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Lot #57 - William Dobell

  • Auction House:
    Deutscher and Hackett
  • Sale Name:
    Important Australian + International Fine Art
  • Sale Date:
    04 May 2022 ~ 7pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    57
  • Lot Description:
    William Dobell
    (1899 - 1970)
    Study For The Student, 1940
    oil on card
    45.0 x 27.0 cm
    signed and dated lower right: W Dobell / 40
    Related Work/s: The Student, 1940, oil on canvas, 108.0 x 72.0 cm, private collection
  • Provenance:
    Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Collings, New South Wales; Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne; Mr Alan Greenway, Australia and USA, acquired from the above; Thence by descent; Private collection, California, USA
  • References:
    Penton, B., The Art of William Dobell, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1946, pp. 8, 121 (illus.); Gleeson, J., William Dobell, Thames and Hudson, London, 1964, cat. 88, pl. 33 (illus.), p. 192
  • Notes:
    EXHIBITED: Contemporary Art Society, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, 1940; William Dobell, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, 1 – 26 August 1944, cat. 33 (as ‘Study for “Portrait of a Student”, 1941’); Paintings and Drawings by William Dobell, John Martin & Co. Ltd., Adelaide Festival of the Arts, Adelaide, 1960, cat. 6 (as ‘The Study for the Student’); William Dobell Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 July – 30 August 1964, cat. 80 (label attached verso, as ‘Study for the Student (Warren Stewart)’)
  • Estimate:
    A$18,000 - 24,000
  • Realised Price:
    *****

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  • Category:
    Art

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