Photo © Deutscher and Hackett — view this lot on Deutscher and Hackett ↗Young man sleeping, c.1936
Oil · Board
Deutscher and Hackett · Aug 27, 2025A$515,455 ≈ $333,541 ≈ £248,170 ≈ €287,709Sign up free to see priceImage courtesy Whyte's
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William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate €10,000 – €15,000 (≈ $11,646 – $17,469) (≈ £8,778 – £13,167)
Offered at Whyte's and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on panel”
- Support
- Panel
- Signed / inscribed
- Numbered [85] and titled on Sir William Dobbell Art Foundation certificate of authenticity signed by trustee and director on reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 11¾ x 18¾in. (29.85 x 47.63cm)
- Auction house
- Whyte's
- Sale
- Important Irish Art (900)
- Date
- December 1, 2025
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lot
- 61
- Estimate
- €10,000 – €15,000 (≈ $11,646 – $17,469) (≈ £8,778 – £13,167)
- Source
- Auction house whytes.ie ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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