Lot 68 · Important Australian Art from the Collection of Reg Grundy AC OBE and Joy Chambers-Grundy
The councillor's house 1948
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- Estimate
- A$600,000–A$800,000 hammer ≈ $556,859–$742,478
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Important Australian Art from the Collection of Reg Grundy AC OBE and Joy Chambers-Grundy, Sydney, Overseas Passenger Terminal · 26 June 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2065842
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Russell Drysdale, The councillor's house 1948. Bonhams, 26 Jun 2013, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2065842.
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Russell Drysdale, The councillor's house 1948. Bonhams, 26 Jun 2013, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2065842.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art from the Collection of Reg Grundy AC OBE and Joy Chambers-Grundy · Jun 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footballers 1956 | John Brack | A$60,000–A$80,000 | upcoming |
| Night life 1962 | Ian Fairweather | A$220,000–A$320,000 | |
| Autumn 1989 | Rosalie Gascoigne | A$180,000–A$250,000 | |
| The farm of Mr Perry on the Yarra 1855 | Eugene Von Guerard | A$900,000–A$1,200,000 | |
| Gamelan 1958 | Ian Fairweather | A$700,000–A$900,000 | |
| Olinda Hill from Foster's Garden, summer 1961 | Fred Williams | A$18,000–A$25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Drysdale | Mother and Child | $359,665 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | |
| Russell Drysdale | Evening | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Brett Whiteley | Untitled Painting III, 1961 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | The Aeroplane | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Arthur Boyd | The Prodigal Son, 1946-47 | Bonhams, Nov 2014 | ||
| Brett Whiteley | Nude Beside the Basin | Heritage Auctions, May 2023 | ||
| Brett Whiteley | San Gimignano | Sotheby's, Aug 2007 | ||
| Brett Whiteley | Shui (Water Wader) 1978-79 | Bonhams, Nov 2011 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.