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Face in the Crowd 1988
David Larwill (Australian, 1956–2011) · 1988
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $19,008 – $28,512) (≈ £11,847 – £17,771) (≈ €13,934 – €20,901)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: David Larwill '88; inscribed and dated verso: "FACE IN THE CROWD", 1988/ oil on canvas/ DAVID LARWILL/ William Mora Galleries/ 1st Flr, 19 Windsor Plce/ Melbourne · David Larwill signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 136.0 x 183.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | October 2013 (13OCT)
- Date
- October 31, 2013
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $19,008 – $28,512) (≈ £11,847 – £17,771) (≈ €13,934 – €20,901)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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