Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Third Daughter, 1954
Etching · ed. etching, ed. 8/11
Leonard Joel · Nov 13, 2024A$11,000 ≈ $7,173 ≈ £5,629 ≈ €6,749Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Study for First Daughter (1955)
John Brack (Australian, 1920–1999) · 1955
A$39,040 price realized incl. premium
≈ $31,020≈ £20,297≈ €28,389
Hammer A$32,000 · with buyer’s premium A$39,040
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'John Brack' upper right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- The David Clarke AO Collection of Australian Art | Important Australian Art (AU0795)
- Date
- April 28, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 6
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$20,000 (≈ $11,919 – $15,892) (≈ £7,799 – £10,398) (≈ €10,908 – €14,543)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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