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Drawing (charcoal) · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · Dec 1, 2022Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Old Woman
Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · 1955
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A$97,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $73,867≈ £55,145≈ €62,456
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “brush and ink, and blue crayon on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: Joy Hester ‘55
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 54.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art (52-important-fine-art-indigenous-art)
- Date
- November 29, 2017
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- A$80,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $60,546 – $90,820) (≈ £45,201 – £67,801) (≈ €51,193 – €76,790)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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