Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗A Signal from the Abyss, 2005
Oil · Canvas
Davidson Auctions · May 18, 2025A$8,500 ≈ $5,450 ≈ £4,103 ≈ €4,869Sign up free to see price
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James Gleeson (Australian, 1915–2015) · 1961
A$4,500 hammer
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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
- 122x91.5cm (image) 125x95cm (frame)
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 211) (211)
- Date
- October 11, 2026
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 25
- Estimate
- A$5,000 – A$8,000 (≈ $3,491 – $5,585) (≈ £2,640 – £4,225) (≈ €3,115 – €4,984)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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