Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗The Lounge Lizard, 1937
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$4,250 ≈ $2,967 ≈ £2,244 ≈ €2,648Sign up free to see price
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William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
A$275 hammer
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Pen & Ink (3)”
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 20.5x16.5cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Provenance: Family of the Artist (Sale 191) (191)
- Date
- March 22, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 29
- Estimate
- A$300 – A$500 (≈ $188 – $314) (≈ £146 – £243) (≈ €174 – €290)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2024 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Apr 14, 2024 · Davidson Auctions
Provenance: Family of the Artist (Sale 179), lot 17
Bought in / unsold · est. A$500 – A$800
As catalogued
William Dobell, “(3)”
Pen & Ink (3)
20.5x16.5cm
Mar 22, 2025 · Davidson Auctions this result
Provenance: Family of the Artist (Sale 191), lot 29
Sold A$275Sign up to see · est. A$300 – A$500
As catalogued
William Dobell, “(3)”
Pen & Ink (3)
20.5x16.5cm
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 90%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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