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David Chambers
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970) · 1946
A$109,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $83,355≈ £68,329≈ €78,474
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower left: William DOBELL 46
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 43.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- The Gould Collection (47-gould-collection)
- Date
- March 15, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 15
- Estimate
- A$90,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $68,324 – $91,098) (≈ £56,007 – £74,677) (≈ €64,323 – €85,764)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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