Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Creek at Lake Macquarie, c.1949
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Study For Bathers
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970) · 1935
A$5,124 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,066≈ £3,148≈ €3,412
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed with title lower centre: Dobell / Study for Bathers / 1935
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 24.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- The Estate of the late James O. Fairfax AC (50-estate-late-james-o-fairfax-ac)
- Date
- August 30, 2017
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 50
- Estimate
- A$2,500 – A$3,500 (≈ $1,984 – $2,777) (≈ £1,536 – £2,150) (≈ €1,665 – €2,331)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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