Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗The White Blow, 1967
Oil · Canvas
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BOY ON A LOG (1953)
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1953
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$300,000 – A$400,000 (≈ $311,640 – $415,520) (≈ £195,766 – £261,021) (≈ €243,298 – €324,397)
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
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0773)
- Date
- November 20, 2012
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 41
- Estimate
- A$300,000 – A$400,000 (≈ $311,640 – $415,520) (≈ £195,766 – £261,021) (≈ €243,298 – €324,397)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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