Sketch of the Artist's Sister 1939
Pencil When Russell Drysdale returned from London in 1938, he spent a year working out of George Bell's Studio in Toorak.
31.5 x 25 cm
Signed with studio stamp; also inscribed on reverse Drawing made at George Bell’s Studio
Provenance: Collection of the artist until 1981; Sybil J. Medley Estate, Sydney until 2003
Lyall and Sybil Medley were neighbours and good friends of the Drysdales
Exhibited: The Drawings of Russell Drysdale, Lou Klepac, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Art Gallery of NSW; Brisbane Civic Art Gallery and Museum; Art Gallery of SA, 1980, no. 15, illustrated plate 6, page 71 (collection of the artist)
Modern Australian Paintings, Bridget McDonnell Gallery, 2004, no. 28
Literature: The Drawings of Russell Drysdale, 1980 Perth Survey of Drawing, Lou Klepac, Art Gallery of Western Australia and AGDC, 1980, no. 15, illustrated plate 6, page 71
Item #283
Price: $8,500.00