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WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Study for Boy Lounging (1937)

Estimate $20,000 – $30,000

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© William Dobell/Copyright Agency, 2022

WILLIAM DOBELL

1899-1970
Study for Boy Lounging (1937)

oil on board
signed and inscribed 'Painted in London / about 1938. Study of head for figure of Lounging Youth / W Dobell / 17/5/60 / Melbourne' verso
19 x 16.5 cm

  • Lot Sold $35,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $42,955 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

William Dobell, Sydney
Walter Magnus, Sydney, acquired from the above
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in June 1952

Exhibited

Sydney Painting 1952, Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne, 11-21 June 1952, no. 11, 'Sketch for the "Irish Youth"'

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Important Australian Art

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