William Dobell

William Dobell

Australian · 1899–1970 · Painter, Sculptor

Sir William Dobell was an Australian portrait and landscape artist of the 20th century. Dobell won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Dobell, The Dead Landlord (1936), 1936, oil on boardThe Dead Landlord (1936)Smith & Singer · A$1,220,000≈ $825,428≈ £672,282≈ €743,361Sign up to see
  2. William Dobell, Woman in Restaurant (1934), 1934, oil on cardboardWoman in Restaurant (1934)Smith & Singer · A$939,400≈ $671,286≈ £513,923≈ €595,270Sign up to see
  3. William Dobell, Helena Rubinstein (1963), 1963, oil on composition boardHelena Rubinstein (1963)Smith & Singer · A$883,636≈ $570,953≈ £434,383≈ €494,288Sign up to see

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Sir William Dobell was an Australian portrait and landscape artist of the 20th century. Dobell won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three occasions. The Dobell Prize is named in his honour.

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Born 1899, Cooks HillDied 1970, Wangi WangiOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q1354357 ↗ULAN 500115512 ↗

Also known as Bill Dobell, Sir William Dobell

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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