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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2015 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  148
• Lot Description:
  Russell Drysdale
  (1912 – 1981)
  Desert Nomad, 1961
  ink and wash on paper
  37.5 x 26.0 cm
  signed, dated and inscribed lower right: Desert Nomad. / Russell Drysdale. 61. ; inscribed lower centre, and transcribed on label verso: Caption: The Desert Tribes men are pleasant earth people. (p. 5)
• Provenance:
  James Fairfax collection, Sydney; Christie's, Sydney, 25 October 1994, lot 14; Private collection, Sydney
• References:
  Marshall, J., and Drysdale, R., Journey Among Men, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1962, p. 11 (illus.); Thomas, D., 'The Art of the Collectors 3: James O. Fairfax', Art and Australia, March 1966, vol 3, no 4, p. 255
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 12,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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