RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
Boy on a Log (1953)
$250,000–350,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRISBANE
RUSSELL DRYSDALE
1912-1981
Boy on a Log (1953)
oil on canvas
signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right
50.6 x 76.5 cm
frame: original, maker unknown, Sydney
- Lot Sold $250,000 (Hammer Price)
- $305,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Mr Kerin Morgan, Sydney, acquired from the above in November 1953
Sotheby's Australia
Private Collection, Brisbane, acquired from the above
Exhibited
Russell Drysdale, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 18 November - 4 December 1953, no. 8, 130 gns
Russell Drysdale: Retrospective 1937-1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 5 October - 6 November 1960, no. 81
Loreto Arts Festival, Loreto Convent, Kirribilli, 6-8 May 1966, no. 9
Literature
Drysdale Enhances Reputation', The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 18 November 1953, p. 19
'Russell Drysdale', The Courier Australien, Sydney, 27 November 1953, p. 5
Lou Klepac, The Life and Work of Russell Drysdale, Bay Books, Sydney, 1983, plate 133, pp. 313 (illustrated), 368
Lou Klepac, The Life and Work of Russell Drysdale, (rev. ed.), Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, plate 121, pp. 260 (illustrated), 380
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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AU0833 |
9 Apr 2019 |
Sydney
6.30pm | InterContinental Sydney, 117 Macquarie Street