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Drawing (ink) · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · Sep 23, 2025Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · c.1948
A$19,636 price realized incl. premium
≈ $13,635≈ £11,300≈ €13,431
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “from THE LOVERS series ink and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with estate stamp lower left: Joy Hester
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 47.5 x 34.5 cm (sheet)
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- 100 Highlights from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art (70-100-highlights-cbus-collection-australian-art)
- Date
- July 27, 2022
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 34
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $13,888 – $20,832) (≈ £11,510 – £17,265) (≈ €13,680 – €20,520)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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