The Soldiers c1942

Russell Drysdale (1912-1981)

The Soldiers c1942

pen, ink and watercolour on paper
30.0 x 19.5 cm
artist's studio stamp lower left

Provenance:
Collection of Lady Maisie Drysdale, New South Wales

BHP Billiton Collection of Australian Art, acquired from the above, 1995

Christie's, BHP Billiton Collection of Australian Art, Sydney, 27 August 2003, lot 579

Company collection, Brisbane

Related Works:
Albury Railway Station 1942, pen, ink and wash on paper, 33.5 x 43.0 cm, collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra; illus. in Klepac, L., Russell Drysdale, Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, p.85

Estimate: $14000 - 18000