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Bush Melon
Minnie Pwerle (Australian, 1920–2006)
A$5,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,010≈ £2,662≈ €3,783
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on linen”
- Support
- Linen
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 121 x 210cm
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- Fine Art (LJ8095) (LJ8095)
- Date
- December 1, 2015
- Location
- 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141, Australia
- Lot
- 81
- Estimate
- A$6,500 – A$8,500 (≈ $4,739 – $6,197) (≈ £3,145 – £4,113) (≈ €4,470 – €5,846)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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