Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗The drover, 1967
Drawing (ink) · Paper
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Study for Bushfire (1944)
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1944
A$15,860 price realized incl. premium
≈ $14,779≈ £8,918≈ €11,203
Hammer A$13,000 · with buyer’s premium A$15,860
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache, ink and watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 25.7 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0790)
- Date
- August 26, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 2
- Estimate
- A$7,000 – A$10,000 (≈ $6,523 – $9,318) (≈ £3,936 – £5,623) (≈ €4,945 – €7,064)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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