Lot Essay
Related work: THe Gatekeepser's Wife, 1965, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 127 cm, collection of Art Gallery of Western AUstralia
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Studies for 'The Gatekeeper's Wife'
Details
SIR GEORGE RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981)
Studies for 'The Gatekeeper's Wife'
signed and inscribed 'Russell Drysdale/Studies for the Gatekeeper's Wife' (lower right)
ink and pencil
37.5 x 24.8 cm
Executed circa 1947
Studies for 'The Gatekeeper's Wife'
signed and inscribed 'Russell Drysdale/Studies for the Gatekeeper's Wife' (lower right)
ink and pencil
37.5 x 24.8 cm
Executed circa 1947
Literature
150 Years of Austrailan Drawings 1820 - 1970, Melbourne, 1970 cat. no. 36
Russell Drysdale, Melbourne, 1987, cat. no. 42
D Thomas, Outlines of Australian Art - The Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, 1989, 3rd edition, ref. 198, p. 66, illus. pl. 198 (unpaginated)
Russell Drysdale, Melbourne, 1987, cat. no. 42
D Thomas, Outlines of Australian Art - The Joseph Brown Collection, Melbourne, 1989, 3rd edition, ref. 198, p. 66, illus. pl. 198 (unpaginated)
Exhibited
Melbourne, Joseph Brown Gallery, 150 Years of Australian Drawings, 1820 - 1970, 4 - 18 May 1970, cat.no. 36
Melbourne, Monash University Gallery, Russell Drysdale, 13 March - 16 April, 1987, cat. no. 42
Melbourne, Monash University Gallery, Russell Drysdale, 13 March - 16 April, 1987, cat. no. 42
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