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Drawing (ink) · Paper
Deutscher and Hackett · Sep 15, 2026A$4,909 ≈ $3,498 ≈ £2,594 ≈ €3,031Sign up free to see price
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Shed Hand
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · c.1967
A$18,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ $13,850≈ £10,340≈ €11,710
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pen and ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Russell Drysdale bears inscription verso: Shed Hand / 55 / Shed hand
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 20.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art (52-important-fine-art-indigenous-art)
- Date
- November 29, 2017
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 81
- Estimate
- A$5,000 – A$7,000 (≈ $3,784 – $5,298) (≈ £2,825 – £3,955) (≈ €3,200 – €4,479)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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