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Auction result
The Writer 1987
David Larwill (Australian, 1956–2011) · 1987
A$2,086 price realized incl. premium
≈ $1,850≈ £1,129≈ €1,443
Hammer A$1,700 · with buyer’s premium A$2,086
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed lower centre: David Larwill 1987 the writer!; inscribed on backing verso: DAVID LARWILL/ THE WRITER 1987/ GOUACHE ON PAPER · David Larwill signature
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 27.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | September 2014 (14SEP)
- Date
- September 24, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 372
- Estimate
- A$2,000 – A$3,000 (≈ $1,774 – $2,661) (≈ £1,082 – £1,623) (≈ €1,383 – €2,075)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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