £145,063≈ €173,974
Hammer A$230,000 · with buyer’s premium A$282,273
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: E. L. SPOWERS. 1933
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 41.5 x 41.5 cm; 49.0 x 49.0 cm (framed)
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art | November 2024 (24NOV)
- Date
- November 20, 2024
- Location
- Australia
- Lot
- 24
- Estimate
- A$80,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $52,078 – $78,116) (≈ £41,113 – £61,669) (≈ €49,307 – €73,960)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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