Half-caste Woman 1961

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