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Self Portrait
Jon Molvig (Australian, 1923–1970) · 1952
A$900 price realized incl. premium
≈ $694≈ £440≈ €619
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated upper left: Molvig 52
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 19 x 19cm
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- Fine Art (LJ8054) (LJ8054)
- Date
- June 23, 2015
- Location
- 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141, Australia
- Lot
- 4
- Estimate
- A$1,000 – A$2,000 (≈ $771 – $1,541) (≈ £488 – £977) (≈ €688 – €1,376)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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