Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗The White Blow, 1967
Oil · Canvas
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Composition
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1937
A$45,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $47,324≈ £29,869≈ €37,723
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: Russell Drysdale ‘37
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 68.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (26-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 29, 2012
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 53
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $20,756 – $31,134) (≈ £13,100 – £19,650) (≈ €16,545 – €24,818)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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