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Study For Sunbathing
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
A$19,636 price realized incl. premium
≈ $15,158≈ £10,889≈ €12,624
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: DOBEll bears Certificate of Authenticity from Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, signed by Anthony Clune and James Gleeson, attached verso
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 11.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (64-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 21, 2021
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 73
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $6,176 – $9,264) (≈ £4,436 – £6,654) (≈ €5,143 – €7,715)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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