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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian + International Fine Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  27 Aug 2014 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  129
• Lot Description:
  William Dobell
  (1899 – 1970)
  Shek On The Verandah, The Artist's House, Wangi, c1948
  gouache on paper
  15.0 x 23.0 cm (irregular)
  signed and inscribed lower right: "Shek" Will Dobell
• Provenance:
  Gift from the artist to Sir Laurence and Lady Olivier in 1948, then accompanying the book Ure Smith, S., The Art of William Dobell, 1946 (inscribed: 'To Sir Lawrence [sic] and Lady Olivier in appreciation, Bill Dobell', dated 1948) ; Private collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  Related Work: Girl in a Pram (Study for Suzanne and the Goldfish), c1948, gouache on paper on card, 15.0 x 20.0 cm, Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 16–7 April 2008, lot 33. According to Brian Adams in his later biography of Dobell, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh showed great interest in Dobell's work during the time they spent in Sydney in July 1948, while appearing with the Old Vic Company at the Tivoli Theatre.
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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