Russell Drysdale
Australian Mother And Child
Found at
Sothebys,
Sydney
Important Australian Art, Lot 13
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2007
Important Australian Art, Lot 13
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
AUSTRALIANMOTHER AND CHILD
Signed lower right; signed, dated and titled on reverse
Oil on canvas
126.5 by 76cm
Painted in 1961
Macquarie Gallery, Sydney | Fine Australian and International Paintings, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2 May 2000, lot 29 | Bensons Collection, Melbourne | Australian and International Fine Art, Deutscher-Menzies, 16 June 2004, lot 26 | Private collection; purchased from the above
1912-1981
AUSTRALIANMOTHER AND CHILD
Signed lower right; signed, dated and titled on reverse
Oil on canvas
126.5 by 76cm
Painted in 1961
Macquarie Gallery, Sydney | Fine Australian and International Paintings, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2 May 2000, lot 29 | Bensons Collection, Melbourne | Australian and International Fine Art, Deutscher-Menzies, 16 June 2004, lot 26 | Private collection; purchased from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Australian Mother And Child by Russell Drysdale was sold in the Important Australian Art auction at Sothebys in Sydney in November 2007. The price achieved of AUD 408,000.00 (€ 245,777.78) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 350,000.00 – 450,000.00. Admittedly, works by Russell Drysdale have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Australian rocky Mccormack in August 2008 with an auction result of AUD 1,890,000.00 (€ 1,103,283.80).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Australian Mother And Child von Russell Drysdale wurde im November 2007 in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Sothebys in Sydney versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 408.000,00 (€ 245.777,78) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 350.000,00 – 450.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Russell Drysdale auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Australian rocky Mccormack im August 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 1.890.000,00 (€ 1.103.283,80).
Russell Drysdale - Auction history
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