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Digging For Worms
Pro Hart (Australian, 1928–2006)
A$5,760 price realized incl. premium
≈ $5,337≈ £3,171≈ €3,854
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: PRO / HART inscribed lower left: "DIGGING FOR WORMS" inscribed verso: "Digging for Worms" by / Pro Hart / Oil
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 58.5 x 58.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (35-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 30, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 138
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $7,413 – $11,119) (≈ £4,405 – £6,607) (≈ €5,352 – €8,028)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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