Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗The White Blow, 1967
Oil · Canvas
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Auction result
Composition (1946)
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1946
A$171,818 price realized incl. premium
≈ $122,915≈ £91,258≈ €105,236
Hammer A$140,000 · with buyer’s premium A$171,818
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache and ink on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed 'COMPOSITION / RUSSELL DRYSDALE / C/O THE MACQUARIE GALLERIES / 19 BLIGH STREET / SYDNEY' verso
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 60.7 x 75.9 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0879)
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 25
- Estimate
- A$100,000 – A$150,000 (≈ $71,538 – $107,307) (≈ £53,113 – £79,670) (≈ €61,248 – €91,872)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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