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, United Kingdom, 1958 (label attached verso)
Derek Hamblen, United Kingdom, 1958
Estate of Derek Hamblen, United Kingdom
Private collection, Sydney
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 25 March 2009, lot 38
Private collection, Sydney
Menzies, Melbourne, 14 September 2011, lot 36
Estate of John Straskye OAM (Major), Sydney

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

Reference:
Klepac, L., Russell Drysdale, Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2009, p.381 (illus. p.274, pl.128)

Estimate: $350000 - 420000

Result Hammer: $360000