Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗The Lounge Lizard, 1937
Drawing (ink) · Paper
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Auction result
Native Encampment
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $6,918 – $10,378) (≈ £4,618 – £6,927) (≈ €5,642 – €8,463)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: DOBELL
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 26.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art | June 2010 (10JUN)
- Date
- June 24, 2010
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 113
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $6,918 – $10,378) (≈ £4,618 – £6,927) (≈ €5,642 – €8,463)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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