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Lot #236 - William Dobell

  • Auction House:
    Davidson Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Australian & International Art
  • Sale Date:
    05 Dec 2021 ~ 12noon (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    236
  • Lot Description:
    William Dobell
    (1899-1970)
    "The Burglar", 1930s
    Pencil
    33.5 x 19cm (fragment)
    Inscribed 'The Burglar,' lower left (any signature now lost).
  • Provenance:
    Private collection, Sydney.
  • Notes:
    After receiving a Society of the Arts travelling scholarship in 1929, Dobell spent most of the 1930s living in London, where he shared lodgings with a burglar, Dobell using the sole bed at nights and his housemate occupying it by day when Dobell painted.
  • Estimate:
    A$400 - 700
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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