Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗The White Blow, 1967
Oil · Canvas
Leonard Joel · Oct 6, 2026A$180,000 ≈ $125,676 ≈ £95,029 ≈ €111,524Sign up free to see price
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Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1937
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≈ $29,203≈ £23,945≈ €27,935
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and pencil on paper on card”
- 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 (72-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- December 1, 2022
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 30
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $20,396 – $27,194) (≈ £16,723 – £22,297) (≈ €19,510 – €26,013)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗The drover, 1967
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Deutscher and Hackett · Sep 15, 2026A$4,909 ≈ $3,498 ≈ £2,594 ≈ €3,031Sign up free to see price
Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Stockman, 1965
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Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2026A$15,955 ≈ $11,413 ≈ £8,372 ≈ €9,787Sign up free to see price
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Mother and Child, 1980
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