George Russell Drysdale, 1912-81 has 1017 works listed in the Australian Art Sales Digest.

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George Russell Drysdale, 1912-81, Australia.

Born in England. Came to Australia as a child on the advice of Daryl Lindsay. Studied with George Bell. Went abroad in 1932, where he saw original works of the post-impressionist and modern artists in France, studying at the Grosvenor School and La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He settled in Sydney in 1940 and painted mainly the country and people of the outback of New South Wales. Represented in the Metropolitan Museum. New York, the Tate Gallery and all the important State Galleries.

Top Five Sale Prices

George Russell Drysdale, Billy Grace at Cattle Creek, oil on canvas, signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right, 75 x 126 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 28/06/00

George Russell Drysdale, The Outstation, oil on canvas, signed lower right; inscribed with title on the reverse, 76.5 x 127 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 05/05/03

George Russell Drysdale, Red Landscape, 1958, oil on canvas, signed lower left: Russell Drysdale, 76 x 101.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 13/03/07

George Russell Drysdale, Tom and Lilah, oil on canvas, signed lower right; signed and inscibed with title on the reverse, 71 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 07/05/01

George Russell Drysdale, Mother and Child, North Queensland, 1950, oil on canvas, signed lower right: Russell Drysdale, 102 x 127.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 03/05/00

The table below shows the number of works of art by George Russell Drysdale 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 190 152

Works on Paper 697 495

Prints & Graphics 90 73

Objects 40 27

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.

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George Russell Drysdale, 1912-81, Australia.
Born in England. Came to Australia as a child on the advice of Daryl Lindsay. Studied with George Bell. Went abroad in 1932, where he saw original works of the post-impressionist and modern artists in France, studying at the Grosvenor School and La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He settled in Sydney in 1940 and painted mainly the country and people of the outback of New South Wales. Represented in the Metropolitan Museum. New York, the Tate Gallery and all the important State Galleries.
Top Five Sale Prices
George Russell Drysdale, Billy Grace at Cattle Creek, oil on canvas, signed 'Russell Drysdale' lower right, 75 x 126 cm, Price $****, Christies, Melbourne, 28/06/00
George Russell Drysdale, The Outstation, oil on canvas, signed lower right; inscribed with title on the reverse, 76.5 x 127 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 05/05/03
George Russell Drysdale, Red Landscape, 1958, oil on canvas, signed lower left: Russell Drysdale, 76 x 101.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 13/03/07
George Russell Drysdale, Tom and Lilah, oil on canvas, signed lower right; signed and inscibed with title on the reverse, 71 x 91.5 cm, Price $****, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 07/05/01
George Russell Drysdale, Mother and Child, North Queensland, 1950, oil on canvas, signed lower right: Russell Drysdale, 102 x 127.5 cm, Price $****, Deutscher~Menzies, Melbourne, 03/05/00
The table below shows the number of works of art by George Russell Drysdale 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	190	152
Works on Paper	697	495
Prints & Graphics	90	73
Objects	40	27
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.