Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Male nude, 1938
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · Sep 15, 2026A$5,155 ≈ $3,673 ≈ £2,724 ≈ €3,183Sign up free to see price
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Head c1944
Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · c1944
A$3,480 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,132≈ £1,913≈ €2,151
Hammer A$2,900 · with buyer’s premium A$3,480
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink and wash on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 19.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | December 2009 (09DEC)
- Date
- December 16, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 105
- Estimate
- A$2,000 – A$3,000 (≈ $1,800 – $2,700) (≈ £1,099 – £1,649) (≈ €1,236 – €1,854)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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