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Gentle Invention
David Larwill (Australian, 1956–2011) · 1994
A$29,280 price realized incl. premium
≈ $22,160≈ £16,543≈ €18,737
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials and dated lower left: D.L. / ‘94 signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: “gentle invention” / 6 - 4 - 94 / David Larwill · David Larwill signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 122.5 x 183.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art (52-important-fine-art-indigenous-art)
- Date
- November 29, 2017
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 39
- Estimate
- A$25,000 – A$35,000 (≈ $18,921 – $26,489) (≈ £14,125 – £19,775) (≈ €15,998 – €22,397)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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