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Auction result
Vatulele 1994
Ray Crooke (Australian, 1922–2015) · 1994
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$7,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $6,209 – $7,983) (≈ £3,787 – £4,869) (≈ €4,841 – €6,224)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed lower left: R Crooke/ VATULE LE/ 94
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 60.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | September 2014 (14SEP)
- Date
- September 24, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 337
- Estimate
- A$7,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $6,209 – $7,983) (≈ £3,787 – £4,869) (≈ €4,841 – €6,224)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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