# Russell Drysdale - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T07:03:03.719Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 413
- Lots with prices: 282
- First auction date: 2003-03-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-29
- Median realised price: $2,200
- Price range: $10 to $2,976,000

## Market Takeaway
Russell Drysdale shows deep auction liquidity with 411 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 44 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $350 and $6,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 36.8% (103 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 43.6% (122 sales)
- $10,000\+: 19.6% (55 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 44
- Previous 12 months sales: 29
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $260
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 101 lots
- Lawsons: 68 lots
- Menzies: 52 lots
- Deutscher and Hackett: 24 lots
- Gibson's: 22 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 18 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 17 lots
- Sotheby's: 17 lots
- Smith & Singer: 13 lots
- Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers: 9 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-07 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, THE FOSSICKER, 1949 | Deutscher and Hackett | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-drysdale-the-fossicker-1949-15-c-7bb43beab6
2. 2023-05-03 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, CHILDREN DANCING, 1950 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$1,650,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-drysdale-children-dancing-1950-12-c-f754a308a7
3. 2022-07-27 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, THE FOSSICKER, 1949 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$350,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-drysdale-the-fossicker-1949-28-c-59840ddb56
4. 2020-11-11 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, GOING TO THE PICTURES, 1941 | Deutscher and Hackett | A$2,400,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-russell-drysdale-going-to-the-pictures-1941-12-c-c75431fa37
5. 2026-01-29 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Child pencil on paper 33.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 34cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
6. 2026-01-29 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Woman pencil on paper 22.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 33.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
7. 2026-01-22 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Woman pencil on paper 22.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 33.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
8. 2026-01-22 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Child pencil on paper 33.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 34cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
9. 2026-01-15 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Woman pencil on paper 22.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 33.5cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
10. 2026-01-15 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) Child pencil on paper 33.5 x 15cm \(sheet\); 43 x 34cm \(frame\) | Leonard Joel | N/A
11. 2025-11-30 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\), \(the fight\), ink and wash on paper, signed lower right "Russell Drysdale", 20 x 30cm, 44 x 54cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$2,800
12. 2025-11-27 | Russell Drysdale \- Lou Klepac | Lawsons | N/A
13. 2025-11-19 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\), Caretaker and his Daughter, Whipple Creek Bore 1980 | Gibson's | A$60
14. 2025-11-19 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\), Gentleman Wearing Braces c1970 | Menzies | A$2,800
15. 2025-11-19 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\), Monolith c1953 | Menzies | A$75,000
16. 2025-11-13 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, MAN WITH A SNAKE, | Leonard Joel | A$300
17. 2025-11-02 | Russell Drysdale \(UK/Australia 1912\-1981\) "Discus… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$3,500
18. 2025-10-30 | Russell Drysdale | Lawsons | A$20
19. 2025-10-21 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\) \(A Church in an Australian Hamlet, New South Wales\) pen, ink and wash on paper 23 x 36cm | Leonard Joel | A$7,000
20. 2025-09-18 | Russell Drysdale \- Lou Klepac | Lawsons | A$35
21. 2025-09-15 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE \(1912\-1981\), Bette Davis 1934 | Gibson's | A$800
22. 2025-09-14 | Russell Drysdale \(1912\-1981\) \- Pencil Drawing \- Signed | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | A$1,200
23. 2025-07-20 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE "FIGURAL STUDY" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$2,500
24. 2025-07-15 | RUSSELL DRYSDALE, Australian 1912\-1981, Modernist Landscape, ink on paper, paper size 15.5 x 20.5cm, mount size: 25 x 28.5cm, unframed | Lawsons | N/A

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