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Auction result
Memory Traces
Ken Whisson (Australian, 1927–2022) · 1989
A$18,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $15,599≈ £8,498≈ €10,560
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 69.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (5-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 28, 2008
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 66
- Estimate
- A$16,000 – A$20,000 (≈ $13,865 – $17,332) (≈ £7,554 – £9,442) (≈ €9,387 – €11,734)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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