Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗House on a Country Road, 1951
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Davidson Auctions · Jul 26, 2026A$4,750 ≈ $3,319 ≈ £2,491 ≈ €2,914Sign up free to see price
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The Reading Lesson 1930
Roland Wakelin (Australian, 1887–1971) · 1930
A$11,045 price realized incl. premium
≈ $11,455≈ £7,249≈ €8,700
Hammer A$9,000 · with buyer’s premium A$11,045
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: R. Wakelin 1930
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 56.5 x 43.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2012 (12MAR)
- Date
- March 22, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 172
- Estimate
- A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $10,371 – $15,557) (≈ £6,564 – £9,845) (≈ €7,877 – €11,815)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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