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The Waterhole
Dixon Copes (Australian, 1914–2002)
A$225 hammer
≈ $161≈ £120≈ €139
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on Board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 45x37cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Estate & Collector: Art (Sale 205) (205)
- Date
- May 30, 2026
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 194
- Estimate
- A$200 – A$300 (≈ $143 – $215) (≈ £107 – £160) (≈ €123 – €185)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice in 2026 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Mar 23, 2026 · Davidson Auctions
Session II - Art Online (Sale 204), lot 1125
Bought in / unsold · est. A$200 – A$300
As catalogued
Dixon Copes, “The Waterhole”
Oil on Board
45x37cm
May 30, 2026 · Davidson Auctions this result
Estate & Collector: Art (Sale 205), lot 194
Sold A$225Sign up to see · est. A$200 – A$300
As catalogued
Dixon Copes, “The Waterhole”
Oil on Board
45x37cm
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