RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981)
Half-caste Woman 1961
Estimate: $300000 - 400000
Sold For:
$360,000 + Buyer’s Premium hammer
Description
RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981)
Half-caste Woman 1961
oil on canvas
76.0 x 61.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: Russell Drysdale '61
Provenance:
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Mrs Rose Skinner, Perth
The Harold E. Mertz Collection of Australian Art, New York City, New York
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Christie's, Melbourne, 28 June 2000, lot 85
Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 18 June 2008, lot 25
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 16 December 2009, lot 35
Private collection, Melbourne
Menzies, Melbourne, 31 October 2013, lot 57
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited:
Contemporary Australian Painting from the Mertz Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, United States of America, cat.26
Reference:
Dutton, G., Russell Drysdale, Thames and Hudson, London, 1964, p.119 (illus.) (as Portrait)
Estimate: $300000 - 400000
Result Hammer: $360,000 + Buyer’s Premium
Location
SYDNEY VIEWING: 26 - 30 November, 11am - 6pm. Menzies Gallery, 12 Todman Avenue, Kensington
MELBOURNE VIEWING: 4 - 10 December, 11am - 6pm. Stonington Mansion, 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern
(Sunday Viewing from 1pm)