RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
The Barmaid, Broome 1965
$400,000–600,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
The Barmaid, Broome 1965
oil on canvas
signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right; signed, dated and inscribed THE BARMAID, BROOME" / RUSSELL DRYSDALE, / C/O THE LEICESTER GALLERIES / 4 AUDLEY SQUARE / LONDON W. 1. 1965.' verso"
76.6 x 61.2 cm
- Lot Sold $400,000 (Hammer Price)
- $488,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Leicester Galleries, London
Mr and Mrs Michael Richards, London, acquired from the above in 1965
Modern Australian Paintings and Drawings, Sotheby's, Sydney, 13 October 1983, lot 12, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Russell Drysdale, The Leicester Galleries, London, 30 September - 27 October 1965, no. 8, illustrated
Literature
John Russell, 'The Most Australian Painter of Them All', The Times, London, 4 October 1965, p. 14
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Dr David HansenSenior Researcher | Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International Art |