Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗The Owl and the Pussycat, Charlie Chaplin, and Other Stories, 1951
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Leonard Joel · Jun 30, 2026A$15,000 ≈ $10,331 ≈ £7,814 ≈ €9,067Sign up free to see price
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Romulus' Mother
John Perceval (Australian, 1923–2000) · 1966
A$11,000 hammer
≈ $7,210≈ £5,428≈ €6,232
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on Canvas on Board”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right and verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 60x49cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 200) (200)
- Date
- October 12, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- A$12,000 – A$18,000 (≈ $7,865 – $11,797) (≈ £5,921 – £8,882) (≈ €6,798 – €10,197)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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