William Dobell, 1899-1970 has 1041 works listed in the Australian Art Sales Digest.

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William Dobell, 1899-1970, Australia.

Born in Newcastle, N.S.W. Studied under Julian Ashton and was awarded the Society of Artists' Travelling Scholarship in 1929. Studied and worked in London and on the Continent, returning in 1939. Dobell has exhibited at the Royal Academy, won the Archibald Prize in 1943 and 1948, and the Wynn Prize. He was knighted for his services to art in 1966.

Top Five Sale Prices

William Dobell, Opera House, Sydney Harbour, oil on composition board, signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse, 108.5 x 121 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 27/08/07

William Dobell, Wangi Boy, oil on board, 65.2 x 106 cm, Price $****, Christies, Sydney, 17/08/98

William Dobell, Portrait of Helena Rubinstein, oil on composition board, signed upper right, 77.4 x 77.2 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Sydney, 16/08/99

William Dobell, Wangi Girl (Rattails), oil on composition board, signed and dated 59 upper left, 49.4 x 37.6 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23/05/05

William Dobell, Boy in Jodhpurs, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Dobell', with exhibition label affixed to the reverse of the canvas, 83.5 x 53.5 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 29/04/96

The table below shows the number of works of art by William Dobell offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.

Medium Offered Sold

Paintings 537 410

Works on Paper 491 402

Prints & Graphics 9 9

Objects 3 3

The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 300,000 works by more than 11,400 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available.
The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au25.00 or annual subscription for $Au145.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form
Please note we do not buy, sell, appraise or value works of art, but offer an information resource used by auction houses, collectors, commercial galleries, valuers, researchers and consultants.

The Australian Art Sales Digest is published by John Furphy Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia.

William Dobell, 1899-1970, Australia.
Born in Newcastle, N.S.W. Studied under Julian Ashton and was awarded the Society of Artists' Travelling Scholarship in 1929. Studied and worked in London and on the Continent, returning in 1939. Dobell has exhibited at the Royal Academy, won the Archibald Prize in 1943 and 1948, and the Wynn Prize. He was knighted for his services to art in 1966.
Top Five Sale Prices
William Dobell, Opera House, Sydney Harbour, oil on composition board, signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse, 108.5 x 121 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 27/08/07
William Dobell, Wangi Boy, oil on board, 65.2 x 106 cm, Price $****, Christies, Sydney, 17/08/98
William Dobell, Portrait of Helena Rubinstein, oil on composition board, signed upper right, 77.4 x 77.2 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Sydney, 16/08/99
William Dobell, Wangi Girl (Rattails), oil on composition board, signed and dated 59 upper left, 49.4 x 37.6 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 23/05/05
William Dobell, Boy in Jodhpurs, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'Dobell', with exhibition label affixed to the reverse of the canvas, 83.5 x 53.5 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 29/04/96
The table below shows the number of works of art by William Dobell offered and sold by auction in Australia and New Zealand over the last thirty years and listed in our database. Full details of each work, including title, medium, size, signature and sold price are available to subscribers.
Medium	Offered	Sold
Paintings	537	410
Works on Paper	491	402
Prints & Graphics	9	9
Objects	3	3
The Australian Art Sales Digest is a database of over 300,000 works by more than 11,400 artists who have either lived or worked in Australia or New Zealand, offered for sale by auction in Australia and New Zealand since the early 1970s. The database is regularly updated with current year auction results, as they become available. The information is used Access to the database is available on either a monthly subscription for $Au25.00 or annual subscription for $Au145.00. During the subscription period you have unlimited access to the site. If you would like to subscribe, please click here for our Secure Subscription Form Please note we do not buy, sell, appraise or value works of art, but offer an information resource used by auction houses, collectors, commercial galleries, valuers, researchers and consultants.