Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Portrait of Sir Leon Trout c1959, c1959
Oil · Board
Menzies · May 7, 2026A$51,545 ≈ $37,406 ≈ £27,462 ≈ €31,781Sign up free to see price
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Study For The Student
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970) · 1940
A$22,091 price realized incl. premium
≈ $15,740≈ £12,584≈ €14,947
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: W Dobell / 40
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 27.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (69-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 4, 2022
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 57
- Estimate
- A$18,000 – A$24,000 (≈ $12,825 – $17,100) (≈ £10,254 – £13,672) (≈ €12,179 – €16,238)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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