© Menzies — view on Menzies website ↗Sleep 1948, 1948
Watercolor · Paper
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Auction result
Untitled (Child with Hat and Scarf) c1955
Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · c1955
A$58,909 price realized incl. premium
≈ $44,816≈ £32,570≈ €38,223
Hammer A$48,000 · with buyer’s premium A$58,909
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “brush and ink, watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 35.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2021 (21MAR)
- Date
- March 31, 2021
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 48
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $22,823 – $30,431) (≈ £16,587 – £22,115) (≈ €19,465 – €25,954)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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