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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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The Young Half Caste
Russell Drysdale (Australian, 1912–1981) · 1967
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “pen and ink and watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower centre: Russell Drysdale inscribed verso: THE YOUNG HALF CASTE / … / 1967
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 16.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian and International Fine Art (44-important-australian-and-international-fine-art)
- Date
- September 13, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 112
- Estimate
- A$3,000 – A$5,000 (≈ $2,259 – $3,765) (≈ £1,702 – £2,837) (≈ €2,008 – €3,347)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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