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- Estimate
- A$15,000–A$20,000 hammer ≈ $12,790–$17,054
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 26 August 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3782139
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Dick Watkins, ...AND THERE WAS LIGHT. Sotheby's, 26 Aug 2008, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782139.
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Dick Watkins, ...AND THERE WAS LIGHT. Sotheby's, 26 Aug 2008, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782139.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull Helicopters | Sidney Nolan | A$3,000–A$4,000 | |
| Tug Boat and Tug Boat Williamstown | John Perceval | A$50,000–A$70,000 | |
| The Passengers | Jon Molvig | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Schoolgirls | Charles Blackman | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| Late Home | Anne Wallace | A$12,000–A$15,000 | |
| Three Figure Sketches | Russell Drysdale | A$5,000–A$6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Watkins | Yesterday, 1971 | $10,865 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | |
| Dick Watkins | Circus, 1981-84 | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Dick Watkins | Dancing in the Dark, 1988 | Bonhams, Mar 2013 | ||
| Dick Watkins | Stolen Moments, 1978 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Elephant and Flowers, 1988 | Bonhams, Aug 2026 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Hydra Landscape with Cactus, 1956 Please note that this work | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Dick Watkins | The Conquest of Peru | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Dick Watkins | Aztecs | Sotheby's, Aug 2009 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.