Brett Whiteley, The Drought Crow: Sloping Up on the Olgas 1 (Up Front and Outback) 1984-1985, 1984-1985, oil, tempera, nails and photographs on plywood

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The Drought Crow: Sloping Up on the Olgas 1 (Up Front and Outback) 1984-1985

Brett Whiteley (Australian, 1939–1992) · 1984-1985

A$1,024,800 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Photograph · Photography all photograph results →
As published: “oil, tempera, nails and photographs on plywood”
Signed / inscribed: Signed and inscribed 'the drought from the land and the air' / brett whiteley (walking + using a chopper)' lower left; dated and inscribed 'SLOPING UP / ON THE OLGAS' I / 1984-85 (WITH CROW)' verso
Category: Photographs
Dimensions: 124 x 104 cm
Auction house: Smith & Singer
Sale: Important Australian Art (AU0816)
Date: August 16, 2017
Location: Sydney, Australia
Lot: 21
Estimate: A$700,000 – A$900,000 (≈ $550,025 – $707,175) (≈ £427,403 – £549,518) (≈ €469,705 – €603,907)
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Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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