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The Post Splitters by Hugh Sawrey, Oil on Canvas on Board, offered Oct 2025Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗

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The Post Splitters

Hugh Sawrey (Australian, 1919–1999)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate A$5,000 – A$8,000 (≈ $3,277 – $5,243) (≈ £2,467 – £3,947) (≈ €2,833 – €4,532)

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 ↓

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on Canvas on Board”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower right and verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
49x59.5cm
Auction house
Davidson Auctions
Sale
Australian & International Art (Sale 200) (200)
Date
October 12, 2025
Location
Sydney, Australia
Lot
80
Estimate
A$5,000 – A$8,000 (≈ $3,277 – $5,243) (≈ £2,467 – £3,947) (≈ €2,833 – €4,532)
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 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. The Post Splitters, Davidson Auctions 2025

    Oct 12, 2025 · Davidson Auctions this result

    Australian & International Art (Sale 200), lot 80

    Bought in / unsold · est. A$5,000 – A$8,000

    As catalogued

    Hugh Sawrey, “The Post Splitters”

    Oil on Canvas on Board

    49x59.5cm

  2. The Post Splitters, Davidson Auctions 2025

    Nov 29, 2025 · Davidson Auctions

    Estate & Collector: Pictures & Fine Arts (Sale 201), lot 22

    Sold A$4,000Sign up to see · est. A$4,000 – A$6,000

    As catalogued

    Hugh Sawrey, “The Post Splitters”

    Oil on Canvas on Board

    49x59.5cm

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