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- Estimate
- A$6,000–A$8,000 hammer ≈ $5,116–$6,822
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 26 August 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3781971
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Russell Drysdale, SKETCH OF A WOMAN. Sotheby's, 26 Aug 2008, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781971.
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Russell Drysdale, SKETCH OF A WOMAN. Sotheby's, 26 Aug 2008, lot 167. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3781971.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull Helicopters | Sidney Nolan | A$3,000–A$4,000 | |
| Tug Boat and Tug Boat Williamstown | John Perceval | A$50,000–A$70,000 | |
| The Passengers | Jon Molvig | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Schoolgirls | Charles Blackman | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| Late Home | Anne Wallace | A$12,000–A$15,000 | |
| Three Figure Sketches | Russell Drysdale | A$5,000–A$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Drysdale | Study for Home Town, 1943 | $4,875 | Bonhams, May 2024 | |
| Russell Drysdale | The Soldier, c.1944 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Soldiers applying a Bandage (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Dead Bullock bogged in Anabranch (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Soldier rolling a cigarette (sheet size) | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Study for the Rabbiters, c.1947 | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Woman in a bonnet | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Figure and Mountains, c.1967 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.