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Acrylic · Canvas
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2025$13,310 ≈ £9,894 ≈ €11,353Sign up free to see price
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Approaching Elephants
David Shepherd (British, 1931–2017) · 1982
$12,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,821≈ €10,250
Hammer $10,000 · with buyer’s premium $12,500
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on linen”
- Support
- Linen
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 8¾ h x 16 w in (22 x 41 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- American & European Art (auctions/2021/06/american-european-art)
- Date
- June 9, 2021
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 224
- Estimate
- $5,000 – — (≈ £3,528) (≈ €4,100)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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