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- Estimate
- A$250,000–A$350,000 hammer ≈ $230,817–$323,143
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 23 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3894331
- Record
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Russell Drysdale, THE AEROPLANE. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2009, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3894331.
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Russell Drysdale, THE AEROPLANE. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2009, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3894331.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ls 89 | Robert Klippel | A$1,200–A$1,500 | |
| Jackhammer | Frank Hinder | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Dutch Seascape | Sydney Lough Thompson | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| Cryomoderator | Sam Leach | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Autumn, Manar | Elioth Gruner | A$12,000–A$16,000 | |
| A Pair of Portraits of Edward Paine Butler and Martha Sarah Butler | Thomas Griffiths Wainewright | A$80,000–A$100,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Drysdale | Mother and Child | $359,665 | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | |
| John Olsen | Lily Pond at Humpty-Doo, 2004 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | The councillor's house 1948 | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Shot (Kelly), c.1991 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Russell Drysdale | Mother and Child, 1961 | Bonhams, Aug 2014 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Burke Lay Dying | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Brett Whiteley | Untitled Painting III, 1961 | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| John Olsen | Holiday by the Sea, The Blue Bottles Arrive, 1993 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 |
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.