The Young Ringer 1957

RUSSELL DRYSDALE (1912-1981)

The Young Ringer 1957

oil on canvas
45.5 x 60.5 cm
signed lower right: Russell Drysdale
inscribed on frame verso: RUSSELL DRYSDALE/ 5. THE YOUNG RINGER C/O LEICESTER GALLERY/ Drysdale

Provenance:
Leicester Galleries, London, 1958 (label attached verso)
Derek Hamblen, London, 1958
Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 25 March 2009, lot 38
Private collection, Sydney
Menzies, Melbourne, 14 September 2011, lot 36
Major John Straskye OAM, Sydney
Estate of Major John Straskye OAM, Sydney, 2012

Exhibited:
New Paintings of Northern Australia by Russell Drysdale, Leicester Galleries, London, 10 April - 1 May 1958

Reference:
Klepac, L., Russell Drysdale, Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, pp. 274, 380, pl.128, p.274 (illus.)

Estimate: $360000 - 460000

Result Hammer: $350,000.00