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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Two Women
Joy Hester (Australian, 1920–1960) · c.1941
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A$7,364 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,712≈ £3,847≈ €4,453
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil and ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 31.5 cm (image) 70.5 x 53.0 cm (frame)
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Modern + Contemporary + Indigenous + Traditional Art (modern-contemporary-indigenous-traditional-art)
- Date
- October 10, 2023
- Location
- Australia (online)
- Lot
- 17
- Estimate
- A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $6,399 – $9,598) (≈ £5,224 – £7,836) (≈ €6,047 – €9,070)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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