Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Two aeroplanes and one or two birds, 1975
Oil · Board
Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2025A$27,000 ≈ $17,471 ≈ £12,999 ≈ €15,070Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Damp earth
Ken Whisson (Australian, 1927–2022) · 1989
A$19,636 price realized incl. premium
≈ $13,975≈ £10,424≈ €12,027
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: Ken Whisson / "Damp Earth" / 2/8/1989
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 91.0 cm 63.5 x 94.5 cm (frame)
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Selected Australian + International Fine Art (selected-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 19, 2026
- Location
- Australia (online)
- Lot
- 29
- Estimate
- A$18,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $12,811 – $17,793) (≈ £9,555 – £13,271) (≈ €11,025 – €15,312)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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