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- Estimate
- A$280,000–A$350,000 hammer ≈ $208,514–$260,643
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 5 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3856560
- Record
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Russell Drysdale, SMALL LANDSCAPE. Sotheby's, 5 May 2009, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3856560.
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Russell Drysdale, SMALL LANDSCAPE. Sotheby's, 5 May 2009, lot 207. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3856560.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · May 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Hatter's Tea Party | Charles Blackman | A$500,000–A$700,000 | |
| Elvina Bay | John Firth-smith | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| The Three Gums | Arthur Streeton | A$70,000–A$90,000 | |
| A Collection of Seven Paintings | William Dobell | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Hillside with Pelican and Fish | Arthur Boyd | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| Trafalgar Winning the Randwick Plate | Martin Stainforth | A$5,000–A$7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Drysdale | The Aeroplane | $276,980 | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | |
| Sidney Nolan | Shot (Kelly), c.1991 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Mother and Child, 1961 | Bonhams, Aug 2014 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Mother and Child | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| John Olsen | Holiday by the Sea, The Blue Bottles Arrive, 1993 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | The councillor's house 1948 | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Jerilderie, 1956 | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| John Olsen | Bird in a Landscape | Sotheby's, Aug 2008 |
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.