Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Army Recruits Training and Builders c., 1941-44
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
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Boy Bathing
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970) · 1939
A$45,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $42,253≈ £25,108≈ €30,508
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: W DOBELL
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 15.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (35-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 30, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 1
- Estimate
- A$25,000 – A$35,000 (≈ $23,165 – $32,431) (≈ £13,765 – £19,271) (≈ €16,726 – €23,416)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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