Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Caretaker and His Daughter, Whipple Creek Bore, c.1980
Etching · ed. 828/1000
Davidson Auctions · Jul 12, 2025A$80 ≈ $53 ≈ £39 ≈ €45Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Study for Composition (circa 1944)
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1944
A$1,098 price realized incl. premium
≈ $854≈ £649≈ €726
Hammer A$900 · with buyer’s premium A$1,098
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right; inscribed 'Study for composition' verso
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 17 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0818)
- Date
- October 24, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 129
- Estimate
- A$1,000 – A$1,500 (≈ $778 – $1,167) (≈ £591 – £886) (≈ €662 – €992)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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