Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Portrait of a woman, c.1945 – 46
Pastel · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · Sep 15, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Auction result
Face (1948)
Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · 1948
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $11,031 – $18,384) (≈ £8,542 – £14,236) (≈ €9,420 – €15,700)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache, brush and ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with estate stamp 'Joy Hester' lower left
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 24 x 30.5 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0828)
- Date
- August 28, 2018
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 49
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $11,031 – $18,384) (≈ £8,542 – £14,236) (≈ €9,420 – €15,700)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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