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Drawing (ink) · Paper
Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2026A$15,955 ≈ $11,413 ≈ £8,372 ≈ €9,787Sign up free to see price
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Native Ringer
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · c.1959
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A$7,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,434≈ £4,597≈ €5,661
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink and wash on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and titled lower left: Native Ringer - Russell Drysdale
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 23.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (25-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 2, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 144
- Estimate
- A$4,500 – A$6,500 (≈ $4,646 – $6,711) (≈ £2,873 – £4,150) (≈ €3,538 – €5,111)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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