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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Sketch for Wangi Beach
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
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A$3,682 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,819≈ £2,417≈ €2,900
Hammer A$3,000 · with buyer’s premium A$3,682
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: W Dobell
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 22.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2012 (12MAR)
- Date
- March 22, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 80
- Estimate
- A$3,500 – A$4,500 (≈ $3,630 – $4,667) (≈ £2,297 – £2,954) (≈ €2,757 – €3,544)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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