Lot 29 · The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection: A Curated Salon
Portrait of Rawi Bhavilai, c.1950
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- Estimate
- A$10,000–A$18,000 hammer ≈ $7,125–$12,826
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection: A Curated Salon, Sydney · 23 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-409218
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dorrit Black, Portrait of Rawi Bhavilai, c.1950. Bonhams, 23 Apr 2023, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-409218.
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Dorrit Black, Portrait of Rawi Bhavilai, c.1950. Bonhams, 23 Apr 2023, lot 29. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-409218.
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From the same sale The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection: A Curated Salon · Apr 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damson Summer, c.1951-54 | John Richard Passmore | A$20,000–A$30,000 | |
| Rhythm | Godfrey Miller | A$40,000–A$60,000 | |
| Portrait of a Friend | Roland Wakelin | A$6,000–A$9,000 | |
| (The Silk Robe), c.1910 | Bernard Hall | A$7,000–A$10,000 | |
| Roses, c.1935 | Alison Rehfisch | A$7,000–A$10,000 | |
| Bush Piece, 1950s | Jean Appleton | A$2,000–A$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrit Black | Corner of the Garden | $11,074 | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | |
| Dorrit Black | The Windswept Farm, 1937 | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Dorrit Black | Funeral, c.1929 | Bonhams, Aug 2024 | ||
| Dorrit Black | Dutch Houses, 1929 | Bonhams, Aug 2024 | ||
| Dorrit Black | Gum Trees, 1933 | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Ray Crooke | In the Islands | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Dorrit Black | Corner of the Garden (C. DB 32) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Dorrit Black | Portrait of a man, 1946 | Bonhams, Aug 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.