RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
Boy with a Lizard (1966)
Estimate $400,000 – $600,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
Boy with a Lizard (1966)
oil on canvas
signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right; signed and inscribed '"BOY WITH A LIZARD" / RUSSELL DRYSDALE' verso
61 x 76 cm
frame: original, maker unknown, London
- Lot Sold $440,000 (Hammer Price)
- $536,800 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Leicester Galleries, London (label verso)
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in August 1966
Private Collection, Sydney
Exhibited
Gallery Group 1, The Leicester Galleries, London, August 1966, no. 58 (label verso)
Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, 19 October 2013 – 9 February 2014, illustrated
Russell Drysdale's Australia: Masterpieces from Private Collections, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 10-23 March 2014, no. 40
Literature
Christopher Heathcote, Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape, Wakefield Press, Kent Town, South Australia, 2013, pp. 69 (illustrated), 85
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Sally UpjohnAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Sally Upjohn |
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Liza HallamAdministrator Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Liza Hallam |