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Evolution by Melvin Day, oil and plaster impasto on canvas, offered Oct 2023© Art+Object — view on Art+Object website ↗

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Evolution

Melvin Day (New Zealand, 1923–2016)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$5,000 – NZ$8,000 (≈ $2,913 – $4,662) (≈ £2,397 – £3,835) (≈ €2,744 – €4,390)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil and plaster impasto on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated '60; title inscribed verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
775 x 850mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
New Collectors Art, Studio Ceramics & Applied Arts (new-collectors-art-studio-ceramics-applied-arts)
Date
October 31, 2023
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
350
Estimate
NZ$5,000 – NZ$8,000 (≈ $2,913 – $4,662) (≈ £2,397 – £3,835) (≈ €2,744 – €4,390)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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