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Lot 100

RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981)
(A Church in an Australian Hamlet, New South Wales)
pen, ink and wash on paper
signed lower centre right: Russell Drysdale
23 x 36cm

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

Sold for $7,000


The Collection of Attilio Guarracino, Melbourne


"While very loosely sketched here, the church appears to be St Paul's, the Presbyterian church at Hill End, the rear elevation of which appears prominently at the centre of Drysdale's 1948 oil 'Picture of Donald Friend'"
(Art Gallery of New South Wales (acc. no. 8170)

© Estate of Russell Drysdale

Fine Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8795
6:00pm - 21 October 2025
Hawthorn

VIEWING
SYD: Highlight lot 13
Fri 10 - Sun 12 Oct, 10am - 4pm, The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

MEL: Fri 17 Oct - Sun 19 Oct, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC

CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au


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