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(2)
Douglas Roberts (Australian, 1919–1976)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$200 – A$400 (≈ $135 – $270) (≈ £103 – £206) (≈ €123 – €246)
Offered at Davidson Auctions and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Pen & Ink (2)”
- Signed / inscribed
- Initialled lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 28x16.5cm (sheet)
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Estate & Collector: Pictures (Sale 187) (187)
- Date
- October 13, 2024
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 135
- Estimate
- A$200 – A$400 (≈ $135 – $270) (≈ £103 – £206) (≈ €123 – €246)
- 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 2024 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2
Aug 25, 2024 · Davidson Auctions
Australian & International Art (Sale 186), lot 145
Bought in / unsold · est. A$300 – A$500
As catalogued
Douglas Roberts, “(2)”
Pen & Ink (2)
28x16.5cm (sheet)
Oct 13, 2024 · Davidson Auctions this result
Estate & Collector: Pictures (Sale 187), lot 135
Bought in / unsold · est. A$200 – A$400
As catalogued
Douglas Roberts, “(2)”
Pen & Ink (2)
28x16.5cm (sheet)
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 90%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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