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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Auction result
The Butcher Boy
William Dobell (Australian, 1899–1970)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $21,659 – $28,879) (≈ £13,723 – £18,297) (≈ €18,824 – €25,099)
Offered at Smith & Singer 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 composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 26.8 x 21.4 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian Art (AU0798)
- Date
- August 25, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 110
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $21,659 – $28,879) (≈ £13,723 – £18,297) (≈ €18,824 – €25,099)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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