Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Sketch for Jewelled Sculpture
Drawing (crayon) · Paper
Leonard Joel · Sep 8, 2026A$2,400 ≈ $1,732 ≈ £1,278 ≈ €1,491Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
The Questioning (1966)
Sidney Nolan (Australian, 1917–1992) · 1966
A$34,160 price realized incl. premium
≈ $25,092≈ £17,373≈ €22,058
Hammer A$28,000 · with buyer’s premium A$34,160
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Inscribed 'Marjorie - love from Sidney' lower left; signed 'Nolan' lower right
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 58 x 73 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Savill: The Private and The Public The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art (AU0805)
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $14,691 – $22,036) (≈ £10,171 – £15,257) (≈ €12,915 – €19,372)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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