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Woolley & Wallis · May 12, 2021Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Barbary Ape
John Craxton (English, 1922–2009)
£1,300 hammer
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- Medium
- Drawing (charcoal) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “charcoal and crayonUnframed”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with dedication 'For Lynne with love from John' (lower edge) charcoal and crayonUnframed:
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 20 x 12.4 cm
- Auction house
- Chiswick Auctions
- Sale
- Modern British & Irish Art (srchis11143)
- Date
- June 30, 2026
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 69
- Estimate
- £1,500 – £2,500 (≈ $1,983 – $3,305) (≈ €1,741 – €2,901)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.chiswickauctions.co.uk ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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